The Pelican Film Society Presents: Potiche (5th March @7.30pm)

  • French comedy "Potiche" from 2010

    The Pelican Film Society Presents: Potiche (5th March @7.30pm)

    The Pelican Film Society Presents… Potiche  - 5th March 2012 | Film starts at 7.30pm @ The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke Running time: 103 mins Language: French IMDB Listing “North of France, Sainte-Gudule, 1977. Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve) is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol (Gerard Depardieu), who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron [...]

  • Winchester School of Art

    The Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design and Media

    New exciting developments in the Hampshire area, with WSA clearly looking to launch itself back on the bigger stage. More information as it emerges… “The Winchester Centre for Global Futures in Art Design and Media highlights historical, contemporary and future roles for art, design and media within globalization. Its members build sustained collaborations with international [...]

  • Dissolved by Junko Oneill

    Space of Transience: Exhibition by Junko O’neill

    Still time to tell you about a great exhibition happening in Basingstoke at the moment. Junko O’neill, a painter I was lucky enough to study alongside at Winchester School of Art and up until early last year also shared a studio space with, is presenting new paintings at Fairfields Art Centre at the top of [...]

  • Calvin and Hobbes

    Rare Calvin & Hobbes Original Up For Sale

    Calvin and Hobbes was a daily comic strip written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, running from its first publication on November 18th 1985 to it’s 3160th strip on December 31st 1995. Following the antics of Calvin (a precocious and adventurous six-year-old boy) and Hobbes (his sardonic stuffed tiger), the comic is set within [...]

  • The Sun Terrace by Jonathan

    Catching up on the busy week before Christmas… Final Touches to the Molivos Commission

    This commission was a pleasure to do, having been handed a couple of extremely colourful photographs of a sunny Greek island just crammed full of tiny little details. It was interesting to be working on a summer scene with such wintry weather crashing against the windows, but no complaints, it was a fun distraction! The [...]

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French comedy "Potiche" from 2010

The Pelican Film Society Presents: Potiche (5th March @7.30pm)

The Pelican Film Society Presents… Potiche  - 5th March 2012 | Film starts at 7.30pm @ The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke Running time: 103 mins Language: French IMDB Listing “North of France, Sainte-Gudule, 1977. Suzanne (Catherine Deneuve) is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol (Gerard Depardieu), who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron [...]

The Sun Terrace by Jonathan

Catching up on the busy week before Christmas… Final Touches to the Molivos Commission

This commission was a pleasure to do, having been handed a couple of extremely colourful photographs of a sunny Greek island just crammed full of tiny little details. It was interesting to be working on a summer scene with such wintry weather crashing against the windows, but no complaints, it was a fun distraction! The [...]

Blue Messenger by Jonathan

Creative Images for Etsy, Canon 400D and Handmade Papers

                            Had  a trip into town today to buy some materials and supplies. I’ve had in mind for some time to pick up backing papers for my photography/lighting set-up upstairs, something a bit more creative. Of course I got carried away in Paperchase and [...]

Scenes From The Passion: The Path to Pepys Corner by George Shaw

Can anyone tell me why George Shaw didn’t win the Turner Prize for 2011?

Just one question… Can anyone tell me why George Shaw didn’t win the Turner Prize for 2011? If after all of these images (And I could have included another dozen at least) you need further convincing, read Jonathan Jones article for the Guardian: The Turner prize’s spurning of George Shaw shows the art world is shallow

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Ault Atmospheric, Dark Inspiration from the American Precisionist Movement

Today I thought I might share some inspirational work by an American painter called George Copeland Ault. His work shows a clear and precise approach to landscape painting and is often referred to as part of the Precisionist Movement. The instant I saw his “January Full Moon” it made me think of the architecture of New England [...]

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"Merry Go Round" on the Drawing Board

Submission for Illustration Friday: “Round”

Catching up on my website updates after a busy weekend. Enjoyed getting stuck into the first Friday Illustration challenge on Saturday. This is my entry for this week’s topic: “Round”. Great to see the variation of stuff already posted. http://www.illustrationfriday.com