Author Archives: vivmartin1

About vivmartin1

Viv is an artist and educator based on the south coast of England.

Last Days of Florence Workshop, until next year…

Posted on May 21, 2020 by vivmartin1

This print is from the final days of the timetable that I would have been following if we had been in the Florence printmaking studio, as planned. Usually, towards the end of the workshop, I try not to ‘finish’, but … Continue reading →

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Florence Workshop Days 7 – 10

Posted on May 15, 2020 by vivmartin1

I’m following the monotype workshop timetable that I would have been working in Florence this year. I have made four more prints in this second stage, building on the ideas that developed in the first group of prints. This print … Continue reading →

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Florence Workshop Days 1-4

Posted on May 9, 2020 by vivmartin1

I’m following the timetable for the Florence Printmaking Workshop, which is where I should be now. I’m quite surprised that this is working for me at home in my own studio. I’m finding it hard to get ideas started, but … Continue reading →

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Florence Workshop

Posted on May 1, 2020 by vivmartin1

I should be in Florence this weekend, making monotypes in a workshop near to San Marco. Instead, I am looking back to help me to move forward. This year I will work in my own studio and give myself a … Continue reading →

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2019 Catch-up

Posted on April 27, 2020 by vivmartin1

Early in 2019 we spent several weeks in Cornwall. We love visiting in winter, when there are often unexpected and wonderful sights. This series of work started with the rise of a red full moon, the blood moon. An amazing … Continue reading →

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