http://www.artfall.co.uk/index.phpNews of my exhibitions and other activitieseninfo@artfall.co.ukCopyright 2007 Phil Wilkinson2008-07-06T18:48:28+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:18:59 +0100info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-07-06T18:48:28+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/06161074ac77167a4936b4e31a439865-48.php#unique-entry-id-48http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/06161074ac77167a4936b4e31a439865-48.php#unique-entry-id-48
l have started rough drawings for a new aircraft themed vinylcut, this time taking the plan view of a Polikarpov PI-16 plane from the era of Soviet Russia and the Second World War (or Great Patriotic War). l’ve set it against another imagined landscape of snowfields and coniferous trees. Much cutting lies ahead..



]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-07-02T21:24:34+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/1af03dedfe2f72887a7c80e40d1be938-47.php#unique-entry-id-47http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/1af03dedfe2f72887a7c80e40d1be938-47.php#unique-entry-id-47Dean's sent me a link to his site ' from perfume to birdsong' which is vibrant and varied. l particularly like his enamel on aluminium work - this medium has a quality which always draws my eye whenever l (too infrequently) see it in exhibitions. Louise Sanders is another exponent of this genre - sorry no known site to link to as yet.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-29T07:16:15+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/86910d97e338975c09376df27a0ac432-46.php#unique-entry-id-46http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/86910d97e338975c09376df27a0ac432-46.php#unique-entry-id-46l was sent this link to a fascinating depiction of some very large scale relief printmaking requiring the use of a steamroller for taking the printing.

More locally, the Wolverhampton Open 08 opens on July 5 and includes work by Stephen Earl Rogers and Ross Jones. This is the same day as the Jewellery Quarter Arts and Crafts Fair (via Created in Birmingham) at which l shall have a stall to show my wares.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-28T11:16:35+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b8ceb5794b0a30fa08c693553a57416e-45.php#unique-entry-id-45http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b8ceb5794b0a30fa08c693553a57416e-45.php#unique-entry-id-45Recently l have been dipping my toes into the screen printing process through courses run by Carol Annand and Cath Bowdler at BPM and have been pleased with the results. The image l used was from my photography and l particularly liked the look of the random, mixed colours. l will hopefully find time to explore some more with silkscreen (luckily we have a very good supplier of materials in the shape of Premier Screens)

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-25T22:38:19+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/beffd3a0aebfe8ec1dfa711705c8f231-44.php#unique-entry-id-44http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/beffd3a0aebfe8ec1dfa711705c8f231-44.php#unique-entry-id-44Now comes the stage of pulling prints and trying out different inks on varying tones of paper - so far black, sepia and sanguine on white and off white paper, but have yet to use sepia on a cream paper (Fabriano Rosaspina) and Paynes Grey ink.

These are some of the results so far (there is a slight curvature due to my basic photography)



]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-23T23:56:56+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/a55a12bcc277f60b8f0d31e8091e321b-43.php#unique-entry-id-43http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/a55a12bcc277f60b8f0d31e8091e321b-43.php#unique-entry-id-43After judging that l'd etched the aluminium long enough the final stage was to remove the accumulated layers of stop out (Speedball screen filler). This necessitates the use of methylated spirit and then cellulose thinners to finish and remove the most persevering of stop out - this l undertake in the back garden as the this is an unpleasant and hazardous stage.

These two pics show the gradual emergence of the etched image and striking in their own sense



After much wiping and finishing off with detergent the plate comes up to a state ready for printing from




]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-14T16:39:41+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/47558cbf2cb110c0834c518ab469255b-42.php#unique-entry-id-42http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/47558cbf2cb110c0834c518ab469255b-42.php#unique-entry-id-42I've been working on a now demolished view of a site in Digbeth bordered by High St, Bradford St and Rea St which l assume was some form of industry/manufacture. It lies behind the Irish Centre and faces the Custard Factory l assume it will be replaced by mixed used housing and retail.
In some ways it strikes me as a pity that the chimney couldn't have been retained and incorporated into the redevelopment so as to give some reminder of it's past heritage and sense of place and relation to the area. Fortunately, l was able to view this area whilst it still had wire mesh fencing around it - next day this was replaced by solid metal sheet which eliminated any view.

