Really excited to have my work, ‘Accumulation‘ selected to be part of this open exhibition in Scarborough. I attended the… Read more OPO Open 2026
No Parlez / Zero Plan
Delighted to pick up my copy of the zine ‘Zero Plan’ this week. This is issue 26 and is linked… Read more No Parlez / Zero Plan
Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass
I had the opportunity just before Christmas to design a poster for the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus to promote their upcoming… Read more Ola Gjeilo Sunrise Mass
Pressing Matters – Green and Black
Very exciting to have mu work ‘Fragmentation’ selected for the ShowCase Gallery in the latest issue of Pressing Matters magazine,… Read more Pressing Matters – Green and Black
Postcards 2026
Really pleased to have three of my works form the series ‘Fragmentation’ selected to be shown in this exhibition at… Read more Postcards 2026
That Analog Zine – HOME
Very excited to return home from my Christmas travels to find a copy of ‘That Analog Zine’ in the post.… Read more That Analog Zine – HOME
Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition – Honourable Mention
Very exciting and unexpected post last week with a parcel from the Awagami Factory in Japan. I wasn’t expecting to… Read more Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition – Honourable Mention
Miniatures at 13B, Slovenia
Great to see my bookwork ‘Autumn: A Walk on The line’ being explored by hand at the opening of the… Read more Miniatures at 13B, Slovenia
20:20 Print Exchange
Very excited to see the 20:20 Print Exhange exhibition going live. I’ll post a picture of my contribution which was… Read more 20:20 Print Exchange
Talented artists and Folded Realities on show at The Mill Gallery
Great to read this review of the Folded Realities exhibition that opened on Friday.
Folded Realities
Very excited to attend the opening night of this new show at The Mill Gallery in Leeds yesterday evening. The… Read more Folded Realities
Autumn: A Walk on the Line
A key project as part of my PhD studies and in developing my artistic practice generally is ‘The Line’. This… Read more Autumn: A Walk on the Line
Chicken, Duck and Pork and Eggs
I think I forgot to write a Blog Post about this exhibition! This was the second exhibition curated by Louise… Read more Chicken, Duck and Pork and Eggs
Enshrined Devotion
White Column Gallery, Leeds School of Arts, 3 November 2025 – 14 November 2025 and Design Festa Gallery (WEST), Shibuya,… Read more Enshrined Devotion
Honorable Mention
Very excited to find out that one the A4 multi-media prints, One hundred Points on a Line (15), that I… Read more Honorable Mention
Farnley From Above Otley
One of the watercolour paintings by J. M. W. Turner that I am researching as part of my PhD is… Read more Farnley From Above Otley
National Doodle Day
A long time ago I worked for the national charity, Epilepsy Action, based just up the road from me in… Read more National Doodle Day
Book Binding Workshop
I attended a book binding workshop @leedsprintworkshop this week run by the very talented @kirstiewilliamsprint. We learnt how to make… Read more Book Binding Workshop
Falling to the Forest Floor
Falling to the Forest Floor White Column Gallery, Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Becket University, Broadcasting Place B, 17 September… Read more Falling to the Forest Floor
Farnley Hall from above Otley
Today I walked into Otley and down to the West Lodge Gates to Farnley Hall in order to ‘re-trace’ the… Read more Farnley Hall from above Otley
Non-objective art
As part of a global satellite event of the upcoming 8th Biennale NOA in Pont de Claix France, artists have… Read more Non-objective art
Answers on a postcard
Nice article about the exhibition ‘Answers on a postcard’ that was held at gallery 13b in Slovenia during August. Great… Read more Answers on a postcard
Is the idea the most important thing?
I wrote these words ‘Picture of SPRING’ in a PowerPoint presentation I’m working on as part of my PhD. I… Read more Is the idea the most important thing?
West End, the sunken village
I’ve taken photographs of what remains of the village of West End before, but I’ve never visited Thruscross Reservoir when… Read more West End, the sunken village
In Turner’s footsteps
A key part of my PhD research is looking at the landscapes of Wharfedale and Washburndale through the lens of… Read more In Turner’s footsteps
One Hundred Points on a Line
One of the projects I started during my MA involves 100 points along a 15 mile line from Pelstone Cross… Read more One Hundred Points on a Line
Answers on a postcard
Really excited to be part of this exhibition, running for the whole of October. All three of the Geum Rivale… Read more Answers on a postcard
101 Contemporary artists and more…
Nice to be included in this publication by ‘Collect Art’. It features one of the images from my project ‘Dob… Read more 101 Contemporary artists and more…
Who decides?
Well, I guess in this case it is the curator, Alina Savko who runs Open Gallery in Halifax, a CIC… Read more Who decides?
