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Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS What is Photographic Expressionism? by Doug Chinnery   What is Photographic Expressionism and How Did We Arrive At It? Ever since the earliest days of photography, this new method of creative expression has sat uneasily in the art world. Many steeped in the more traditional techniques of painting, drawing, sculpture, along…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS FLOATING IN BLUE Preparing The Paper Cooking In The Sun Wet Cyanotype by Doug   Digital photography has opened up almost unlimited creative possibilities for us. That being the case, why bother turning to any other process to make images, especially one rooted back in the earliest days of photography? While…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS   FIDDLING WHILE ROME BURNS by Valda   They say the world can turn on a sixpence. And so it goes. As things stand and with our lives seemingly unravelling by the minute, what better diversion could there be than reinventing our logo? Nobody ever said life was fair and so,…

LATEST UPDATE 15.2.23 It was probably only ever a case of ‘when’ not ‘if’ and indeed the unthinkable has happened. Doug and I have just returned from leading a 12 day tour around Morocco whilst having to deal with a Covid outbreak. The good news is, we coped. The group remained stoical and good humoured…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION……???? I caught the tail end of a brief discussion on social media a couple of days ago and it set my meandering thoughts along an investigative trajectory.   Being called into question was the issue of a workshop leader going off on a recce, prior (I assume) to…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS BAUHAUS AND BEYOND by Valda ‘The lasting influence of Bauhaus is not stylistic, but the attitude of mind it cultivated’   Norman Foster. Berlin workshop – 7th-12th Sept. 2020 The Bauhaus movement celebrated its centenary in 2019 and more than a century after its inception the influence lives on and continues to…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS IMITATION OR INSPIRATION? by Doug   In London on a flying visit for a meeting, I just had time for a brief visit to Tate Britain. There I enjoyed a precious hour in the company of Van Gogh and an artist new to me, Frank Bowling. Both exhibitions, lessons in the…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS   ONE YEAR ON….   As we sail gently past our first year in business, it seems timely to pen a few words of appreciation and share some thoughts about our ideas for the future. Although we have only been in business a very short time, we are constantly examining our business…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS CARP DIEM   by Valda   There are days when opportunities fall in your lap, unbidden, seemingly from on high. Opportunities that it would be foolish to pass by. This time yesterday morning I had no plans for today other than the purchase of a pain au chocolat to be enjoyed…

Menu HOMEWORKSHOPSTUTORIALSGALLERIESPRINT SALESWORDSABOUTCONTACTGREETING CARDSBOOKS   THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING (ii) by Doug When Bob penned those lyrics, I’m not sure he realised how often they would be quoted, but as life continues its erratic trajectory, their pertinence endures. They certainly apply today, as things are evolving at Bailey Chinnery and we want to tell you about…