ink sketches -

Re-working some of my old sketches

Mixed media - Ink, washes, watercolors

playing with watercolor washes

A little play with watercolor washes

Walking Cheetah in Marwell Zoo

My Walking cheetah is now installed in Marwell zoo

Spirit is now in barcelona!

Spirit is now in Barcelona!

Walking cheetah - contemporary work

walking cheetah 

Little English Bulldog sculpture

Today in the studio, after having worked on few new contemporary sketches I decided to also spend time finishing a little sculpture of an english bulldog that I started a while ago.


so, almost done.. her it is. about 12 cm high

Open studios 2012

This year I am doing my open studios as part of the west Berkshire initiative.

I am opening my studio at the following dates:
preview the 18th from 6pm until 8pm - join me for a glass of wine
other days are 19th, 26th and 27th from 11am until 5pm

Looking forward to see you. contact me on marie@ackers.biz to get the studio address.

Marie

walking cheetah - Work in progress

This is my new work. Work in progress.

Maquette for a larger work for an exhibition.

I am currently dong the mold for extended trot 3 - Order yours now:)

Urban horses and riders -

My new behance portfolio

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Urban-Horses-and-Riders/3294798

Mixed media  Sketches-

 stenciling, car spray, emulsion on craft paper, Cardboard on craft PaPer - Size A3

Urban horses 1

Urban horses 2

Urban horses 3

Urban horses 4

Urban riders 1

Urban rider 2

Street horses 1

Below are the initial drawings that inspired them, insPired by cave Paintings, street art, matisse cut outs, the shaPes that i designed and use in my sculPtures....

Start of 2012!

Well, Its time for me to start my 2012 year!

Every year, I always seem to do the same thing , I am doing a bit of planning of the year usually in end December/early January  but for some reasons. this year took a bit longer.

It is thinking time!

End of December and early January, I like to do my planning for the year. this year in particular, I am concentrating on getting a business plan a bit better, planning marketing , exhibitions ( as much as I can so far), what work I will need to do to make sure i get those exhibition right.

This year I am also doing open studios with West-berkshire  and part of it, there is an exhibtion in Arlington center. The theme fo rthat this year is "afterwords" which  will be challenge for me and I am really tempted to do a sculpture which has nothing to do with animals for once. So i have ben thinking about this for a while, sketching ideas and thinking again. I have few ideas but will see...

 I have been thinking, looking through my last yea sketch book, sketching ideas, and thinking again! looks like I am doing a fair amount of work in my head at the moment!:) i have some good idea and they start to materialize slowly...time to start working on them. The idea that i have this year are an extension of what i have been working on so far, the directions are still changing a bit but the fundamental of the work stay the same.

I have few new works at the moment and I am just waiting to do the moulds! Another work is also being made so you will know more about it very soon.
This year I have also the challenge to finish some of my old work! I have few pieces unfinished,  a more traditional work but it will be interesting to see how they benefit from my latest research.

keep looking ...soon some new works.....

EQUUS 2013 - Evolution

A new project

EQUUS 2013 – Evolution

A project of experimentations leading to an exciting exhibition of cutting edge equestrian art.

The purpose of this project is to gather a group of leading equestrian artist working in different style sharing ideas, creating a common story of experimentation. Those artists will be challenged to present new visions and new fresh approach to equestrian art over a year. So far, some incredible artists will participate to the project:

·       Judy Boyt, sculptor : http://www.judyboyt.com/home.php

·       Tessa Campbell Fraser sculptor: www.tessacampbellfraser.co.uk

·       Julieann Worrall Hood sculptor: http://www.woho.co.uk/

·       Sally Martin painter: http://sallymartinfineart.com/

·       And me    www.ackers.biz  or  www.marieackers.co.uk

We will also start a blog that will run for the duration of the project with the stories, the progress, ideas and sketches. Artists will meet up few times during the project.  The project will be online for a year via a blog with the final exhibition (Location TBD) where sculptures, paintings and sketches will be displayed.

…but check out all the latest information on the project on the website or the blog:

www.equus2013.co.uk

http://equus2013-evolution.blogspot.com/

This is only the start so follow us….

Happy New Year 2012!

Hi everybody,
I have been quite quiet for a while and I think it is time for me to get going:) New year and new year resolutions... sounds familiar?:):)

Actually for a change, i haven't made any new year resolution , no for any other reasons that I was quite busy preparing new projects and  a new schedule of exhibitions for 2012.


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