Raku Ceramics

A day spent at the Raku studio of Brian Fowler. The artist Magda Goss was there to glaze and fire some of her ceramic work for an exhibition.
The picture above shows the fired sculptures ready for glazes to be added.







Magda and Brian discussing the various glaze applications



The firing uses an intense heat

                                                                                                                     



Magda with a finished piece, it'll be mounted on a plinth at a later date. 



                                                  

Aphro Blue

In 1959 the musician Mongo Santamaria wrote a latin/ jazz tune called "Afro Blue".
Jazz legend John Coltrane recorded a version made famous in the 1960's and recently Robert Glasper has also recorded it. All totally different versions of what has become a standard.


"Aphro Blue"



As part of my "Blue" series of paintings, but with a distinctly Greek island twist,hence the alternative spelling, I've produced this painting inspired by both that music and the landscape and sea of the Ionian islands.   

Cornucopia private view

A few photographs from the preview evening of "Cornucopia" the exhibition I'm involved with showing at the Grant Bradley gallery Bristol until the 2nd. of March.


I'm looking at my work here, I think the gallery did a fine job of displaying everything



Jonathan Kinkead and David Brown



Jonathan Kinkead and Brian Fowler in animated discussion



A good crowd for preview night



Brian Fowler viewing his abstarct work





Paintings for the "Cornucopia" exhibition



"Twelve Moons"



I've selected a few paintings for the forthcoming exhibition called "Cornucopia" at the Grant Bradley gallery in Bristol throughout February. The private view is on the 8th. of February, all are welcome.

"Night Swimming"



"Blue in Green"



February exhibition

I haven't posted anything in a while so I thought I'd flag up an exhibition coming up in February.
I'll be exhibiting at the Grant Bradley gallery in Bristol with other members of our life drawing group, though this time the brief is very open. The show is called " Cornucopia" and I'll be posting some recent work that may be included (I'll make the final decision later this month).
There's a link to the work of several contributing artists at http://cornucopia-exhibition.tumblr.com


 

Totterdown Arts trail

Spent a couple of hours last weekend on the Totterdown Arts trail here in Bristol www.frontroom.org.uk  This is the longest running event of it's kind in the area and was well attended.
I always think the trick is to view the website beforehand and select the artists you want to visit, as with so many people participating you could have cultural overload!
One artist whose work I particularly liked was Valerie Bowes www.http://www.facebook.com/valeriebowes57 always interesting talking to the artist and discovering her working methods, especially the use of symbols or icons.
The variety of work on show was great and I think next year I shall arrange to participate with some of my own work.  

William Turnbull

I've just read the obituary for William "Bill" Turnbull the artist/sculptor who died last week. It's interesting looking at work he produced in the Fifties and Sixties how contemporary the work looks and could have been produced now.
You can see examples of his work at the website www.williamturnbullart.com