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Paintings by Alan Dedman

Self-portrait by Alan Dedman

Self-portrait by Alan Dedman is an unflattering account of the artist’s physical appearance, seen in a mirror. The form of his skull is pulled towards the viewer. The…

Ye Olde Selfe Portraite

Ye Olde Selfe Portraite. To thine own self be true, so the adage goes. Try doing that with a hairy ended stick (paint-brush) and some gloopy, coloured mud…

Ithaca Painting Holidays 2024

Ithaca Painting Holidays 2024 took place during early June on the Ionian island of Ithaca – where according to legend, Odysseus resided. With blue skies, sunshine, aquamarine seas,…

Weapon of choice

“Don’t be shocked by the tone of my voiceCheck out my new weapon, weapon of choice” So sings Fatboy Slim. ‘Me and my M60’ is a study for…

Painting on Ithaca

Painting on Ithaca (Ithaca Painting Holidays) is a learning event conceived and run by artists Alan Dedman and Adriana Eyzaguirre. Scheduled to take place on the island of…

Colour makes all the difference by Brian Whelan

A simple line

A simple line by Brian Whelan, is the title of a book published by the artist and alumnus of the Royal Academy Schools (RAS). I recall chatting with…

Colourful painting of penises by alan dedman

Where’s Willy?

Where’s Willy? For doubting John Thomases out there, penises are in (for the Summer, at least) In the Post-modern search for identity, this visual puzzle is for the…

Mad dog painting on steel by alan dedman

Bums and mad dogs

Bums and mad dogs: why? In 1969 there was an outbreak of rabies in the UK. A pet mongrel ‘went mad and died of rabies’ in Surrey. Meanwhile…

Black & White pic of Stephen Morris painting by Alan Dedman

Stephen Morris by Alan Dedman

Painting Stephen Morris is something I never thought I’d do back in 1986 when we seemed to have parted company ‘forever’. Stephen had just married Ljuba; we attended…

pic of painting of BGD by alan dedman, colourful

All about BGD by Alan Dedman

‘All about BGD’ is the label my father put on a photo album. The initials BGD stand for Basil, George Dedman. Whilst clearing their home, I found photographs…

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