Mixed media – John Allcock

Break-out!

09/01/202510/06/2023 by John

At last, after months without creativity, I have managed to settle into painting again! I wonder if you can imagine how desolate it has felt to be unable to work. This week, however, I made a good start on an entirely new piece. Well: “entirely new”? I’ve actually worked over an old piece I decided … Read more

The importance of surfaces

09/01/202503/11/2020 by John

I have never managed to develop, as a painter, a strong sense of the importance of the painted surface, as a point of interest or attraction in a work of art. This might well have to do with the central interest for me of pastels, which are my preferred medium. Other features of a picture … Read more