At the weekend the annual Hampshire Open Studios event started. Till the end of August, dozens of artists all over Hampshire are opening their doors so you can see their work, meet them and find out how they go about doing their thing. On Saturday, we went down to Royal Clarence Yard (Gosport) and visited two …
I thought I would dedicate this post to creativity of a different kind, electronic geeky stuff. No less creative than more artistic endeavors and sometimes a little more useful. A few weeks ago, I was bemoaning the fact that in the night I often find it hard to read my clock if I wake up. …
A raspberry pi digital clock! Creativity at it's geekiest. Read More »
Yesterday I went up to London to see the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – which has been running every year for nearly 250 years. I try to catch some of the exhibitions at the RA but strangely this was the first time I have gone to the Summer Exhibition. Over 1100 works, some by amateurs …
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – what inspiration! Read More »
I have mentioned before that I am synaesthetic. I don’t see numbers or words as colours or see music as colours (although that sounds amazing) – mainly I have a very specific way that I see numbers in time. I had no idea about synaesthesia until I was in my mid-40’s when I was …
Synaesthesia and art – what colour or shape is that feeling? Read More »
As part of Fareham Arts Festival, I decided my Free Art Friday this week would be based around the festival. I have four pieces on exhibition, three street photographs at Arty’s restaurant in Knowle Village, and a large watercolour called ‘Close’ as part of the Fareham Open Exhibition at Sticks Gallery in Fareham Shopping Center. …