Clare Rogers

Lovely piece of writing Jon.
Thanks for signposting to the Wild Words magazine; a great selection of Dartmoor experiences & writing.

Thank you for the repost & kind words.
Dartmoor is such a special & inspirational place.

Thanks Claire.

This one is finished now…..I think! A few days of fiddling with it, but it’s time to stop.

Now to frame and put on my website.

Titled, ‘Spirit of Winter’ I hope it conjures up the feel of cold darker days on Dartmoor.

Monotype and ink drawing.

#Dartmoor #winter #printmaking

Muted shades of landscape colours in brown & grey. Black ink drawing of tree on the top. Unfinished.

A bit more drawing today.

Work in progress for this Dartmoor tree, seen near Burrator.

Mulling over a title as I work….

Monotype background and ink pen drawing.

#Dartmoor

Thank you!

Thanks Helen

Thank you!😁

Get to know your mutuals. 10 random things I like in no particular order.
1. Drawing
2. Reading
3. Silence
4. Trees & woods
5. Really hot tea
6. Cats
7. Mountains & Moors
8. My bicycle
9. Whisky
10. Red kites

Pale brown & grey colour of a woodland floor. Trees drawn in pencil.

‘Gathering’ #2

New monotype with pencil drawing.

Experimenting with lighter colours, but trying to keep the same atmospheric feel as my darker pieces.

I love the quiet found amongst the fir trees at Burrator.

#Dartmoor

Four images of mountains from old postcards.

World Book Night 2026 – The Mountains Are Calling…
WBN United Artists invite you to respond to a poem, text or book about mountains for an exhibition and mail art swap.
Deadline 3rd March 2026 - Early submissions very welcome. Find out more about WBN and download the full brief:
shorturl.at/Ti5lt

Looking for some winter themed cards?

I have some multipacks available on my website

www.jcurtisart.com/photo_167823...

A great couple of days of printmaking, first with Emma @princetownpress.bsky.social for a Heritage Letterpress Workshop. Lots of great tuition & a hoard of prints to take away.

Then a day making #Dartmoor inspired monotypes at home.

Printmaking bliss!

Lovely photo. Just my kind of quiet, murky inspiration.

I hope she’s comfortable now Amanda, and you get some peace of mind soon xx

Great talk, and Rupert’s book ‘What Remains’ is a must read.

Really delighted that my image was featured in this wonderful publication by @dartmoorcollective.org

A fabulous new zine.
Beautifully designed and with a great selection of thoughtful imagery.
#Dartmoor

Thank you!

"What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,
You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
A heap of broken images,..."
(The work @dartmoorcollective.org do with amateur, emerging and professional artists is fabulous, take a look.) (Apologies to Eliot.)

If you'd like to come along to the zine launch on Thursday 16th October then we'd love to see you - it's entirely free - just register for free tickets using the link below.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dartmoor-c...

Getting down to some drawing this afternoon.

Using ink pen to draw the trees on top of the monotypes I made a couple of weeks ago.

Inspired by a beautifully misty area in the trees near Burrator, Devon.

Nearly there, I think….

#Dartmoor

Need some help #Dartmoor and #Devon friends...

We're looking for a suitable venue for the forthcoming @dartmoorcollective.org Flow zine launch.

Ideally somewhere Dartmoor adjacent but easily accessible from Plymouth / Exeter capable of accommodating 30+ people.

Any ideas most welcome.

Thank you!

Ellen Thesleff's self portrait of 1895, goes beyond a depiction of outward appearances and conveys the enigma of the artist who helped introduce Impressionism to Finland; she regarded herself as a poet with a brush, always trying to capture what she called 'the dream of life.'

Got my printing press out for the first time this year!

Spent a few lovely hours looking at ideas & making 3 Dartmoor inspired monotypes.

Once they are dry, I will draw trees on the top with ink pen.

The wide landscape will then be brought in to a more intimate view.🤞

#dartmoor #printmaking

Thanks James.

The faded images & text are inkjet printed separately on top of each other, & double sided, which was a bit tricky. Just got the covers to cut, fold & stitch. I’ve made 8, so should finish today.
Trouble is, I have more ideas….!😂

Thanks Rachel, yours too!😁

It’s a small (6 page A6) hand made artist’s book, on the theme of Dartmoor. I’ve extracted text from other sources to create a short ‘poem’. I’m using old collagraph prints to make the cover. The inside features faded images of monotypes I made a while ago.😁