This is an image of my original drawing showing the additions of paper as the design came together. It measure 75 x 35 cm. The hope is for the eventual print taken from the plate which l will create to resemble this image.


The result of photocopying the above left me with an image that l could work out tonal values more fully and being a horizontal flip of the original drawing is the working basis for the creation of the plate.

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-06-04T06:22:07+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/56c5d30e5cca62cd4a774b2489c8eeb8-40.php#unique-entry-id-40http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/56c5d30e5cca62cd4a774b2489c8eeb8-40.php#unique-entry-id-40After experimenting with ferric chloride as an etching mordant on aluminium and not getting very good results, l returned to etching in a copper sulphate saline solution.
The resultant image is a viewpoint in the centre of Birmingham taking in modern apartment building along Charlotte St and the iconic BT Tower. The canal lock gate and the elegant parabola forms of the footbridge made this an attractive subject for me.

This image was successful in being accepted for inclusion in the RBSA Prize exhibition currently running.

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-04-13T19:06:59+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/7a51d396db9d4cf5b3dd90a7ff987b29-39.php#unique-entry-id-39http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/7a51d396db9d4cf5b3dd90a7ff987b29-39.php#unique-entry-id-39
After finishing the Eastside copper etching & aquatint, l tried out combinations of different papers from bright white through to deep cream with black ( T E Lawrence ) and sepia and sanguine inks from Charbonnel.

These are the results







l think on balance l prefer the black on a white paper and sepia on a cream paper.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-04-08T16:00:37+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/ecee921801c9bf991561d15c72957718-38.php#unique-entry-id-38http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/ecee921801c9bf991561d15c72957718-38.php#unique-entry-id-38
Whilst attending a meeting of the Guild of Aviation Artists at RAF Cosford l took the opportunity to make some sketches which l've scanned below:

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l have recently been trying my hand at etching on copper plate, using ferric chloride to bite the metal.

The subject is a section of the viaduct in the Digbeth area of Birmingham (the background view of building is the Custard Factory) and just a few metres from Birmingham Print Makers.

The actual image size is 15 x 20 cm and the images below show an early stage with the line bite and the completed image after the application of aquatint and a build up of tones.

l will be producing more architectural pieces on aluminium in the coming weeks at a bigger scale.




]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-03-21T23:44:19+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/fdf1aa1dfdf25d8647523a44d229dd50-36.php#unique-entry-id-36http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/fdf1aa1dfdf25d8647523a44d229dd50-36.php#unique-entry-id-36Over the last two months l've been working on one of a series of prints featuring aircraft profiles against distorted land or water forms.
This one based around the Avro Vulcan cold war bomber has preoccupied me particularly with detailing the aircraft and have tried leaving it as a white form, or using thin camouflage lines or lines of panels without satisfaction. l have found that overprinting the aircraft space to resemble the background and then applying a block with dark areas suggestive of camouflage seems to work well.
By using 3 colours and alternating the sequence of colours l can achieve 'warm' and 'cold' outcomes. A couple of my results have made it into the RBSA's Open All Media show which is currently on.

Here a few images showing stages of development with this project:










]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-03-21T22:35:11+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/89a647a4587547c312765dc8f306817a-35.php#unique-entry-id-35http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/89a647a4587547c312765dc8f306817a-35.php#unique-entry-id-35l'm pleased to report that we have pretty well got things settled and sorted in Floodgate St and will be having an official opening on April 4 @ 6pm.

