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  • The Day of the Triffids painting
    The Day of the Triffids
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    The Day of the Triffids

    Painting, Science Fiction

The Day of the Triffids

2018-11-30T12:49:13+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Science Fiction|Tags: John Wyndham, painting, science fiction|

The Day of the Triffids (first published in 1951) is my favourite science fiction novel.  The first chapter is so eerie and gory, that confusion and chaos cause by […]

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  • Painting called 'Dark Web' featuring imagery from the darker side of the web
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    Dark Web

    Painting, Technology

Dark Web

2018-04-04T18:03:18+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Technology|Tags: cyberspace, internet, tech, W3C, web|

This one is a partner piece to ‘Web for All’, it reveals a flip-side to the opportunities the World Wide Web provides. Where there is space […]

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  • Web for All
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    Web for All

    Painting, Technology

Web for All

2018-04-04T18:04:19+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Technology|Tags: cyberspace, internet, tech, W3C, web|

I was inspired by the concept, vision and intention for the internet from its creator Tim Berners-Lee as a “web for all” and the W3 Consortiums mission to create […]

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  • Composite of four cards
    Christmas cards featuring Mr Poe Sir and Professor Moriarty
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    Christmas cards featuring Mr Poe Sir and Professor Moriarty

    Painting, Portraiture

Christmas cards featuring Mr Poe Sir and Professor Moriarty

2018-04-04T18:04:25+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Portraiture|Tags: cards, cats, christmas, greetings-cards, moriarty, poe|

I thought it was about time Professor Moriarty and Mr Poe Sir had their own range of Christmas cards.  […]

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  • Weeping Angels
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    Weeping Angels

    Painting, Science Fiction

Weeping Angels

2018-04-04T18:06:08+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Science Fiction|Tags: aliens, doctor-who, horror, weeping-angels|

The finest of the Doctor Who imaginings in my opinion and by far the most terrifying by the very talented Steven Moffat.  Having been drawn towards sculptures in cemeteries, […]

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  • Johannes Eckerström
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    Johannes Eckerström

    Painting, Portraiture

Johannes Eckerström

2018-04-04T18:06:12+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Portraiture|Tags: avatar, eckerstrom, johannes, metal|

I first saw Avatar at the Feckler in Bristol, a venue on a boat.  It was an entirely appropriate setting to see them.  They had such a jaunty and […]

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  • Serj Tankian
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    Serj Tankian

    Painting, Portraiture

Serj Tankian

2018-04-04T18:06:17+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Portraiture|Tags: armenia, metal, serj, system-of-a-down|

Serj Tankian is one of my heroes; a charismatic and intelligent musical genius.  System of a Down’s lyrics are full of passion and poignancy- a great inspiration for the […]

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  • Joey Jordison
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    Joey Jordison

    Painting, Portraiture

Joey Jordison

2018-04-04T18:07:41+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Portraiture|Tags: drummer, drumming, drums, joey, kerrang, metal, sllipknot|

When I first came across Slipknot, I knew they represented something different.  I had just started to discover the alternative scene and bought magazines like Kerrang and Metal Hammer […]

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  • Guardian of the Cemetery
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    Guardian of the Cemetery

    Cemetery Sculpture, Painting

Guardian of the Cemetery

2018-04-04T18:07:36+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Cemetery Sculpture, Painting|Tags: angel, cemetery, leicester, welford|

This was the most striking figure to me, looming over the others in the Welford Road Cemetery, in Leicester. Reminiscent of the Weeping Angels in Doctor Who, you felt […]

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  • Angel of Welford
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    Angel of Welford

    Cemetery Sculpture, Painting

Angel of Welford

2018-04-04T18:07:48+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Cemetery Sculpture, Painting|Tags: angel, cemetery, leicester, welford|

This is a sculpture I would visit on my way to work through the Welford Road Cemetery in Leicester. The ivy draped over the steps is textured to give […]

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  • Frome Corridor
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    Frome Corridor

    Landscape, Painting

Frome Corridor

2018-04-04T18:07:52+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Landscape, Painting|Tags: archangel, cobbles, frome, pub, somerset|

Another rainy scene from my town of residence, Frome.  I used photoshop to alter the colour tones in this image before painting.

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  • Catherine Hill
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    Catherine Hill

    Landscape, Painting

Catherine Hill

2018-04-04T18:07:58+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Landscape, Painting|Tags: dickens, dickensian, frome, landscape|

I’m always drawn to nighttime scenes when it comes to landscapes.  I like the atmosphere created by snippets of light from the moon or from streetlamps highlighting edges and […]

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  • Serpentine Offering
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    Serpentine Offering

    Cemetery Sculpture, Painting

Serpentine Offering

2018-04-04T18:08:01+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Cemetery Sculpture, Painting|Tags: alternative, black-metal, cemetery, gothic, metal|

Serpentine Offering was influenced by a sculpture from a Berlin cemetery and a track of the same title by Norweigan symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir.

When I visited […]

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  • The War of The Worlds
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    The War of The Worlds

    Painting, Science Fiction

The War of The Worlds

2018-04-04T18:08:54+00:00 By Rosie|Categories: Painting, Science Fiction|Tags: h.g.wells, painting, science fiction|

The War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells (first published in 1897) is amongst my favourite science fiction novels.  Having seen the film starring Tom Cruise (which I actually quite […]

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