May 2011
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New paper
Fig 1. Frankie on new paper
I like trying out new paper. At the moment I like using a very smooth ivory 240-300gsm Bockingford watercolour paper; off-white Somerset printing paper is also surprisingly good to draw on although it is very soft and doesn’t suit hard pencil marks. I recently found Moleskine paper takes pencil beautifully and on a quest for a good smooth paper realised that...
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Tooveys Auction
This weekend will be that last chance to see our Open House ‘Fugitive Ink’ and the new drawings that I have up there, for more information see my earlier post on the House.
This weekend will also see the auction of three pieces of my work (pictured below) at the 5th annual auction of Contemporary Art by Self Representing Artists in Sussex. The brain child of owner of the auction house...
Fringe report review of Fugitive Ink...
John Park, editor of online Fringe culture review magazine ‘Fringe Report’ made a welcome appearance at the private view for our Open House Fugitive Ink, here’s what he had to say…
‘Jake Spicer is an artistic tour de force. His focus is women, in paint and drawing, naked, in costume. They relax, sprawl, pose on beds, sofas and chairs. The interiors they inhabit and the costumes...
The Drawing Circus
Fig 1. The Drawing Circus
Roll up! Roll up! The Drawing Circus comes to town…marvel at the wonders of the human form as clowns, acrobats and performers of all kinds are frozen mid-act for your drawing delight!
This May the Drawing Circus will be pitching up in two places for three sperate drawing events…
The Drawing Circus I & II: New England House, Brighton
Two long ...
Fugitive Ink
…is the name of the open house where I will be showing six new pieces of work, including a painting of Johanna Samuelson, life model and half of the ‘Seeing Red’ photography collaboration and several drawings of Francesca Cluney who will be exhibiting her own crochet Jewelery at the house.
Fig 1. Fugitive Ink (Click image for more info)
The wonderfully talented Molly Perrin...
