Home Drawing Down the Moon Art does not have to make sense. Art fills the space left by the rational mind and completes it. Jake Baddeley Drawing Down the Moon Although I usually sketch in a dreamlike state, uncritically following where the composition leads, it is...
Home » inspiration Threshold Threshold 3 – Transitions, translations, transformations Although I usually sketch in a dreamlike state, uncritically following where the composition leads, it is often interesting and illuminating to interpret the image...
Home » inspiration The Goddess The Goddess – Divine Femininity Over the years a recurring theme in my work has been the Goddess. The divine feminine. It seems to be something that is making a comeback. Many years ago it was popular amongst our ancestors who...
Home » Blog Inspiration Whispers from the beyond – my thoughts on Inspiration in art Inspiration: what is the source of that well of joy drawn on famously by poets, painters and musicians? Inspiration is literally ‘to breathe in’, by definition from...
Home » drawing The Muse Jake Baddeley – The Muse – chalk on paper – 65 x 50 cm – 2018 – check availability The Muse, the traditional dispenser of inspiration, is a concept that has come down to us from classical times. In this rendition...
Home » Blog The Secret Garden Jake Baddeley – The Secret Garden – chalk on paper – 65 x 50 cm – 2018 – check availability A favourite theme of classical and neoclassical painters was The Garden of the Hesperides, a mythical orchard where...