Nude Photo Studies - Monoprints

I have been experimenting today with photo monoprints. I have printed my own semi-abstract photos onto good quality photopaper and then painted on top of these with acrylic paint. The overall effect is interesting. So far I have only used acrylic paint water and brush but the next step will be to use sandpaper and other abrasives to add more scratchy effect. I am also considering scanning the monoprint in again on a flatbed scanner, processing in photoshop, printing and then adding more paint etc in a cycle of "n" times, where "n" is a large number :-)

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Nude #4 Monoprint


Nude #3 Monoprint


Nude #2 Monoprint


Nude #1 Monoprint

Four Score Years and Ten

Four Score Years and Ten is one of my more personal paintings, taking several weeks to develop with multiple layers - it expresses personal beliefs about mortality, religion and being human.  As with other paintings and sculptures in this series its purpose is to remind myself and hopefully others,  to cease the moment and make the most of relatively short time that we experience consciousness as a bi-product of our biological function.

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Sculpture : "All My Worst Fears #1"

Found objects, acrylic paint, condom and wood

"Your Heart is Mine" - New Painting

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In Situ

This is a personal reflection on the frailty of the human body and the inevitable decline programmed into our DNA. In contrast to this we have so many opportunities of love and pleasure and at times we transcend our physicality. The message of this painting is ultimately positive and on every viewing we are reminded to "seize the day"

Encyclopedia Anatomica

Found a cheap and slightly damaged copy of Encyclopedia Anatomica today. I love Taschen books and this is one of the best I've seen. 500+ pages of super-realistic wax models of the humans body. I say super-realistic but then again I don't spend any time looking at my entrails :-)

Full details of the book at the Taschen Site. Its about £17, there is a cut-down version for £6 at Amazon.co.uk

Definitely inspiring