Dial M For Murgatroyd is an early example of a digital construct. The constituent parts are a photograph of the Dorset countryside taken from a speeding train and bits of sketchbook drawings and paintings of various sizes and on various surfaces made in 2020. A new landscape.
Dial M For Murgatroyd is available to buy as a giclée Print (Lucia Ex Pigment on Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm paper).
Each print is accompanied by a digitally signed and numbered certificate of authenticity, in an edition of 200
Art Flyweight III is constructed from elements of improvised sketchbook drawings and paintings made in 2022 and brought together to form a new digital image. One crucial difference from other digital constructs in this phase is the use of felt tip pens. More cartoon-like images came out – as a teenager my dream job was comic artist.
The title is a joke about status in the art world and simultaneously sounds I think like the name of a fictional collector.
Art Flyweight III is printed with Lucia Ex Pigment on Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm paper in an edition of 200 and is available to buy in my shop: richardguest.bigcartel.com
So, Dirt…Dirt is constructed from elements of improvised sketchbook drawings and paintings I made on paper and canvas and brought together to form a new digital image in 2022.
It’s one of a series of digital constructs – a technique I’m still drawn to using – that began years ago. The original idea was to combine the spontaneity of Expressionism with the particular limits of digital tools.
What I like about the technique is the surprise effects that happen when you juxtapose paint and pencil marks from different sources. In this image I can see animals.
Printed with Lucia Ex Pigment by Canon on Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm paper by Klein Imaging in Manchester in an edition of 200. Each print is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Hello all! Over on Instagram I have just launched a competition…To celebrate the launch of my print shop I thought we could play a naming game…
The first three images to be made available in the shop are (in order of appearance on the Instagram post), The Last Time I Saw You (2020), Event Site (for MJ Harrison) (2022), and Who Do You Do (2022). I’m not massively happy with the first title, so I’ll be giving away a limited edition print worth £70 to the person who can come up with the best alternative title for The Last Time I Saw You (that’s the landscape image) in the Instagram post comments for the next week or so.
The winner wins a print of the image of their choice. The judge’s decision is entirely subjective, completely unfair and final. The winner will be announced in two week’s time.
About the prints: All three images are printed with Lucia Ex Pigment by Canon on Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm paper by Klein Imaging in Manchester in an edition of 200. Each print is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Prints can be ordered from my shop (link in description, please do, etc) and can be shipped worldwide. Every couple of months I’ll be launching a new print, so let me know if there’s something you see in my feed you would particularly like to see as a print! Thanks all!
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