There is a list of courses being run over the next few months, details of which can be found on the website ]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-02-20T13:07:39+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/19e15884b045ed796088fca01805088b-34.php#unique-entry-id-34http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/19e15884b045ed796088fca01805088b-34.php#unique-entry-id-34l have continued working on this image of a Vulcan and trying out different background colour combinations - next stage is to look at the detailing of the aircraft.







]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-02-11T16:10:42+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/cc7f89b3380a27f80813e44ae290264a-33.php#unique-entry-id-33http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/cc7f89b3380a27f80813e44ae290264a-33.php#unique-entry-id-33
Last week Birmingham Printmakers bought a very lightly used Bewick and Wilson etching press. This is a superbly engineered machine and is a fantastic addition to our facilities and will be greatly appreciated.

Here are a few pictures of the Bewick. Peter is the last owner and Carl and Anne are BPM members.




On till the 16th of this week is the RBSA Friends Winter exhibition which is well worth a visit over in the Jewellery Quarter.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-02-02T12:18:17+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/6c9eb9af28a4c1af1f7fa45da035ab7b-32.php#unique-entry-id-32http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/6c9eb9af28a4c1af1f7fa45da035ab7b-32.php#unique-entry-id-32Andrew Tift recommended checking out the work of Stephen McMillan and his work is truly masterly and offers an insight into the process he employs to produce prints of stunning intricacy. DO visit.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-01-27T16:39:05+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b0976d1f8d8459d8c3c0d7f6b54f5169-31.php#unique-entry-id-31http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b0976d1f8d8459d8c3c0d7f6b54f5169-31.php#unique-entry-id-31After focussing on the move of Birmingham Printmakers and then the more domestic overhaul and tidying of my own workspace at home, l've finally been able to get down to some of my own printmaking.
This design is inspired by the classic Avro Vulcan aircraft of the cold war era with it's graceful and elegant delta wing design.
l was given a vinyl floor tile by Paul Hipkiss and found that it was easier to cut and achieve a finer line and of course did away with cutting against the grain and splintering.
l'm hoping to develop this design into 2 or 3 colour variations.
The images below show the vinyl block and a black print from this and a print with a green base colour.





]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-01-17T14:30:25+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d0c9b139ae06fa3b4b31c4a0296287de-30.php#unique-entry-id-30http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d0c9b139ae06fa3b4b31c4a0296287de-30.php#unique-entry-id-30An exhibition of prints from the nineteenth century by Utagawa Hiroshige being shown at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham closes on January 20 and is well worth a visit. Curated by Julian Opie, the exhibition contains a sample from series such as 36 Views of Fuji and100 Famous Views of Edo.
This artist demonstrates a mastery for depicting water and land forms as well as mountain terrain (the Ikon programme reveals the reproduction of one such when unfolded) as well as quite intricate placement of human figures and fascinating depictions of Japanese street scenes.
The intricacy, detail and use of colour is staggering. The Ikon bookshop stocks a range of books to accompany this exhibition.
And admission is free.

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-01-13T15:39:17+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/3c141065ec30ec47f8fc8645fbf66bf2-29.php#unique-entry-id-29http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/3c141065ec30ec47f8fc8645fbf66bf2-29.php#unique-entry-id-29Earlier this week, Edgar Neblett turned up to work on his screens and became the first of the BPM membership to use the new Floodgate premises. Here's a few pics of Edgar in action :





]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-01-11T10:35:29+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/451c0620c25e3f52233aa000906eec97-28.php#unique-entry-id-28http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/451c0620c25e3f52233aa000906eec97-28.php#unique-entry-id-28This is a recent view of the workshop after the move of all the equipment. We are completing the decoration and getting down to sorting out all the small equipment and finding a home for stuff still in boxes.

