John Dilnot
@johndilnot.bsky.social
ARTIST East Sussex U.K. PAINTINGS BOOKS PRINTMAKING linktr.ee/johndilnot
SCRAP WOOD TREES a new box work just finished These are tiny trees cut from small pieces of found discarded wood. Various kinds of timber and wood products. MDF, particle board, drift wood, strand board. And used to be something else, a kitchen cabinet, a pallet, an Ikea item, laminate flooring…..
STILL LIFE ! (II) detail acrylic on heavy paper 29 x 36cm.
FIVE BITS OF WOOD acrylic on off cuts of wood 21 x 22 cm.
SCRAP WOOD TREES Detail from a new box work. These are tiny trees cut from small pieces of found scrap discarded wood. All various kinds of timber, plywood, particle board, drift wood, painted wood, wood that used to be something else, a kitchen cabinet, a pallet, MDF, laminate flooring, architrave…
I’ve just finished a new collection of Scrap Wood Trees. These are tiny trees cut from small pieces of found wood. All various kinds of timber, plywood, particle board, drift wood, painted wood that used to be something else, a kitchen cabinet, a pallet, laminate flooring.
A new large box of off cuts made from scrap wood OFF CUTS COLLECTION 2026 50x35x7cm. wood acrylic glass
New large box work just finished and filled with a forest full of birds. THE OLD FOREST 50 x 35 x 9cm
New large box work just finished and filled with a forest full of birds. THE OLD FOREST 50 x 35 x 9cm The box incorporates a map showing part of East Sussex with areas of woodland including Ashdown Forest. johndilnot.com
A pair of new paintings EARLY ARCHITECTURE and RUINS August 2026 both acrylic on wooden panels and both 9” x 12” (23x 30.5cm)
New painting on wood ‘STILL LIFE’ Aug 2026 11”x14” - 275 x 358mm.
New colour pencil drawing - School Days 301 x 285 mm colour pencils, acrylic, collage
New colour pencil drawing - Black and Blue ( Morning has Broken ) 312 x 256 mm
new painting FALL AGAIN 2926 acrylic on cradled panel 84 X 60 cm.
A very enjoyable day the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition - Varnishing Day. My collage is in room IX curated by @eileen_cooper_ra and @katherinejones_pp . A big thank you to them both for including my work.
drawing Kitchen Table graphite, acrylic and colour pencils on paper 200x286mm.
I’m delighted to have Table-Top Diorama selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Am looking forward to seeing the show, maybe I’ll see you on Varnishing Day?! #royalacademyofarts @royalacademyarts #rasummerexhibition #royalacademysummerexhibition #royalacademysummerexhibition2026
little drawing Out of Reach acrylic, graphite, colour pencils, rubber stamps and varnish on heavyweight paper. 286x102 mm.
Drawing Three Trees graphite, acrylic, colour pencils and rubber stamps on heavy paper. 145 x 280mm.
a new little painting Bird Book acrylic on cradled panel 149x148 mm
These are bound for INK PAPER AND PRINT at Lewes Town Hall Saturday 2nd May 10.30 to 4.30. Book free tickets in advance on Eventbrite. Or £2 on the door. I’ll have books, cards, prints, boxes and collages.
I’ll be at INK PAPER AND PRINT in Lewes coming up soon. I will be there JUST the Saturday 2 May with books, cards, prints, boxes and collages. Johndilnot.com
A Wonderful and packed opening night at @hastings.contemporary for THE OPEN: ODYSSEY. A very engaging and varied exhibition of work by artists with a Sussex connection. The Open: Odyssey Saturday 28 March - Sunday 31 May 2026 at Hastings Contemporary Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW
I thought it might be interesting to explain how I designed this painting. I have superimposed a red line diagram over the table area to let you see how I have used the Golden Ratio, the Fibonacci number sequence and the Golden Spiral.
