Category Archives: Paintings/Drawings

Rome

Posted on February 25, 2013 by aldous

December 2012 Was back in Rome in early December, with students for two days and on my own for another three days, drawing. Filled a couple of sketchbooks (one, long and thin, and the other, big and square) as well … Continue reading →

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George Noskov, Russian poet

Posted on February 25, 2013 by aldous

November 2012 My friend, George Noskov, had five of his short plays performed at Teatro Technis in Camden Town, London. I got a call from the director, George Eugeniou, when the plays were already in rehersal, asking if I would … Continue reading →

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Bull

Posted on June 4, 2012 by aldous

Went to draw livestock in Bucks. A day of big adventure, for some, in that (not so quiet) spot in the country. Stepped off the country bus between Reading and High Wycombe deep in rural England.  I’d been looking vainly … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear

Posted on June 4, 2012 by aldous

Visited Edward Lear’s world for an exhibition at the Poetry Society to mark his 200th birthday. Discovered what an extraordinary life and wide world he travelled and painted. I had forgotten how closely my street drawings follow his tradition of … Continue reading →

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Aldous Drawing in Rome

Posted on May 14, 2012 by aldous

In Rome for a week in April. Took folded sheets and pocket-sized sketchbook. Found myself drawing wide-angled, panoramic scenes on a small scale in the book and close-up, more intimate views on the larger format sheets of paper. Was snapped … Continue reading →

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Warping on Water

Posted on February 8, 2012 by aldous

An Artists’ Film – Istanbul and the Bosphorus Is almost ready for screening. In seven parts, like seven sides of the same coin, or seven facets of a polished gem, this film follows an artist (myself) and film crew (Gilles, … Continue reading →

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Aldous in Istanbul

Posted on October 19, 2011 by aldous

vimeo.com/12875762 In Berlin over the weekend to see my friends Mary and Markus Gertkin, Markus was wondering where he could find my motion-painting film of Istanbul – at the site above. Made a portrait book while I was there (book … Continue reading →

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Work for “fun” & painting for drama

Posted on August 19, 2011 by aldous

Two bits of work have been occupying me these past few weeks – editing a film with Gilles and a bunch of paintings to do for a tv drama. Its working title is “White Heat”, and one of the main … Continue reading →

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Portrait drawings

Posted on May 16, 2011 by aldous

In the summer of 2010 I was asked to contribute to an exhibition about portraiture. Some artist friends of mine were going to do a show in Galerie wzw de BOOT, in Ostend, called “Mona Lisa Revisited”. Apparently, they had … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Istanbul

Posted on February 13, 2011 by aldous
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