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2008-01-09T15:29:23+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/a1bf5dfa1e40ed184a1455199217a0fe-27.php#unique-entry-id-27http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/a1bf5dfa1e40ed184a1455199217a0fe-27.php#unique-entry-id-27Over the last month Birmingham Printmakers has been in the process of relocating to new premises in Floodgate St (see posting 5/12/07 for map). This has involved much work by members in packing and moving gear as well as redecorating the new place.
Special mention should be made of Freddie and his daughter Victoria who very patiently and skilfully brought over our presses and heavy equipment and to Dan who undertook the building and plumbing work.
The vintage Albion press took some doing to get into and out of buildings owing to it's height and weight but as Freddie told us, it was so engineered as to separate into pieces that could be carried up stairs and reassembled like a construction kit!
Here are a few pics to illustrate the above:



]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-12-27T19:19:06+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/79712bccaca5814f40a79b14cd2d9c70-26.php#unique-entry-id-26http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/79712bccaca5814f40a79b14cd2d9c70-26.php#unique-entry-id-26


Moira Wright took a picture of those of us gathered for BPM's last get together on December 15 at the Lee Bank Business Centre.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-12-07T09:04:38+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/10026f162970fdecc1581d23b4d990d6-25.php#unique-entry-id-25http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/10026f162970fdecc1581d23b4d990d6-25.php#unique-entry-id-25I went along, on a very wet night, to the opening of the RBSA's Open All Media exhibition which runs till December 24. The work displayed is rich and varied and includes screenprints by BPM members Cath Bowdler and Victoria Linehan. Well worth a visit and possibly picking up an affordable Christmas present if you're in the vicinity of St Paul's and the Jewellery Quarter.
]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-12-05T19:18:28+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d2d3ff0e47ed0d7c8862b79d4ce8bd89-24.php#unique-entry-id-24http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d2d3ff0e47ed0d7c8862b79d4ce8bd89-24.php#unique-entry-id-24After a great deal of effort and searching for suitable rented spaces around Birmingham by Celia, Anne and Jackie (indebted to you) over the previous months, Birmingham Printmakers is on the move after losing our subsidised unit at Lee Bank.



So December will be upheaval with moving all our equipment and gear over but hopefully we should up and running again in January and looking forward to another chapter in the BPM's history!]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-12-05T18:54:39+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/bff52bc2f373ea86f0dd4277ef4f2f21-23.php#unique-entry-id-23http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/bff52bc2f373ea86f0dd4277ef4f2f21-23.php#unique-entry-id-23l went down to London on Saturday to submit prints for the Originals '08 exhibition to be held in The Mall Galleries in February - will be hoping to get one or more selected!
Whilst down there l went round the Hockney on Turner exhibition at Tate Britain which is excellent (and free!) as it highlights the JMW Turner's techniques and such details as the palette of colours he used on different sketching tours. l was intrigued by his use of blue/grey paper in combination with watercolour and other media and the effectiveness of the results (great for highlights) - l will have to have a go at a similar approach myself at some point.
Had time also to pop into the British Museum to look at the second part of the selection of prints and drawings acquired by the BM - a fascinating range on view.
The day was completed by a visit to The Royal Oak to enjoy a nice meal and a pint of Harvey's excellent Christmas Ale which was just coming on as l arrived!! Perfect end to the day!
]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-11-19T19:16:42+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/554308b6bfbb1d579d10000560fdc155-22.php#unique-entry-id-22http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/554308b6bfbb1d579d10000560fdc155-22.php#unique-entry-id-22
l would like to highly recommend the exhibition 'A Life In Relief' currently on at the gallery in The Custard Factory till Sunday which is inspired by the life of Michael Davitt. Brendon Deacy is the brilliant printmaker who has generated this exhibition over a period of 4 years and he is on hand to talk to visitors.

Here are a couple of the lino cuts reproduced with permission of Brendon





]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-11-16T09:56:00+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/fbcafbe05efd5b69af4f30666a14b9fc-21.php#unique-entry-id-21http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/fbcafbe05efd5b69af4f30666a14b9fc-21.php#unique-entry-id-21This is a recent etching of a view of the canal as it weaves it's way from Aston, through Snow Hill and onwards to the BT tower and the city centre.






