Category Archives: Artsy

A Pocketful of Illusions

Posted on May 3, 2021 by rhbblog

In the first stages of easing the current, pretty comprehensive lockdown, we took advantage of a sunny day a couple of weeks ago to pop down the road to Spetchley Park Gardens which had not long re-opened their gates. We … Continue reading →

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A Mundane Conversation

Posted on January 29, 2021 by rhbblog

Day 28 of the January Challenge: a 10-minute creative task each day. The task today was to write a boringly mundane conversation, then add the subtext. A Mundane Conversation – From the sick bed He: Is it a bin day? … Continue reading →

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Woodland Wandering

Posted on October 25, 2020 by rhbblog

A touch of Narnia…

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Anna’s Random Thoughts

Posted on October 7, 2020 by rhbblog

I’m going to have to do this, given the title! A simple and effective artist’s book idea from Anna Yevtukh-Squire. I’ve enjoyed some brilliant classes in creative bookmaking with Anna at Malvern School of Art. over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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Blue

Posted on July 20, 2019 by rhbblog

Revisiting some photos I took in Lisbon aquarium earlier this year and a re-version of some blue and blurry shots (deliberately blurred this time, honest, guv!)  – intentional camera movement and longer exposures – and thought I’d give them an … Continue reading →

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Zeroth Law

Posted on April 17, 2019 by rhbblog

A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. Arthur C. Clarke. Let’s hope they take action soon…

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The pleasure of learning

Posted on March 10, 2019 by rhbblog

I started a short course on mixed media and photo-transfer this week, having no real background in painting or mixed media beyond the little dabble with artists’ books. It took me back to school days, scrabbling round at the last … Continue reading →

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The wave

Posted on February 24, 2019 by rhbblog

A bit of phone fun.

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Entmoot

Posted on February 11, 2019 by rhbblog

A wayside stop last summer in rural France (in the Brenne). The tree circle looked like an Entmoot…

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The Dreamer

Posted on February 6, 2019 by rhbblog

Just a bit of phone fun…

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