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Posted January 22, 2012 by Newbloodart

Gerhard Richter Painting – via Nowness

“A New Film Captures the German Impasto Master at Work with His Squeegee. The notoriously secretive creative process of reclusive German artist Gerhard Richter is exposed in filmmaker Corinna Belz’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary, Gerhard Richter Painting. Belz spent three years as an observer in Richter’s Cologne studio capturing mesmerizing footage of the artist producing his radical [...]

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Posted January 19, 2012 by Amy-Fern

Oslo & Beach

In 2011 I took a short trip to Oslo and naturally took lots of photographs, now you can see some of this work at next month’s Photocopy Club London Exhibition at Beach Gallery (Cheshire street just off Brick Lane) running February 2nd-5th (Opening night on Thursday at 6pm). All the images I took were on [...]

First Lines 4x6
Posted January 12, 2012 by amy

First Lines

I wanted something about the viewer and viewed: knowledge and innocence, old and young, knowing and not knowing. This is all complex lines and fine control of the pencil and mark making, knowing the undulations and pen control And pencil is the most rudimentary of drawing mediums. And this is a page torn out of [...]

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Posted January 8, 2012 by amy

Self-Plagiarism?

The Bridges of Glendale 36x48x2 2010 I painted this. Then I sold it, which is great. But I missed it. I liked it as an object to hang in my house. The colors seemed to help tie together all the rooms I hung it in. I like the message, that even freeways and municipal water [...]

Posted January 2, 2012 by Newbloodart

Very interesting and beautiful talk on creativity by Elizabeth Gilbert.

A very interesting talk by Elizabeth Gilbert about the challenges of creativity and the notion of creative ‘genius’. Does artistry automatically need to lead to anguish? See it here    

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Posted December 5, 2011 by Rosemary

The making of a small painting – part two

Here’s the second half of my post about making one of my small paintings.  You can read the first part here. 12.39 I paint in the background, which is white,  although it appears a violet grey blue in this light.  I try to paint it  a bit darker than it appears to leave ‘room’ for [...]

sculptural drawing unfinished, with shadow
Posted December 2, 2011 by Christina James Nielsen

some experiments with sunlight

  Some photos of the sculptural drawing I am currently working on. As today is a sunny day, I have hung the “work in progress” in front of a white sheet of paper and played with how fig. and shadow can work so beautifully together.. I always get so inspired when I do experiments like [...]

Red and Blue Bowls with Cherries
Posted by Rosemary

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition

I’m really pleased to be taking part in this year’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition.  The exhibition runs from Wednesday 7th to  Sunday 18th December 2011 at the Mall Galleries, London.  I will be exhibiting the following painting: Red and Blue Bowls with Cherries 9×6″  Oil on panel ‘The ROI is the  only [...]

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Posted by Rosemary

The making of a small painting – part one

I thought it might be interesting to show you what goes into making one of my small paintings. Firstly – why do I paint so many of these small alla prima studies? For one thing, I think I get a bit greedy and impatient – I see something and want to paint it, then I [...]

Posted by Diane McLellan

Visiting friends’ studios

Last weekend I went to see my friend Iain Herdman’s studio over in Woolwich as Second Floor Studios where he is based were having Open Days. I hadn’t seen any of his new work and it was fascinating how the change of locale has brought in a difference in colour and subject matter. His new [...]

New Blood Art Blog

Welcome to our blog. This is a space where you can find observations, thoughts, considerations and information - voiced in a personal way - from the perspectives of our artists, and from each other. Making art can sometimes be a lonely practice, particularly for artists who are starting out. Our artists very much value your comments about the artwork they exhibit on Newbloodart, as well as the opportunity to build a relationship with you. So please feel free to respond briefly or at length to whatever you find here.*

Our artists use this space to write about everything from the frustrations of work; exhibits that inspire; radio programmes enjoyed; technical problems to be resolved; difficult decisions about what to show, and just when a piece can or must be called finished. They sometimes use it to publicize exhibitions and talks; to publicly resist the need for a consistent style; to make unusual analogies, comparisons and connections (and, occasionally, to make embarrassing admissions). Click on the artists below to follow their strands.

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Gerhard Richter Painting – via Nowness - The notoriously secretive creative process of reclusive German artist Gerhard Richter...

Oslo & Beach - In 2011 I took a short trip to Oslo and naturally took lots of photographs, now...

First Lines - I wanted something about the viewer and viewed: knowledge and innocence, old and...

The making of a small painting – part two - Here's the second half of my post about making one of my small paintings.  You...

some experiments with sunlight - Some photos of the sculptural drawing I am currently working on. As today is a sunny...

Visiting friends’ studios - Last weekend I went to see my friend Iain Herdman's studio over in Woolwich as Second...

QUIET HOLLY - I went onto heathland around the edge of the 'Little Sea' one bright morning last...

More about the Colour of Music - As my residency progressed, I began to get more and more interested in drawing in...

Coming back to me myself and I. - I am about to go off on a rather self indulgent rant and I am not sure how much...

Mrs Bateman’s Garden - A couple of miles down the road from our house is Biddulph Grange Garden, a National...

Brilliant news. - Just received the brilliant news that I've a work accepted for exhibition at The...

Folkestone Triennial - I’ve recently visited the 2011 Folkestone Triennial titled A Million Miles From...

Good at Looking (Looking good and Good looking) - We read words left to right for example, you’re doing this now. It is the formula...

Haunted Houses - I've recently returned from an artists' residency that I've attended for the last...

Colour Fun - I recently completed a set of experimental small prints that I have been working...

- A new gallery - Galleries Goldstein at Goodhood - is opening on the 28th July....

The Environment - How does where you live influence your art if you're not specifically a representative...

Coming To America - I’ve been making mixed media paintings and jewellery for just over three years...

interview - I am so excited to share with you an interview about my work for Pikaland. About...

Mass-Produced Sentiments - So this is my first ever blog and I feel this immense pressure to say something...

Norfolk - After taking part in a series of exhibitions over the last few months, my time tightly...

Persephone 1-6 - After a couple of weeks of wrestling with a colour palette, I seem to have made...

Video Sketches - Inspired by the work and blog of Jeff Sher and by my frustration with the length...

In the beginning God created blogs - This is the first time I've attempted blogging. I'm somewhat of a Luddite at heart...