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Bull

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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Kunstgruppe Cologne

At Salon Schmitz for the hanging of the annual exhibition. Many hands make light work, but there were so many at it, Walter Dahn and his teams of helpers, that I simply stood at  the side and drew them all … Continue reading

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Edward Lear

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

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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Aldous in Istanbul

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

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

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

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Aldous at the Drawing Centre, Middlesex University

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Aldous Paints Sarastro

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