Andy Dobbie

Joined Artfinder: July 2017

Artworks for sale: 13

(9)

United Kingdom

Updates from Andy Dobbie's studio

  • My stand at the Chester Arts Fair 2018

    My stand at the Chester Arts Fair 2018

    30 November 2018
    Completed Live Portrait Demo in Chester Arts Fair 2018

    Completed Live Portrait Demo in Chester Arts Fair 2018

    This is the completed drawing from the live portrait demo being handed over to Neil who kindly agreed to sit. I'm grateful to him for volunteering!

    29 November 2018
    Live Portrait Demo in Chester Arts Fair 2018

    Live Portrait Demo in Chester Arts Fair 2018

    This is an 'action shot' from a live portrait demo I was invited to give at the Chester Arts Fair recently. It was somewhat daunting drawing in front of a roomful of people, but good fun!

    29 November 2018
    Open Studio 2018

    Open Studio 2018

    Here's a photo from my Open Studio event in 2018

    06 May 2018
    Logo/Moniker

    Logo/Moniker

    As a bit of background to the origin of my logo/monicker, it was inspired by a Seth Godin post about the fermata music symbol (link below). This symbol instructs musicians to sustain a note or a pause for a period of their own choosing. Seth’s post extends this to creatives/artists in general, stating: If you’ve got something to say, say it. Slowly. With effect. The audience isn’t going anywhere. At least not the people you care about. This advice reminded me indirectly of a comment by David Hockney, in which he described the difference between paintings and TV/cinema as being that the viewer ‘brings their own time’ to a painting, whereas TV and cinema impose their own time on the viewer. The logo also reminded me of an eye, which ties in with my original ‘Look. Draw.’ mission statement, It also looks vaguely like my initials (AD) if you squint a bit (ok, a lot…) http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/11/the-fermata.html

    28 December 2017
    Cover Image...

    Cover Image...

    31 October 2017
    IAG Exhibition

    IAG Exhibition

    Examples of my work on display in the Island Art Group Exhibition held in the David Hughes Centre, Beaumaris.

    24 July 2017
    Bookshelf

    Bookshelf

    19 July 2017