Artbomb in Tiverton
Jo's gone and done it again, another marvellous exhibition in the heart of Tiverton in Devon. Bringing together artists from the area...
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Bella Bee
Oct 21, 20181 min read
Poplar
Beautiful sunny autumn is here in the south west of England. Leaves turning colour have the perfect backdrop of cloudless blue skies....
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Bella Bee
Oct 20, 20181 min read
All Together Now
The Black Swan Arts Centre in Frome currently has two shows on; the Black Swan Open in the Long Gallery, and the Frome Art Society in the...
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Bella Bee
Oct 16, 20181 min read
Gold leaf
Just when there are few posts on the blog, one is posted and along comes another in hot pursuit. There is a reason of course. The...
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Bella Bee
Oct 14, 20181 min read
First leaves of Autumn
Autumn is here. How beautiful it is too - autumn. It is also uncommonly warm, back to summer clothes. Surrounded by trees, mainly...
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Bella Bee
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Night draws in
We're not quite there yet, that part of the year when the nights take over from day. We are instead at that calm moment when days are...
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Bella Bee
Sep 19, 20182 min read
Chalk horse
The white horse at Bratton Hill Fort on the edge of the Salisbury Plain.
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Bella Bee
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Safety Net
This was a l o n g time in the making compared to the others in this series, 'Experimental', which started when the heat rose at the...
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Bella Bee
Aug 30, 20182 min read
Kober - copper
To be exhibited at the Heseltine Gallery, Truro, four copper plate etching prints are for sale as part of the gallery's 'Kober'...
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Bella Bee
Aug 17, 20181 min read
Alex Calder and the Onion beds
Visiting Bruton in Somerset, which has at gallery Hauser & Wirth on it's outskirts, I arranged to meet artist and friend, Caroline...
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Bella Bee
Aug 6, 20181 min read
Drinking on the patio
The summer heatwave of 2018 is peaking with temperatures here in Bath set for 29 degrees Celsius today (that's 84.2 for all the...
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Bella Bee
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Sketching by the lake
It wasn't too early and yet unusually I had the place to myself. Intending to make a few marks on paper, there was a sketchbook tucked...
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Bella Bee
Jul 27, 20181 min read
MARMITE
Some things are. I have a love of mid to end of century 20th century abstract / lyrical abstract art. It's going to show but I don't...
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Bella Bee
Jul 24, 20181 min read
Dog keeps m o vi n g
It's been a while since I've sat down to draw a study which isn't leafy and free and have to admit that there was a creeping doubt that...
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Bella Bee
Jul 15, 20181 min read
Good Friends
Using scrim, oil paint, glue and spirit, this piece was created on a hot July day. It's no secret I am a fan of mid 20th Century abstract...
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Bella Bee
Jul 5, 20181 min read
Getting more social
Just a quickie to let you know you can now find me on Instagram. Link up if you like :)
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Bella Bee
Jul 4, 20181 min read
It's not just about the workshop
Monoprint printmaking using several plates to build up a story.
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Bella Bee
Jun 27, 20181 min read
H e a t w a v e
It's been HOT here the last week. I love it. Temperatures reaching up to 27ºC, just over 80ºF, and that's the standard measurement on a...
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Bella Bee
Jun 23, 20181 min read
Notes from a North Devon hillside
Pastels in sketchbook. The moors drop into the sea at a dramatic angle in North Devon. It makes just about every beach scene along this...
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Bella Bee
Jun 16, 20181 min read
End of the session
If there's time at the end of a print workshop session, it is good to go off plan and make something different with the left over inks....
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