Opened in 2017, the Mersey Gateway Bridge spans the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal between Widnes and Runcorn. The new bridge is as mesmerising to me as the old Silver Jubilee Bridge was when I was a kid.
The Mersey Gateway
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Category Archives: ink
Isle of Tiree II
The Isle of Tiree is the most westerly island of the Inner Hebrides.
It is relatively small – about twelve miles long and three miles wide
– and very flat.
The Low Sun
Poetry links:
November Night, Adelaide Crapsey
The Day grew small surrounded tight, Emily Dickinson
November, Thomas Hood
November, Ted Hughes
Arthington Viaduct
Arthington Viaduct by the River Wharfe, West Yorkshire
The viaduct was engineered by James Bray for the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, c.1850.
Chapel Allerton Art Trail 2014
The Three Hulats, Harrogate Road, LS7
Being local, I am honoured to have my paintings on show at The Three Hulats for the next two weeks as part of the Chapel Allerton Art Trail 2014, organised by Inkwell and Chapel Allerton Arts Festival. My pictures are in the darts room, so be careful. Lots of local artists are getting exposure during festival week. Download a map here.
The Official Opening of the event happens on Tuesday 26th August, 6-9pm. Follow the art trail along the 18 locations on Harrogate Road from Inkwell to Further North Bar (about half a mile). Everyone is welcome!
There’s an Art Trail Artists’ Talk on Thursday 28th August, 6-8pm at Inkwell. I’ll be taking part, along with fellow artists Nick Claiden, Helen Dryden and Fred Pepper.
The Wall
The wall is black. And full of colour.
Made of sunlight, tree branches and holes.
Ink paintings II
More Chinese ink, the first picture is painted on greaseproof paper made in 1988. The last two are on rice paper from this century.
Ink paintings I
Using a Chinese ink stick, the first painting is done with sable brushes. The second picture is drawn with home-made bamboo pens. The last image is painted with Big Cloud, a Chinese brush.
Black July Woods
Indian Ink, Chinese brushes, Czech paper – come together in an English wood.
Exhibition at Horticap, April 2013
A taste of what’s on show at the exhibition of my paintings at Horticap this month. There’s a rolling program of artists exhibiting at this venue.
Hanging it
Conkers
Diatoms
Crow
October Woods
Jo Dunn 