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Partners who live and work in South Yorkshire. Originally meeting in the Eighties at Charlotte Press Print Workshop on Tyneside. Enjoying the unique and lively Northern culture.
DAVE WATSON
Originally working as a landscape photographer, a heart attack inspired him to change artistic direction.
The Chase magazine published a perceptive article (Written by Charlie Graves with photographs by Ian Townsley) on the extraordinary story of Dave's move into painting following his heart attack, and his surreal experience while in hospital.
Click here to download a pdf of the article.
Dave says "I paint out in the woodlands and open landscape of the Dearne Valley - I am not a studio painter. Capturing light and colour as it whooshes by in the wind that seems to constantly blow around here. I use everything from quill and ink, watercolours, acrylics, to the mud at my feet to make the paper relate to the view. More recently I have found the immediacy of soft pastels appealing. I use Unison soft pastels - made in Northumberland for their fantastic range of colours."
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Every hour, from the 6th of July for 100 days, a different person will take their place on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. They can use this hour to do whatever they like. As long as it is decent and legal!
25,372 people, so far, have applied to go on the plinth. At the end of 100 days - 2,400 will have been on it - and I am one of them.
During my hour I did a drawing of Trafalgar Square which I am going to turn into a series of etchings called ‘The View from the Plinth’. This will also include work from drawings done on the trip to London.
I felt, 'privileged' I suppose is the best word, to be part of this vast and all-encompassing Antony Gormley project. I like his work, and I was pleased to meet him in the One & Other offices.
Sign-up, and you too could be part of the project. Here's the project link www.oneandother.co.uk
'The View from the Plinth', 2009, pencil drawing.
Originally working as a landscape photographer, experiencing a heart attack inspired him to change artistic direction.
Dave says "I paint out in the woodlands and open landscape of the Dearne Valley - I am not a studio painter. Capturing light and colour as it whooshes by in the wind that seems to constantly blow around here. I use everything from quill and ink, watercolours, acrylics, to the mud at my feet to make the paper relate to the view. More recently I have found the immediacy of soft pastels appealing. I use Unison soft pastels - made in Northumberland for their fantastic range of colours."
"I also photograph the landscape using analogue Leica and Canon digital cameras." View photographs . .
Clicking here will give a link to Dave's Flckr photography pages.
Hawthorn Hedge. Pastel'
2008. Unison pastels. A2
Awarded Judges Prize, Doncaster City Open,
2008. Watercolour and pen & ink. 76cm x 56cm
Awarded Tony Wilkinson Prize, Thoresby Open,
I am keeping a 'constant' in each etching - the Church of St. Peter. Fixed in the landscape. Maintained by a stream of fund-raising and good works."
2008. Unison pastels.
A5 size
2008, etching
From 'Time Passing'