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Olafur Eliasson’s tunnel

We went back to the MCA again to draw the One Way Colour Tunnel. I decided to use watercolour pencils, and I decided to sit on the floor so that I could reach the colours easily. I felt like a … Continue reading

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Yinka Shonibare at the MCA

After the Dr Sketchy’s evening at the MCA, we thought we’d better get to the Yinka Shonibare exhibition before it closed. We’re having hot weather, bad for blogging. We decided to meet at the MCA at 9am to get in … Continue reading

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Dr Sketchy’s at the MCA

Dr Sketchy’s came to the MCA again a couple of weeks ago. Fabulous again!  The link above will take you to an image where you can see the setup  – we’re all in a big u-shape with three models to … Continue reading

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Dr Sketchy’s at the MCA – fast & furious fun.

Last night was the first ever Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It was also my first Dr Sketchy’s. Such fun. We started with 2 minutes poses. My sketches from those were very dekooning-esqe, as were … Continue reading

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Stencilling with MiniGraff at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Last Thursday it was just soooo hot. But I spent the afternoon with some friends in the air-con of the Museum of Contemporary Art. We were doing a stencil class with a stencil artist known as MiniGraff, who you can … Continue reading

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Response to Shahzia Sikander

When I went to the Shahzia Sikander exhibition at the MCA with Alison a couple of weeks ago, I said I was going to do a ‘response’ to the work. There were a lot of images with the pink backgrounds, … Continue reading

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