Monthly Archives: April 2013

figs – from drawing to oil

Posted on 22 April 2013 by sgolding

The concept for this post is to show the progression from this drawing (about A4 size)  which was followed by a large oil based on it in a square rather than rectangular format.   in between the drawing and the big oil … Continue reading →

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A transcription

Posted on 11 April 2013 by sgolding

In 2004/5 I started to work  on a series of paintings – transcriptions from woodblock prints by artists such as Utamaro, usually of bijinga or “beautiful women”.  I took a snap of one such painting when I saw it again in Adelaide … Continue reading →

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Semaphore Kite festival

Posted on 10 April 2013 by sgolding

I went to the Semaphore kite festival in South Australia a week or so ago.  I was struggling with a drawing board in the wind and it was a wonder I didn’t have my watercolour join the kites in the … Continue reading →

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