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Ageing beautifully
Two weeks ago I was given a lovely bunch of tulips and I have loved watching them age, and I realised today what a metaphor…
Can mindfulness be communicated through art?
As I come close to the end of my MA Fine Art course, I am preparing to exhibit the pieces I have made in response…
A raspberry pi digital clock! Creativity at it's geekiest.
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…
Today's painting – it's coming along!
Earlier this year I decided to take a year out from exhibiting and doing my photography and concentrate on playing. The last couple of years…
One a day photo challenge – Day Three
No sunshine today, I was on Skype with my daughter who lives in South America and was caught by a glass bowl on my dining…
Mindful massage insight!
I was lucky enough to have a lovely head and shoulder massage today and I suddenly had an insight into mindfulness and our need to…
Endless space….
Close your eyes for a minute; within each of us is an endless space – there is nothing, there are no ‘things’ – there are…
First prototype digital piece – Being Present
Just shown a prototype of my digital art piece to some people who had very little background in what I was trying to achieve. “It’s just…
Larmer Tree 2015 – it was fun as always!
I know it’s a cliche, but I can’t believe that a week ago I was sat in The Arc waiting for SnowApple having just had…
Playing with camera techniques – Autumn in Gosport
Liminal spaces…. I’ve been out this morning in Gosport, playing with some different camera techniques – still using the mindful practice but ending up with…
Working on the creativity muscle
Still feeling weird about being at home – I am out of sorts. HOWEVER I start a six week photography course today which I…
The universe within….
A large part of my work this year is about encapsulating the universe within. Close your eyes for a minute; within each of us is…
Prepping my Christmas cards 🙂
Just prepping 3 designs of Christmas card for sale at Sticks Gallery Fareham. We had fun making them, there is a watercolour (“Dizzy Tree”)…
Great news! 2 exhibition openings & more 🙂
The Opening Reception for my Footsteps to the Square exhibition is less than a week away but today brought great news for those kind enough…
Rest in peace Ged.
Fragile. Norfolk, January 2017. We lost a lovely gentle man on Christmas Day. Too soon.
Mark Anstee – living in the moment
Yesterday we had a visit from Mark Anstee who makes huge temporary artworks – often (always?) with a historical and emotional aspect, using wonderful creative ideas…
It's official….. I'm an artist!
Well, I am not sure how it happened but the uni have accepted me to study an MA Fine Arts in September. I am still…
Suzanne Moxhay – surreal dystopian landscapes
The last speaker we had at the end of term was Suzanne Moxhay and it was great to meet her and discuss her work –…
It'll do… won't it?
The last few months have been an incredible learning curve – learning about the art world and what sort of art I want to produce…
One picture a day challenge – it's a toughie!
Yesterday I accepted a challenge to take one picture a day – only one – for the next month and post my results. At first…
Photo challenge Day 11 – oops, I missed a few!
I have been busy with other stuff…. and I realised just now that I hadn’t picked up my camera for a few days. So…
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