They have been inked up in sanguine and warm sepia Charbonnel inks.]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-11-10T17:33:43+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/439b1a50e8d792f419babcc1579ee710-20.php#unique-entry-id-20http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/439b1a50e8d792f419babcc1579ee710-20.php#unique-entry-id-20l would like to flag up the blog of Danny Gregory who is an inspiration to anyone with self-doubt about their creativeness and has written some great books, one which l have is 'Everyday Matters'. He encourages people to observe and draw in their daily doings and journalling. If you're feeling jaded or tired with the commercial pursuit of creativeness, his outlook and perspective will certainly revive that essential innate love of drawing.
Well worth a visit and the site has a wealth of archived posts and attracts many comments.

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-11-08T18:59:43+00:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d0607e08798241bac80ac0915ab219ab-19.php#unique-entry-id-19http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/d0607e08798241bac80ac0915ab219ab-19.php#unique-entry-id-19l had the pleasure of meeting Pete Ashton, the man behind Created in Birmingham blog and a very amiable and knowledgeable chap he was to chat with as he talked to a group of creatives on the Makers and Shapers course run by Creative Alliance based in The Custard Factory. He performs the amazing feat of filtering the many and diverse blogs and websites in the locality and offering a sample of his trawl and encouraging and promoting online communities in the true tradition of the internet ethos.

He kindly agreed pose for a photo during the lunch break



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the whole image




some close ups





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Another great exhibition opening tomorrow and an opportunity to buy affordable prints from some top printmakers - especially on Wednesday night.

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]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-09-15T00:20:19+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/927d255921a4505bc92c195ca120f0ae-13.php#unique-entry-id-13http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/927d255921a4505bc92c195ca120f0ae-13.php#unique-entry-id-13



The next three images are the above plate printed in three different colours and overprinted in black with the final plate which l showed in the previous post. It's amazing to see the transformative process that takes place when layers of pattern and colour interact and an image comes to life.



l think these work in their own right but l shall create another plate which will be printed up after the initial colour and before the last plate in order to give a second colour and another outcome.

Birmingham Printmakers still appear to be heading for a departure from Lee Bank Business Centre before the end of the year as there appears to be no viable way of meeting the full business rate rents that we would face once Council subsidising support is withdrawn. We are urgently looking for alternative spaces in the city.

BPM are represented in the Council House and in Victoria Square, Birmingham over the weekend of Sept 16/17 as part of the Artsfest event.


so you can meet printmakers in the flesh!
]]>info@artfall.co.ukExhibitions2007-09-09T17:03:47+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/2c0b356f3824641570a5eaccd907507a-12.php#unique-entry-id-12http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/2c0b356f3824641570a5eaccd907507a-12.php#unique-entry-id-12l was fortunate to have my Bristol Street etching selected for the current RBSA Friends exhibition, well worth a detour over to the Jewellery Quarter - and whilst at the private view on Thursday l was introduced to a fellow printmaker and a prizewinner at this show, Susan Steele, who is based up at the Ridware Arts Centre up in Staffordshire and which l hope to visit myself in the near future.
Apologies for the curving effect from my self-taken digital images - l hope to find out one day how to avoid this.



Planespotting - plate





Planespotting - print]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-08-28T17:40:41+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b8ab60bf7c897d1c9907ac2e052bc631-11.php#unique-entry-id-11http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b8ab60bf7c897d1c9907ac2e052bc631-11.php#unique-entry-id-11
http://www.intaglioprintmaker.com

l think they work quite well and will return to in the future. l just wish there was a wider range of coloured etching paper.












These images show some preliminary drawings for a new woodcut design, yet again with an aeronautical theme!






]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-08-28T17:30:00+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/f633799640ea18701f670d62dc8ffe16-10.php#unique-entry-id-10http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/f633799640ea18701f670d62dc8ffe16-10.php#unique-entry-id-10l'm quite happy with the result but would make changes in any future repeat of this - but not just yet as this took me 3 attempts!

