Tag Archives: landscape

riso printing @ rope press

Posted on March 13, 2016 by chris cowdrill

i recently attended a riso zine workshop at the splendid rope press in birmingham. i’d been wanting to attend one of their workshops to learn a bit more about and have a go at the risograph printing process for a … Continue reading →

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BLACK HIGHWAY

Posted on January 24, 2014 by chris cowdrill

i’ve again been working with my friend, colleague and fellow octagon, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent paintings titled BLACK HIGHWAY. it is an exhibition of paintings and drawings depicting the edgelands of … Continue reading →

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season’s greetings

Posted on January 1, 2014 by chris cowdrill

well, hello there. i hope that you all had a great christmas and i wish you all the best for the new year. it’s been a while since i wrote on here (so my first new year’s resolution is to … Continue reading →

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stolen car

Posted on February 5, 2013 by chris cowdrill

as part of indigo octagon i’ve been working with friend, colleague and fellow octagonite, shaun morris to put together some promotional material for his exhibition of recent work titled stolen car. it’s ‘an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings based … Continue reading →

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seed heads

Posted on December 9, 2012 by chris cowdrill

in the recent group exhibition with which i was involved, i exhibited 5 pieces of work – only 4 of which have appeared on here previously. they were thistles, bramble, fence and crow. the fifth piece was one which i … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Part 1: If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words Then Why Can’t I -P-a-i-n-t-

Posted on December 8, 2012 by chris cowdrill

i didn’t write any posts in november. i really wanted to but i was a bit busy being involved in a group exhibition. there was quite a bit of work involved in the weeks preceding the show – getting flyers … Continue reading →

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crow

Posted on October 23, 2012 by chris cowdrill

so… the fourth piece in the series is again inspired by a brief glimpse of something while i was out running earlier this year. i looked up, saw a bird in the bare branches of a tree and thought – … Continue reading →

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fence

Posted on October 8, 2012 by chris cowdrill

following on from the last blog – the third piece in this series was inspired by a fence. in particular – what was in front of the fence and what was behind it – with the fence acting as an … Continue reading →

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brambles

Posted on October 4, 2012 by chris cowdrill

maybe not the first subject you might expect to be the source of inspiration for a piece of work – but for me it was inspiring. it is part of a series of pieces i started about a year ago … Continue reading →

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as yet untitled…

Posted on September 3, 2011 by chris cowdrill

here are some photos of a piece I completed a couple of weeks ago. it’s the first in a series of 4 pieces i have planned and ready to go. most of the work i’ve produced over the last year … Continue reading →

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