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April 13, 2012

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Shopping for a Basic Tool Kit for Drawing

With my Master Classes in Fine Drawing underway at the studio, I thought it would be useful post a list of basic materials that we use, and the best suppliers local to Bloomsbury.… Continue reading →

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April 2, 2012

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The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones

Some time ago I happened upon a venerable 1865 edition of Owen Jones’ Grammar of Ornament in an antiquarian bookshop, and after a month or so of obsessing about it, I decided to… Continue reading →

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Monthly Archive: April, 2012

Shopping for a Basic Tool Kit for Drawing

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The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones

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