Author Archives: vivmartin1

About vivmartin1

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

Week 2 Not in Florence

Posted on May 23, 2021 by vivmartin1

Two new monotypes and three that I’ve changed quite a lot since I posted them before. There are several themes here that I want to develop now, perhaps in a larger multimedia work.

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Week 1 Not in Florence

Posted on May 13, 2021 by vivmartin1

Slow progress, but five prints that all need further work. These are all around ideas of Moonspinners making the moonpath as they spin the moon down and mermaids catching the moon in their mirrors. These are all monotype with some … Continue reading →

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Not in Florence

Posted on May 5, 2021 by vivmartin1

This is the second year when we ought to be in Florence, making prints in a workshop with our international group of friends – but we must wait! So once again I’ll try to work to the Florence workshop timetable … Continue reading →

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Moving on

Posted on January 19, 2021 by vivmartin1

We’ve seen the end of a very difficult year and feeling hopeful in 2021. We’ve moved to live and show our work in Cornwall, where both Paul and I find so much art inspiration! Here are my last three paintings … Continue reading →

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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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