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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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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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New Florence Prints

Posted on May 21, 2016 by vivmartin1

We’ve just spent a few weeks in Florence again, making monotypes in a printmaking workshop with Ron Pokrasso and a group of printmakers from the USA and other countries. I’ve returned with fifteen prints, some almost finished but many with … Continue reading →

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Making Art in Florence 2

Posted on June 4, 2014 by vivmartin1

I’ve added five more monoprints to my work based on visiting Florence – see my last blog for the earlier work. They all need a bit more finishing, but I like to see a whole series together before I think of each separate … Continue reading →

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