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Convergence / Divergence – Walking the Land

I met up with artists from Walking the Land for Convergence / Divergence, a three-day…

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Ink on melting hailstones on paper

Elemental Drawings

A review of recent small studio works, elemental asides. Drawing the elements, from…

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Logo of 4WCoP2022 text next to a globe

A postcard for #4WCoP2022

Walking a line towards the sun: a postcard for The Fourth World Congress of…

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Screenshot of Tide by Ruth Broadbent in the exhibition Ecologies of Drawing: In Situ

Ecologies of Drawing: In Situ

A still image from my recent work, Tide, has been selected for Ecologies of Drawing: In…

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The Walkbook front cover of book with an image looking up into trees on a red background.

Walking a Line for The Walkbook

Walking a Line: Encounters through drawing (a sensory engagement with the ground) is a…

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Abstract reflections of woodland in stream (Terminalia)

Terminalia: Salt Way boundary walk

I met up with artist and friend, Rhiannon Evans, for a Terminalia walk on 23 February. We…

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Screenshot of 'Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds' by Ruth Broadbent (Living Maps Review, Issue 12, Spring 2022, Mapworks) with red text and Puddle Worlds map image.

Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds

‘Groundlines and Puddle Worlds: maps as records of real and imaginary worlds', an article…

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Pen in process of drawing with sand on paper for T I D E (2021, video still image)

watermarks, tide, drawing and mapping water

Thoughts on recent works, ‘Watermarks, From the Water’s Edge’ (Walking The Land) and TIDE…

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Image of Ruth Broadbent drawing on rocky beach with sea in background (2021)

November News and Updates

Latest updates including three artworks selected for #WalkCreate Gallery, thoughts on…

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hyphæ drawing collective / Letting it settle - a meandering line cuts between the words, like a path or trace. Ten names appear in the lower left and the exhibition title, Letting it Settle, to the right of the line.

Letting it settle – hyphæ drawing collective

Letting it settle is an exhibition of new work by hyphæ drawing collective, a group of…

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