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-08-03T10:23:19+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/257f665ce2bbdf5cbf64d275ced8dafb-9.php#unique-entry-id-9http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/257f665ce2bbdf5cbf64d275ced8dafb-9.php#unique-entry-id-9This print form lends itself to a more drawn/sketch/painterly approach than others and l am looking forward to exploring further in the near future.


]]>info@artfall.co.ukcurrent work2007-07-20T18:22:41+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/52c237021a638b27a325cd0cfc1d2069-8.php#unique-entry-id-8http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/52c237021a638b27a325cd0cfc1d2069-8.php#unique-entry-id-8l have made sketch studies and taken photographs to provide me with the basis for etchings and woodcuts. l've already attempted one etching which wasn't successful but will retry.
These are sketches that l made:








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Our current stay of execution is until the end of September which is nowhere near enough time to find an affordable(!) new home for BPM's.]]>info@artfall.co.ukExhibitions2007-06-20T22:15:50+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/5feeb824a0707ca7ca1954b3051de9f2-6.php#unique-entry-id-6http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/5feeb824a0707ca7ca1954b3051de9f2-6.php#unique-entry-id-6

Dish Mops



Ex-Voto



Strange Structure



Balcony



St Swithin

]]>info@artfall.co.ukNews2007-06-20T14:43:38+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/5ac929c611a16652c1a1ae22b6052790-5.php#unique-entry-id-5http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/5ac929c611a16652c1a1ae22b6052790-5.php#unique-entry-id-5Birmingham Artists for the last few weeks due to some inexplicable change in Birmingham City Council's attitude to supporting local art and artists.

If support for subsidised artists' spaces from B.C.C is withdrawn we will as a city and region be the poorer for it as the majority of artists aren't isolated types (like myself!) working away on unfeasible projects but are involved in many aspects of education, outreach and therapeutic applications of creativity. These practitioners contribute greatly to the lives of many individuals, young and old in ways that may not be accountable in purely monetary terms. As none of these individuals is 'in it for the money' they vitally need subsidised artist spaces out of which to work.

Please check out the Word documents below for more information:

Press Release BPM

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Thought l'd post a few images from yesterday when a group of Birmingham Printmakers spent the day - including Anne Crews herself - hanging a range of Anne's work that represents her artistic output over the years. This will be the first time many people will have been able to view her work in this way - l'm thinking every artist warrants a retrospective at least once in their life - and it is a stunning statement of her talent.
We hope to have members present in the workshop during the duration of Anne's exhibition (June 23 to July 6) so that visitors can see printers working(!) as well as admiring work.
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This is the latest attempt at an imaginative interpretation of a (Sunderland WW2) flying boat landing on water. ]]>info@artfall.co.ukExhibitions2007-06-17T19:03:21+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b10a205aa563ef093645d1b09b98f3b2-2.php#unique-entry-id-2http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/b10a205aa563ef093645d1b09b98f3b2-2.php#unique-entry-id-2


I'm pleased to be highlighting retrospective exhibitions of the work of Anne Crews who is a founder member of Birmingham Printmakers and a great individual. Members of BPM (Birmingham Printmakers) are hanging some of Anne's work in our workshop this week and from next weekend it will be open to the public - an opportunity for anyone who might like to see the inside of a print workshop!]]>info@artfall.co.ukExhibitions2007-06-09T14:54:47+01:00http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/8fc9a2fe8c151a1d06ca2ed10d62f570-1.php#unique-entry-id-1http://www.artfall.co.uk/news/files/8fc9a2fe8c151a1d06ca2ed10d62f570-1.php#unique-entry-id-1

I had a print accepted for the RBSA Prize Exhibition recently, and was delighted to win the Leo Honigsberger Prize for the entry. The photo shows me accepting my prize at the Private View from the Chancellor of Aston University, Sir Michael Bett.

The image below is the one which won the prize - From The Air #7, an intaglio and aquatint print.

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