Throwing Pots
Not another performance piece smashing decorative ceramic plates, but an actual ‘Throwing Taster Class’ at the newly opened North Pottery… Read more Throwing Pots
You walked the line, didn’t you
As part of my PhD research I plan to walk ‘the Line’, a 15 mile transept from Pelstone Cross Quarry… Read more You walked the line, didn’t you
What Remains
Very pleased to have my multi-media piece, ‘What Remains’ featured in the latest issue of Wiro Mag, curated by Lyndon… Read more What Remains
A Coventry Boy
‘A Coventry Boy’ is an artists book that captures the main work I did for my MA Fine Art degree… Read more A Coventry Boy
Border Line
I took this photograph on Ilkey Moor last week or, more accurately, I was on Rombald’s Moor, standing on the… Read more Border Line
Black & White/Shades of Meaning
Really pleased to have a series of photographs from my project ‘Dob Park Bridge: Hyphen and Line’ selected to be… Read more Black & White/Shades of Meaning
Grim zine – celebrating North
Excited to have my work ‘Who decides?’ featured in Grim zine, curator by Sally Anderson (@sallylovessharpies). The zine, in Sally’s… Read more Grim zine – celebrating North
Threads of Connection
Very excited to have my work ‘Rombald’s Stride and other stories III’ selected for this month long online exhibition with… Read more Threads of Connection
Bloodline
Very thought provoking exhibition by Bharti Kher at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, on until 5 May. This installation is called… Read more Bloodline
Spring
Really pleased to have had one of my mono screenprints selected for this exhibition at the Open Gallery in Halifax.… Read more Spring
Who decides?
Who decides? turns out to be quite a pertinent comment. As part of my MA Fine Art show in September… Read more Who decides?
Light & Dark
Delighted to have been selected to be part of the exhibition ‘Light & Dark’ hosted by Haus-A -Rest on their… Read more Light & Dark
7000 Oaks
Joseph Beuys was the first artist I looked at when I started my MA and initially I was a bit… Read more 7000 Oaks
In Solitude
Very pleased to have been selected to be part of this exhibition by Meta Space Gallery. I felt that my… Read more In Solitude
Rooted in Yorkshire (woven by the Wind)
Very excited to be part of this inaugural exhibition by @ukartspotlight ‘Rooted in Yorkshire’ showing my photographic work ‘Great skirtfull… Read more Rooted in Yorkshire (woven by the Wind)
Lines made for walking. Shadows. Lines made to prevent walking.
The climate may have been a bit different to the UK, but there were plenty of lines on my Plettenberg… Read more Lines made for walking. Shadows. Lines made to prevent walking.
Forest
I’ve been looking back at some of the group work with did on my MA to find content for a… Read more Forest
Jannis Kounellis “Untitled” 1969
Really interesting exhibition on at Tate Liverpool at the moment (they are housed in RIBA North while their gallery is… Read more Jannis Kounellis “Untitled” 1969
The Interior of a Canon Foundry
This might seem like a bit of a departure from my previous posts but it is here for two reasons.… Read more The Interior of a Canon Foundry
Luigi Ghirri ‘Ile Rousse’
I’m intrigued by this work by Luigi Ghirri. It is part of a series called ‘Kodachrome’ that was published as… Read more Luigi Ghirri ‘Ile Rousse’
NOWHERE
A walk from Timble to Round Hill and back via the shooting lodge. No art intent behind today’s walk but… Read more NOWHERE
‘Some Places to Visit’
The title of this post refers to a bookwork (or artists book) produced by David Tremlett in 1975. It consists… Read more ‘Some Places to Visit’
Jan Dibbets ‘Linea Bianca’ 1968
This. This is what I am aiming for with my white line in the River Washburn. This piece by Jan… Read more Jan Dibbets ‘Linea Bianca’ 1968
Tom Marioni ‘One Second Sculpture’ 1969
Love this work by Marioni, in part because he has achieved something I’ve been trying to work out with my… Read more Tom Marioni ‘One Second Sculpture’ 1969
Robert Frank ’34th Street, New York’ 1951
Another example of the use of a strong, white line in a photographic image and, like some of Peter Downsbrough’s… Read more Robert Frank ’34th Street, New York’ 1951
Peter Downsbrough
I’ve seen some of Peter Downsbrough’s work before, most notably his bookwork ‘Two Pipes: Fourteen Locations’ but after my tutorial… Read more Peter Downsbrough
Walking home
Nine miles 1,335 feet of ascent 3 hours 7 minutes Highest point 1,259 feet A walk from Ilkley back home… Read more Walking home
Certain Uncertainties
I watched The Thomas Crown Affair on Saturday, a recommendation from one of my PhD supervisors. Ignoring its outdated gender… Read more Certain Uncertainties
49 Square
I saw this stand of silver birch trees on a recent walk. Its not far from a spot that JMW… Read more 49 Square
Lines
A walk today on Otley Chevin checking out one of the locations that JMW Turner undoubtedly visited and sketched from.… Read more Lines
Cornelia Parker: Room for Margins
Work by Cornelia Parker using canvas liners and tracking taken from works by JMW Turner to create new work. These… Read more Cornelia Parker: Room for Margins
The Alpine Garden Vienna
This print started with a pen sketch I did ‘en plein air’ sitting in the shade (it was a very… Read more The Alpine Garden Vienna
RA Summer Exhibition 2018
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
Paul Tranter 