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Drifting Down the Danube

Posted on July 28, 2018 by vivmartin1

Last Christmas I spent a week drifting down the Danube and I filled a sketchbook with impressions, images and ideas. Most of the drawings were of reflections on the ship windows, mixed with images visible through the windows and objects … Continue reading →

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Exhibition at the Fish Factory

Posted on June 10, 2018 by vivmartin1

This year Paul and I are showing work at the Fish Factory in Brighton Road, Worthing for the Worthing Artists Open Houses trail (from June 16th – July 1st 2018, more info http://www.worthingartistsopenhouses.com). ‘Rock Pool’ is a carborundum print, the image … Continue reading →

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Getting Focused

Posted on July 25, 2015 by vivmartin1

My art ideas come so directly from my experience that I sometimes find it very difficult to focus on one project when something else throws up possibilities. We’ve been in France for the last two weeks, Brittany and right by … Continue reading →

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Lascaux – painting from the monotypes

Posted on June 10, 2013 by vivmartin1

The monotypes I’ve been blogging about (Lascaux, Font de Gaume, Combarelles) were developed from the hundreds of drawings I did in the caves (of the original art from the Ice Age). Once I’d made groups of monotypes, I started thinking about how … Continue reading →

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Rouffignac

Posted on March 21, 2013 by vivmartin1

Rouffignac is a very special cave. It reaches about eight kilometres underground with a velvety darkness and silence that feels as though I’m being drawn into a different world. It smells of dry earth – I think of the little … Continue reading →

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