Working hard at relaunching my almost 21 year old website! The old ryepress.com site was cluttered and blocky; designed, as many were back in the late 90s with a rather, old fashioned sort of magazine layout, It took me a while to appreciate the way in which the internet was changing how people digested media.Continue reading “Latest News”
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Closing The Stable Door?
A rueful, and philosophical look at image copyright in the digital age… So… I’ve got off my arse and finally decided to revamp my website – had a few sales off it just before Christmas and realised to my embarrassment that I hadn’t updated it for a couple of years. Anyhow, full of fear andContinue reading “Closing The Stable Door?”
When I’m 64
Its my birthday next week; Sooo… When I’m 64 I will be looking back at the Tapestry of my Life, the occasional Walk on the Wild side, the inevitable struggle to earn Money, and the brief brushes with Fame. I suppose I am now technically an Old man, but consider myself still very much YoungContinue reading “When I’m 64”
“Your colours are the wrong shape”
How do I sell my art?At some point everyone who has ever painted or drawn a picture will ask the question “How do I sell my art?” You know your pictures are good, your family and friends tell you they are – and you start to wonder whether you could sell the odd painting, drawingContinue reading ““Your colours are the wrong shape””
Arrow of God 1985
The 1980s. Having left college in 1982 I found my self basically unemployed, living in a squat in Kings Cross with a 2.2 Arts degree that had given me a great foundation in almost every form of graphics and media, but that was no match for the more specialised skills of those graduates emerging fromContinue reading “Arrow of God 1985”
Fessin Up
Forgive me WordPress, for I have sinned. It is 4 years since my last blog…. its been a pretty odd 4 years, but isn’t that what life’s all about – “my life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue”?. I am, I freely admit, a bit of a lazy sod. On my alternativeContinue reading “Fessin Up”
Mensa Mensae Mensam
Which as anyone who has had the misfortune to study Latin at school will be aware means table. This is the story of a table: (mensae). A few days ago a friend was sorting out the garage and decided to get rid of a kitchen table, a heavy sturdy table with a tiled surface. ColletteContinue reading “Mensa Mensae Mensam”
Snow Balls
Cue weather topping the news; “Arctic blizzards cause travel chaos for millions” Translation: a short spell of totally predictable seasonal weather causes the thermometer to dip below 0°, the rail “network” to grind to a halt (as opposed to running like clockwork (literally) the rest of the year), cars to be abandoned by the sideContinue reading “Snow Balls”
Pelham Plaice
A strange day. A couple of months back a sizeable chunk of the front of our (rented) house fell into Pelham Place, the wide stretch of pavement that separates us from the busy A259, the beach, the English Channel and ultimately, France. Yesterday I bought a big bag of freshly caught plaice from the fishermenContinue reading “Pelham Plaice”
… the deep end
So, my blog has finally been launched, a champagne bottle has been ceremoniously smashed on the bow and the empty, inelegant hull has slipped sideways into the water, to a round of applause from the small crowd of onlookers. All it requires now is “fitting out”! Which to abandon the ship analogy means it needsContinue reading “… the deep end”
