Morgan Penn Portraits

Morgan Penn is a portrait painter from Chelsea. He is completely self taught, and manages to capture the personality and character of his subjects by layering colour in a loose, painterly fashion, but paying close attention to recreating the features of his subjects for a likeness that goes beyond the aesthetic. He is well known for an unusual and quirky approach to portrait painting and his loud opinions on the established London Art Institutions.

Inspiration - Amsterdam

These are some images taken during a short break to Amsterdam with fellow students from the De Montfort University Design Crafts BA course. We visited the incredible Kroller Muller Museum and Sculpture park, as well as the Rijksuseum and the Vincent Van Gogh Museum. Unfortunately the museums were not keen on us taking photographs inside, but there are great images available online from the museum's websites.

Ironbridge Gorge Museum

Here are a selection of images, courtesy of Marie Fischer, from our initial visit to Ironbridge Gorge Museum. Marie, myself, and two other students from Birmingham City University are developing a project in collaboration with the museum, with the intention of enhancing their provision for art and design education across Key Stage 3. We were very inspired from what we saw and enjoyed getting involved with some printing and candle dipping, although unfortunately the blacksmith wouldn't let us loose in his workshop. Watch this space for news on the workshops that we develop.