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Jacob Brandon

Mar 8, 20201 min read

Interview with Becky Nuttall - #IWD2020

We asked Becky about how issues of gender have influenced her work and how coming from an artistic family has shaped her outlook.

Jacob Brandon

Mar 8, 20201 min read

International Women's Day Interviews

March 8th is International Women’s Day a globally recognised date marking “the social, economic, cultural &political achievements of women"

Becky Nuttall

Nov 25, 20191 min read

Nick's Gift

My first poetry anthology is available to order through lulu.com. Alternatively email or Facebook messenger for a copy...

Art by the "Barn Load" - Summer Festival of Art at the Spanish Barn

Jacob Brandon

Aug 29, 20194 min read

Art by the "Barn Load" - Summer Festival of Art at the Spanish Barn

The diversity of practising South West artists is something we are not unaware of; our regular open exhibition programme exposes us to...

October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Exhibition Gallery

Jacob Brandon

Oct 10, 20181 min read

October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Exhibition Gallery

Images from our October Exhibition Preview, We Are Making A New World! #2018 #Artizan #MainGallery #JanetLynch #BeckyNuttall #GeoffWeedon...

October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Artist Preview

Jacob Brandon

Oct 10, 20181 min read

October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Artist Preview

Images from our October Exhibition Preview, We Are Making A New World! #2018 #Artizan #MainGallery #JanetLynch #BeckyNuttall #GeoffWeedon...

September Exhibition, Devon Open Studios - Exhibition Gallery

Jacob Brandon

Sep 10, 20181 min read

September Exhibition, Devon Open Studios - Exhibition Gallery

Images from our Devon Open Studios Exhibition, featuring works of Pauline Talbot, Ben Benjamin and Gesche Buecker. Plus explore our...

Jacob Brandon

Jul 29, 20182 min read

Suffer little children for art

When I begin another artwork I initially spend days researching, mapping and merging all the influences that will bring the piece...

The annunciation - Kurt Schwitters - old school suit

Jacob Brandon

May 23, 20182 min read

The annunciation - Kurt Schwitters - old school suit

I am a bit obsessed with Kurt Schwitters, I am a bit in love with him. I was shown his work in 1973 at art school and I used his quote in...

Jacob Brandon

Mar 23, 20182 min read

You don’t like my painting

I have never before joined an art group or society, other than art school, and I’ve never won anything for my art, except grade 1 O Level...

Visiting Artists - my father Prometheus and why I use his art in my work

Jacob Brandon

Mar 4, 20182 min read

Visiting Artists - my father Prometheus and why I use his art in my work

In my adolescence, I visited the artist, my father, in his London flat. There was a room designated for the studio; I could not smell...

Shelley Szender: Headliner at Stanza Extravaganza Artizan Gallery Monday February 26th

Jacob Brandon

Feb 12, 20182 min read

Shelley Szender: Headliner at Stanza Extravaganza Artizan Gallery Monday February 26th

Shelley has lived all her life in Paignton. Shelley first started writing Poetry as a Teenager. She would only show her Mum who suggested...

The Violet Hour at The Blue Walnut Cafe and Visiting Artists in Torbay February 2018

Jacob Brandon

Feb 11, 20182 min read

The Violet Hour at The Blue Walnut Cafe and Visiting Artists in Torbay February 2018

I called my reviews of Ian Beech's Poetry Island, at The Blue Walnut Cafe Chelston Torquay, The Violet Hour because of the feelings it...

The Art of You - Artist Stories - Becky Nuttall

Jacob Brandon

Feb 8, 20182 min read

The Art of You - Artist Stories - Becky Nuttall

Artist Statement: Becky comes from an artistic and literary background. She studied art in the early seventies but got diverted by...

Jacob Brandon

Jan 12, 20182 min read

Royal academy: from shrine to altar

Last year I was shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition with "Bedroom Shrine for the Virgin of the Rocks" which will be exhibited at the...

Modernism, Dartington Hall and All Hallows’ Day

Jacob Brandon

Dec 15, 20172 min read

Modernism, Dartington Hall and All Hallows’ Day

Dartington Hall is the seat of Modernism in South Devon and it was hugely influential to me as a child in the sixties. We regularly...

Jacob Brandon

Oct 1, 20172 min read

Beach Hut Culture Update: October 2017

Hooray, The Beach Hut is back from its holidays and so are we! September was certainly a good month for a breather, with a packed...

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