Friday 31 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 10)

This is the tenth page of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


I think that I must have been flagging a bit when I drew this one because it seems a little half-hearted. It’s a cross between one of the six RCA Secret cards that I submitted for this year’s RCA Secret show and my recent Horned God Orifice Box sculpture, although this drawing doesn’t really do either of them any justice.

Thursday 30 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 9)

This is page nine of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


It’s an idea that I had for a series of sculptures – still pursuing the themes of hair, boxes and stilts.

Wednesday 29 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 8)

This is page eight of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


One of the next developmental stages for some of my box sculptures seems to be the abandonment of wheels and the adoption of stilts or scaffold-like frameworks. This is an idea that I had for one with a collapsed structure.

Tuesday 28 December 2010

New Screen Prints - FOR SALE

As my blog is looking a little lacking in the colour department I thought I’d cheer it up a bit with some images of my latest screen prints.

If the first one looks strangely familiar then you might remember the postcard-sized single skull versions that I made and handed out free to the folks queuing for last year’s RCA Secret show. I have been promising to bring out this larger, 9 skull version for over a year now but due to a prolonged bought of slackness, I’ve only just got round to it.


These new hand-pulled, screen prints are in a limited edition of 50 - a much smaller edition than my Spidey Pods prints and each one is signed, titled, dated and editioned. I’m currently in the process of cropping the prints down from the 70 x 50 cm paper, on which they were printed, to 60 x 40 cm as this size works best with the image. However, I may keep a couple back, un-cropped, just in case anyone would like to frame them in a larger frame with a wide mount. I know that Ikea do a nice 70 x 50 cm plain black or white wood frame, with a mount, for about £20 but I’ve not tried a print in one of these frames yet so can’t comment on how they look.

As they’ve only just been printed, they don’t yet appear for sale in any galleries, shops or other sites. And I am offering these prints on both of my blogs at the commission-free price of £60 each (usually 30-50% less than in shops and galleries). So if you fancy buying one just drop me a line at waynechisnall@yahoo.co.uk.


However, for those of you who love skulls but also like a little bit of colour - here’s my new, 2 colour, ‘Swirly Skulls on Pink’ screen prints. They come in a strictly limited edition of 60 and each print is signed, titled, editioned and dated. The paper dimensions are 70 x 50 cm (larger than the new, single colour, ‘Swirly Skulls’ prints which are 60 x 40 cm). And as with the new, one colour, Swirly Skull prints, these are also available for the super low, commission-free price of £60 each if bought directly from my good self. If you would like one just drop me an email at waynechisnall@yahoo.co.uk .


But if you fancy something with even more colour then how about one of my Spidey Pods prints? The most famous person, so far, to own one of these prints is the actor Andrew Garfield, who will be playing Peter Parker/Spiderman in the new Spiderman movie. Now if that’s not a good endorsement I don’t know what is.

The prints are all hand pulled, 3 colour, screen prints on acid-free, archival paper. The paper size is 58.6 cm x 54.2 cm (image 38.7 x 39.4 cm). Every print is signed and numbered (being from a maximum edition of 300). And if you would like to get your hands on one, my ‘commission-free’ price is £100 (around 33-50%off the usual gallery and shop price), just get in touch at waynechisnall@yahoo.co.uk.

To find out about the inspiration behind the print check out the original Spidey Pods sketch further down the blog.

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 7)

This is page seven of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


As a sculptor who likes to work with found materials, I tend to collect a large amount of detritus. This is a quick composite drawing of objects (part of a jaw bone, a comb and some tangled wire and a bit of wood) that I found whilst mudlarking along the banks of the River Thames (London) at low tide.

Monday 27 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 6)

Here is the sixth page of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.

 
It is a sketch of part of a corner section of one of my sculptures, The City.

Sunday 26 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 5)

This is the fifth page of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


Not sure what I was thinking when I came up with this one but it looks like a cross between Day of The Triffids, World War II barrage balloons and the Martians from H.G.Wells' War of the Worlds.

Saturday 25 December 2010

Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 4)

This is the fourth page of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project.


I call this chap Snozgoul. Oh yeah - Merry Christmas everyone!

Friday 24 December 2010

The Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 3)

Here's page three of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project. This drawing has also already appeared on my main blog along with a few others but over the next few weeks I will post all 40 pages (most of which I've not posted anywhere yet) of drawings here on this blog.



This drawing doesn't really have anything to do with the 'I'm a Scavenger' theme that I chose for my sketchbook. It seems to be a glum looking wind-up toy.

Thursday 23 December 2010

The Sketchbook Project (Page 2)

As promised, here’s page two of my contribution to the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project. This drawing has already appeared on my main blog along with a few others but over the next few weeks I will post all 40 pages of drawings here on this blog.

Wednesday 22 December 2010

Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project (Page 1)

I’ve finally finished my sketch book for the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project - and this morning I posted it off to the Brooklyn Art Library, where it will join all the other sketchbooks ready for the six state tour. All the books submitted in time will do a tour of galleries and museums in Brooklyn, Austin, San Francisco, Portland, Atlanta and Chicago - where the public will be able to book them out like regular library books.

I have already posted a few drawings from my sketchbook on my main blog but over the next few weeks I will post all 40 pages of drawings here on this one. So here’s page one -


This is a sketch of a component sculpture I made from an old, smashed doll’s head and selection of crabs legs – glued together.

All the artists taking part in the project were invited to choose from a wide selection of themes before starting their sketchbooks. I chose ‘I’m a Scavenger’. Considering my love of rubbish and approach to selecting materials (when sculpting), I think it’s quite apt.

Monday 13 December 2010

Black Frog


I just realised that I hadn't posted anything for a while so I chose this drawing from a very old sketchbook pretty much at random.

I've been busy lately trying to fill a sketchbook for a sketchbook project that will be touring the United States early next year. I thought that I had plenty of time before I had to make a start on it - then I happened to read through an old email that mention that the hand-in date was the 15th of January. Considering the Christmas post and the time it will take for my sketchbook to travel from the UK to the US, I don't have long to get it done - especially since I only started it a few days ago. Mind you - I did reach the half way point in the book this morning so I'm feeling a bit more hopefully about getting it finished in time.
I'll start scanning some more of the pages and post them as I go along.