Navigators Art and Performance Presents: A FEAST OF FOOLS II Folk Music and words to Celebrate Old Christmas and Twelfth Night Holiday’s end - the last gasp of Mischief! Welcome to our second alternative end-of-season celebration of Twelfth Night and Old Christmas: packed with live folk music, spoken word and a nod to the pagan and the impish. All at York’s unique ancient Black Swan Inn @blackswanyork! Flushed with Edinburgh Fringe success, Dr Lara McClure sets the scene with some atmospheric storytelling.

Navigators Art and Performance Presents: CO-AUDENATION: A creative exploration of W. H. Auden A new expanded version of our sold-out summer show.. SPOKEN WORD, LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCE ART “Born in Bootham in 1907, this “Picasso of modern poetry” became a controversial star of the avant-garde..” Featuring: Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Antony Dunn, Carrieanne Vivianette, Elizabeth Chadwick Pywell, Ian Parks, Jane Stockdale, Janet Dean, JT Welsch, Richard Kitchen, Alan Gillott, Hugh Bernays + more

I launched my YouTube channel a little while ago, starting initially with just some time-lapse videos of my digital process. I was trying to just get in the habit of recording, editing, adding some audio and posting online. My first attempt with some kind of vocal commentary was a bit let down by poor audio quality but I think I’ve been levelling them up a little each time.

The Amiga was an essential part of my art journey. The art I saw as a kid on the first computer we had was a huge part in me wanting to become an artist. Those graphics, loading screens, the box art and the music was an incredible multimedia experience at the time. Cartoons and comics had a similar role in firing me up but I will always have a soft spot for the charms of the Amiga and the late 80’s and early 90’s.

The Micklegate Art Trail is starting on the 1st June! Pleased to say I have a piece included to be shown at The Blossom Street Gallery, York You can see the work of over 50 local artists in 20+ shops, restaurants, cafes and more all over Micklegate! There will be several informal ‘Launch’ events in various locations on Sunday afternoon - 2nd June The Falcon where there’ll be a chance to explore the trail, meet the artists, a demonstration from @felty_and_fabulous and DJ set from @sola_artofstreet starting at 3pm

The Basement Sessions returns.. LIVE, LOCAL AND LOUD! Navigators Art and Performance presents a very special lineup of local performers selected for their spirit of experimentality and community - and of course for being excellent! The latest in our series showcasing some of the best of Alternative York’s artists and performers is presented in association with the 2024 York Festival of Ideas and celebrates the power of the arts to entertain, connect, provoke, question, enrich, inspire & change.

Recent works in progress. Related Shelby Brothers Oil on Paper Oil Studies of Elders Small Gouache People

I’ve been giving Logseq a really good go since the beginning of the year. I love the way it works actually but the thing that has made me return to Obsidian is VIM. Logseq lacks decent vim motions and all of those indented bullet points are not all that useful if you want to access your markdown elsewhere. I recently discovered the project obsidian.nvim and it really bridges a gap for me.

Navigators Art are inviting submissions from visual artists based in York for our forthcoming exhibition between 10th March and 6th April 2024. GUNA is a version of the ancient Greek word for ‘woman’ and the show forms part of the city’s International Women’s Week activities. York Collective Navigators Art & Performance will accept submissions from visual artists based in York for our forthcoming exhibition at the City Screen Picturehouse gallery between 10th March and 6th April 2024.

Small studies painted with 90% watercolour and a little white Gouache. The white Gouache just helps for a few opaques and highlights and you can veer away from the more traditional watercolour technique of leaving your white highlights as untouched paper. Trying to get back into the flow of regular daily painting and watercolour is very easy to just pick up and dive right into. I have oil paintings on the go but it takes a little bit more cognitive load and resistance to get into that process.