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Have you ever wondered what artists do all day?
Since I have considered myself an “artist”, over the last couple of years, it has been a steep learning curve learning about how the art…
Reflections on the last 7 months…..minions and blue cucumbers!
It’s been 7 months since I was made redundant and my life was turned upside down, or is that inside out? I was lucky…
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…
Rest in peace Ged.
Fragile. Norfolk, January 2017. We lost a lovely gentle man on Christmas Day. Too soon.
How to steal like an artist
A friend recently pointed me towards this video of the marvelous water-colorist Vera Bobson from Canada. I love her work, I had not previously…
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…
Mandy Webb – subversive artist
Mandy Webb As part of our course we have visiting artists who come and chat with us and talk about their work – I have…
Week Two – busy busy busy – research and life drawing
The second week of my MA has been fun, but busy. I have a pile of books to read and loads buzzing in my…
Developing my fine art practice – week… 7 or is it 8?!
Work for my proposal I have continued this week to delve into all sorts of interesting articles around the artists who appeal to me and the…
Photowalk around Old Portsmouth
It’s been a while since I got out with my camera – I spent a lovely couple of hours wandering round on Thursday – here…
Steep learning curve – week 5- planning the exhibition
This week has been a huge learning curve. I have been prepping for my exhibition at Portsmouth Guildhall – it’s one thing to put together…
Ghost sign……
This has been catching my eye recently and at last I had my camera with me when I passed by the Explosion Museum today.
The sound of liminality…..
Yesterday I did my presentation for the Research module on Subversion and Creativity. I enjoyed it, and it was especially good to listen to some…
The excitement of seeing that little red dot!
I haven’t had time to blog for a while but I have been really busy with my artistic life and I have some exciting things…
Mindfulness – making space in your day
Over the last couple of years I have dabbled with mindfulness and seen the benefits that it can bring. There is a LOT in the…
Tight rope walk – after abstraction review
Yesterday I visited White Cube gallery in Bermondsey for the first time. Obviously I was aware of the history of exhibitions there, but had never…
Day 4 – Expect the unexpected…..
This morning I could hardly eat my breakfast I was so nervous about installing my last piece “Liminal Man” – in the comfort of my…
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…
A picture paints a thousand words – or does it?
Take a look at the picture above, it’s a rowing boat on turquoise water. Do you like it any more if I tell you that…
Painters block & an important lesson!
Earlier this year I was trying (far too hard!) to paint a new picture for an exhibition that was coming up in January and not…
America's cool modernism – at the Ashmolean now!
I’d highly recommend at trip to the Ashmolean, Oxford (before the end of July) for the America’s Cool Modernism show – abstract expressionism in the…
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