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Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)

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Faded pictures

Faded pictures in the hallway. Which of them brown ghosts is he? Aisling, Shane MacGowan One of my favourite photographs of my mother is of her smiling, alone in a windswept pac-a-mac and headscarf in front of a rocky outcrop. On the back it says “Snowdon Summit. Sept 58”…

Photo Albums

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Faded pictures
Faded pictures
Photo Albums

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Published in Counter Arts

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I’m in there somewhere

Its indistinctness speaks volumes to me. My very first oil painting from 1984 would have to be a self portrait. As an art student I often experimented with new media in my bedroom, where I would usually be the only available subject matter. Consequently I have several self portraits from…

Self Portrait

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I’m in there somewhere
I’m in there somewhere
Self Portrait

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Published in Alternative Perspectives

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Lost laughter in the breeze*

Where does the time go? Why can I remember so little of it? *Paul Weller, Town Called Malice Look at that photograph. The happy smile of a fulfilled, contented dad at the end of a summer’s day. Me and all four kids in our back garden, taken by my lovely…

Memory

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Lost laughter in the breeze*
Lost laughter in the breeze*
Memory

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Published in Counter Arts

·5 days ago

5 Nudes: Alan

Five life drawings of one model — Alan has been a regular model at Swansea Print Workshop for many years and is always a joy to draw. He has the perma-tan of an old sea dog and a wonderful blue-rinse style hair colour which set the juices flowing for me when it comes to painting him. His…

Nude

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5 Nudes: Alan
5 Nudes: Alan
Nude

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Published in Counter Arts

·Jan 17

5 Nudes: Tonya

Five life drawings of one model — Tonya first posed for the life drawing group I attended around 2007 when she was in her thirties. She is a well proportioned, agile woman of strength and character who has been a professional life model for many years. Unlike some long term ‘lifers’ Tonya has retained the urge to…

Nude

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5 Nudes: Tonya
5 Nudes: Tonya
Nude

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Jan 16

The pig, the whole pig and nothing but the pig

Imagine, if you will, Goliath, a lop-eared pig, living on a farm in the beautiful South Wales countryside in the early seventies. Raised and fattened along with his siblings while roaming free in a large field, he led an easy, if relatively short, life. He ate leftovers from the nearest…

Pigs

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The pig, the whole pig and nothing but the pig
The pig, the whole pig and nothing but the pig
Pigs

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Published in Alternative Perspectives

·Jan 11

I. Pray.

“Hands together, eyes closed.” Indoctrination is a long and winding road travelled at breakneck speed, usually when your brain is at its most pliable — when you are a child. I, like countless millions of other unfortunates, initially fell for the smarm, deceit and well-practiced skill of organised religion in…

Religion

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I. Pray.
I. Pray.
Religion

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Jan 6

Paté

Like meat paste, only posh. PAYT!? What the faack is ‘payt’?? It’s not ‘Payt’ twpsyn, it’s ‘Pah-Teh’, French mun. Like meat paste, only posh. It wasn’t easy running a pub these days. People were moving on from pickled eggs and smokey bacon crisps, and looking for more exotic food with…

Food

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Paté
Paté
Food

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Published in Counter Arts

·Dec 20, 2022

5 Nude Females

Five life drawings of female models — I have so, so many, I don’t know where to start. Perhaps with a set that I haven’t published on any other of these articles about my favourite life drawings? Why not. Here are a handful of my favourite drawings of the female nude with an explanation of each. 1 Amor Seated

Nude Female

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5 Nude Females
5 Nude Females
Nude Female

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Published in Ellemeno

·Dec 8, 2022

Steps

I step out. Step. Step. Exit the drive. Derwen Fawr Road, left or right? I go left. I wince at the tightness in my unbroken boots. Step. Step. For the first time I feel the day. Drizzle, breeze, freshness. Around the corner onto The Bryn I feel the gradient in the back of…

Walking To Work

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Steps
Steps
Walking To Work

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