Gravy Trains and falling leaves

It’s been far too long since my last blog but life has an irritating habit of getting in the way of writing for pleasure ! On the South Coast, it’s officially autumn, leaves on the trees are turning yellow, red

Gravy Trains and falling leaves

It’s been far too long since my last blog but life has an irritating habit of getting in the way of writing for pleasure ! On the South Coast, it’s officially autumn, leaves on the trees are turning yellow, red

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Anatomy of a Lino Cut

My table at Fire Monkey Arts Collective, Studio 1, Hotwallsstudios, Old Portsmouth Wednesday 21.12.16. I normally work from home to do the preparatory work but once a week the shared HOTWALLS studio becomes my domain and Wednesday afternoons are sacrosanct !

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Anatomy of a Lino Cut

My table at Fire Monkey Arts Collective, Studio 1, Hotwallsstudios, Old Portsmouth Wednesday 21.12.16. I normally work from home to do the preparatory work but once a week the shared HOTWALLS studio becomes my domain and Wednesday afternoons are sacrosanct !

Poems, paintings and prints

It’s been a while since I last posted, during which time I’ve contributed work to a number of group shows in a number of different galleries. My reason for not blogging has been simple, up until now I have found

Poems, paintings and prints

It’s been a while since I last posted, during which time I’ve contributed work to a number of group shows in a number of different galleries. My reason for not blogging has been simple, up until now I have found

Lino Cuts, Pubs and Exhibitions

“The Ship and Castle” Copyright Chris N Wood All Rights Reserved available from Jack House Gallery Old Portsmouth At art school, in the early 1970’s, I did a lot of etching and have since dabbled from time to time but

Lino Cuts, Pubs and Exhibitions

“The Ship and Castle” Copyright Chris N Wood All Rights Reserved available from Jack House Gallery Old Portsmouth At art school, in the early 1970’s, I did a lot of etching and have since dabbled from time to time but

Pyrrhic Victories, Life Drawing and finance

Pyrrhic victory : Parking a vehicle outside ones house is a luxury, only afforded to those lucky or wealthy enough to live in the countryside – those of us who live in inner city areas often have a struggle to

Pyrrhic Victories, Life Drawing and finance

Pyrrhic victory : Parking a vehicle outside ones house is a luxury, only afforded to those lucky or wealthy enough to live in the countryside – those of us who live in inner city areas often have a struggle to

Printmaking, Linocuts and Classic Boats

Not a particularly inspiring photograph of my desk in studio 3 Artspace Portsmouth – (the next photograph will be though) ! A new lino cut takes shape from a drawing that I made of HMS 33, a veteran of WW1,

Printmaking, Linocuts and Classic Boats

Not a particularly inspiring photograph of my desk in studio 3 Artspace Portsmouth – (the next photograph will be though) ! A new lino cut takes shape from a drawing that I made of HMS 33, a veteran of WW1,

Ben Ainslie

British Olympic yachtsman Ben Ainslie won a string of medals in five consecutive Olympic Games (1996-2012) and gold in the last four. His career began in 1989 when he entered the Optimist World Championships, held in Japan. This led to

Ben Ainslie

British Olympic yachtsman Ben Ainslie won a string of medals in five consecutive Olympic Games (1996-2012) and gold in the last four. His career began in 1989 when he entered the Optimist World Championships, held in Japan. This led to

Double Take !

© Chris N Wood All rights reserved 2014 I was surfing a Facebook the other day and discovered something amusing ! I was stopped in my tracks by a photo that I thought I’d taken but after closer scrutiny I

Double Take !

© Chris N Wood All rights reserved 2014 I was surfing a Facebook the other day and discovered something amusing ! I was stopped in my tracks by a photo that I thought I’d taken but after closer scrutiny I

Double Dutch, 2 Doctors & 3 drawing classes

The Eastern Solent at 09.40am 24.11.14 : the ipad over-cooked this shot and it decided it should be at ISO 64 at f/2.4. if i could have overridden this setting I would but then my mission was to teach drawing

Double Dutch, 2 Doctors & 3 drawing classes

The Eastern Solent at 09.40am 24.11.14 : the ipad over-cooked this shot and it decided it should be at ISO 64 at f/2.4. if i could have overridden this setting I would but then my mission was to teach drawing