Drawing is a visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint. An artist who practices or works in drawing may be referred to as a draftsman or draughtsman.

A small amount of material is released onto the two dimensional medium which leaves a visible mark—the process is similar to that of painting. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard, or indeed almost anything. The medium has also become popular as a means of public expression via graffiti art, because of the easy availability of permanent markers.*

The Radiographer

430mm x 700mm

Vinyl, acrylic and oil paint on corrugated card.

(Woolacombe July 2002)

This is the first in a series of ‘drawings’ I made using coloured transparent tapes. A good friend of mine was working at the North Devon Hospital and this was the catalyst for these drawings. The hierarchy of the hospital system fascinated me. I would really like to see one or all of this series exhibited in a hospital or surgery.

The Consultant

540mm x 790mm

Vinyl, acrylic and oil paint on corrugated card. (Woolacombe July 2002)

I have included part of my MA Proposal below. I think it might explain where my experiments with vinyl tape are leading me.

There are eight images in the ‘Hospital’ series.

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 West Buckland Festival 2010

Thursday 9th September, 7.30p.m. to 9.45p.m. Pianist Veronika Shoot currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, London presents a special program of classical Piano Music.

Tickets £12

This little book helped to guide me through my Art College days in Exeter and Wolverhampton and is one of those reference books that follow you and stay with you through out your life. ‘Art Since Pop‘ is a book that I would put as my number 1, published in 1975 (by Dolphin) it simply sets out to do what is written in it’s  title, explaining art movements such as Process Art, Land Art, Conceptual Art and Body Art, in a brief but concise way. None of the movements of fine art covered in this pocket book are dealt with in great depth but it provides an informed introduction to these different concepts and methodologies. The beauty of this book is the fact that it was written closer to ‘as it was happening‘ and gives an optimistic appraisal of art movements that have since been sidelined or dismissed as mere Cul-de-sacs.

John A. Walker (b. 1938) is a British art critic and historian who has written over 15 books on modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on mass media. He has also written on design history methodology. Walker’s books include Art since Pop (1975), Design history and the history of design with Judy Attfield (1990), John Latham: The Incidental Person – His Art and Ideas (1994), Cultural Offensive: America’s Impact on British Art since 1945 (1998),[4] Art & Outrage (1999), Supercollector: A Critique of Charles Saatchi with Rita Hatton (2000),Left Shift: Radical Art in 1970s Britain (2001), Art in the Age of Mass Media (3rd ed.: 2001), Art and Celebrity (2003) and Firefighters in Art and Media: A Pictorial History (2009).

Walker was a Reader in Art and Design History at Middlesex University near London until retiring in 1999. He was trained as a painter at Newcastle upon Tyne.

Auction

A half day for 4 people with Richard Hunt, Executive Chef The Grand Hotel, Torquay ; a Knorr National Chef judge in 2006 and 2008, multi Rosette winner and a chef frequently seen on BBC, ITV and recently on Channel 4’s Iron Chef.

Richard will show the successful bidder and party around the kitchen of the Grand Hotel, discuss menus and cooking techniques and show them around the Grand Hotel Bakery.

This Bakery developed by Richard, provides more than 400 different outlets with bread daily throughout the Southwest. After the tour the group will enjoy a short lunch with Richard in the dining room. All at a date to be agreed between the Chef and the person (or persons) that have made the highest bid for this Lot.

Minimum Bid £190

Brighton Pavilion
Originally uploaded by This Window

The Prince of Wales, who later became King George IV, first visited Brighton in 1783. The seaside town had become fashionable through the residence of George’s uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, whose tastes for lavish cuisine, gaming and the theater the young prince shared. Enough of the history lesson – I thought the borders in the little park were inspiring. These flower beds were completely randomly planted and contained a mixture of wild and cultivated  plants. The pastel colors were subtle but incredibly vibrant – maybe I will have a go at recreating it on a smaller scale?

The interior of the Pavilion is extremely over the top, verging on bad taste, with reds, gold and greens on the walls splashed with intertwining snakes and dragons – reminded me of a very bad 1970’s swirly carpet (puke). The lavish dinning room with its cut glass and silver encrusted, huge dinning table had a suspended chandelier above it which had an enormous dragon as a ceiling boss, having a combined weight of about 1 ton.

The kitchen was again on the grand scale. This had been converted during the First World War into an operating theatre where injured Indian troops were care for and had been a place where dozens of front line troops had there limbs amputated. (Worth seeing the little exhibition space dedicated to the Asian Colonial troops upstairs in the Pavilion.)

Veronica Henry in BBC studio Brighton

The reason we were in Brighton

“I can’t believe I am 46 and I’ve never been to Brighton before. How did I miss this iconic rite of passage? Nary a bank holiday awayday or a dirty weekend in all my days. Well, I’m making up for it now – and in the best possible style – as writer in residence at the Hotel du Vin in Ship Street. It’s an awesome Gothic revival meets mock Tudor building done out with the usual Hdv flair and panache, a stunning two-floor bar and a buzzy bistro – and adjoining it is the unique Pub du Vin, encompassing tradition with a twist (pork scratchings and pickled onions available at the bar). I loved the pewter bar and the trompe l’oieul: peeling wallpaper shwoing exposed brick.”

This photograph is slightly out of focus but is again something else for people who know me to chuckle at. It is true I can actually paint from life! Wine bottles on a table by Peter Bright (in private collection).

Brighton Pavilion
Originally uploaded by This Window

The Prince of Wales, who later became King George IV, first visited Brighton in 1783. The seaside town had become fashionable through the residence of George’s uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, whose tastes for lavish cuisine, gaming and the theatre the young prince shared.

“I can’t believe I am 46 and I’ve never been to Brighton before. How did I miss this iconic rite of passage? Nary a bank holiday awayday or a dirty weekend in all my days. Well, I’m making up for it now – and in the best possible style – as writer in residence at the Hotel du Vin in Ship Street. It’s an awesome Gothic revival meets mock Tudor building done out with the usual Hdv flair and panache, a stunning two-floor bar and a buzzy bistro – and adjoining it is the unique Pub du Vin, encompassing tradition with a twist (pork scratchings and pickled onions available at the bar). I loved the pewter bar and the trompe l’oieul: peeling wallpaper shwoing exposed brick.“

Twenty years (and more) ago I was in a band called Eva Eva in Bristol with a mate called Garry. He found a cello player called Pandora. A bizarre mix of coincidences occurred and we met up with her in a bar in Brighton last night. Small world.

Sometimes I couldn’t be arsed