Blog

At the start of this project I decided to explore combining digital and analogue processes/content as a starting point. I ...

It has recently been National Organ Donation Awareness week. My partner Karen had a heart transplant in 2006 and has ...

I attended this online presentation which looked at the implications of Covid-19 on the creative community in Derby with an ...

The terminology in and around the art world can be a bit overwhelming - art movements, techniques, artists, philosophies, etc, ...

Statement Richard HydeIt was quite a noisy night, 2020Ink and milk on paper Traumatic experiences impact the human brain in ...

Hand drawn backdrops A couple of experiments were made with hand drawn backdrops of the bomb site map. On the ...

A simpler backdrop The previous backdrop for the drawings was too dominant so in this version I have removed the ...

Below is a list of all references used on my final major project 2020. What Everyone Gets Wrong Drawing Hands ...

A final set of ink drawing has been created over two days. Detail, quality and consistency were very much in ...

Before commencing on the final set of ink drawings it was important to consider the layout of the whole set ...

After much deliberation and peer review of the last set of drawings I have made some adjustments to my proposed ...

I have settled on the outcome for this project being multiples of ink drawings on paper squares impregnated with burnt ...

Digital drawing ideas Adobe Illustrator was used to create mock ups for the ink drawings. The source material was my ...

My hard copy sketchbook pages are below, up until the lock down was put in place. Progress beyond this has ...

I have studied these two artists previously as their work has parallels with the quality of outcome I am hoping ...