Category: Photography

Aamora Triptych (illustration and photography)

A collaboration for the Aamora Triptych challenge which was accepted and shown on the wonderful website which showcases the work of professional artists.
Paola created the beautiful colours with her camera, I drew the illustrations and we worked on the words together. The other artist is … shadowy…
The work is being used by a professional business coach in her sessions about Transactional Analysis to illustrate game-playing in business.
A collaboration between
Carla Boulton
Descended from Flemish horse dealers and English farmers. Carla likens herself to a warm wind, enveloping those around her in a firm and guiding way. A multi-skilled graphic designer and artist for 25+ years working in marketing and branding. Also works with children in schools instilling a love of creativity and freedom. A successful illustrator and painter, photographer with a keen sense of darkness and humour.
and
Paola Alessandri-Gray
Italian. Degree in architecture, string of other qualifications, ranging from nutritional therapy, to horticulture, to health promotion, teaching, motivational interviewing and others. Inherited passion from photography from father and grandfather – second artistic love is printmaking – leading a double life as a serious public servant and a committed artist – has been cycling for over 40 years, singing choral music for over 30, living in England for over 20 and practicing yoga for 10+
and
The Angry Dwarf
This artist whose ever-changing identity and style is leeched from those around, works solely for their own satisfaction, never divulging their real identity, only ever appearing when gratification and adulation is on offer, quietly sliding away when aims have been reached.

Aamora, Photography

The Aamora Annex Photography collective. A conversation between the professional photographers and artists involved, each work shown is spurred on by the previous posts – some fantastic work on show and a project I am proud to be part of. Below you can see a selection of my images submitted.

The Aamora Annex was a temporary project which is part of the Aamora project to which I have also submitted work

Promises series

Dimensions: 6 x 4″ acrylic paint and ink on board.
A  series which looks at how short verbal exchanges made in relationships can have a profound effect
Promises 1 was sent to Moss, Norway as part of the second Twitter art exhibition organised by David Sandum @davidsandumart, follow the #twitterartexhibit on Twitter. Promises 2 and 3 were framed and sold in the UK.
I was involved in the first Twitter art exhibition in 2010/11 and am proud to have been again.
The exhibition is a collaboration between artists from all over the World and the works are diverse in style and material, all must be postcard sized.
All funds raised from the sale of works – from which the artists take nothing – supported the Moss Women’s Refuge.

Drawing for Movember

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world.
The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men.
As a lady I can’t (yet) grow a moustache, however I can draw so I have joined in with Creature Mag’s call for Movember illustrations, here’s my offering below, this was linked from the Penhaligon of London website.

Movember - Grow a moustache, raise awareness of prostate cancer, 2011

Ditherington Flax Mill

After I spent a year as one of the artists in residence at Ditherington Flaxmill, Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1, five pieces of work, drawings and mixed media became part of a very successful group show by Flaxmill Arts. The show was part of an English Heritage Open Weekend which was attended by over 1000 visitors.

The drawn images below have been printed in an edition of 5 on acid-free paper in archival ink. Please enquire to buy.

Graphic pen on paper 200 x 210

Drawing a Dog

When a client asked me to draw her dog Kipper for use in her new business I was delighted, my design business is NaughtyMutt Ltd – Fred is our dog and I like a challenge.

Any commission goes through a process, part of this is getting to know the subject. In the case of converting Kipper to a coloured line drawing it meant sitting with photographs of him, learning about his character from his owner and then making sheets of drawings with my fine graphic pen, some looked just wrong, others OK but at some point in the process – not the first drawing and not the last I got it right.

My client was really pleased: Hi there Carla, the logo is fab – thank you. That was nice as there’s always a breath-holding moment inbetween sending previews to a client and the feedback. I hope you enjoy Kipper, the process – the coloured image is the final one.