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Free Art Friday – a truly liberating experience
Last week was the first time I have participated in Free Art Friday (#freeartfriday) I found it an exhilarating experience even though it wasn’t truly…
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…
MA FA week 9 – a busy week
Creativity and subversion research This week I have been continuing my research into creativity and subversion. I had one of those wonderful afternoons when I…
Corner of a foreign field…..
I post this picture on Twitter most years, it is a (watercolour) painting I did after visiting the WW1 battlefields in 2010, to retrace the…
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…
Dystopian lake – human detritus
Signs of human habitation…. junk at the bottom of Forton Lake, Gosport. Made me sad, even if it does have a sort of dystopian beauty…..…
Watching the crows at dawn….
Watching the crows in the valley at dawn, Was like looking into the heart of the Tardis, Filling my head with such power, beauty and…
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – what inspiration!
Yesterday I went up to London to see the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition – which has been running every year for nearly 250 years. I…
Impressive range of facilities available at Uni
Since going back to Uni this week, I have had inductions in several of the workshops. Yesterday was the production workshop and it was fun 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…
Playing with acrylics – learning how to paint
I have only really painted in watercolour and had training in watercolour techniques – I have never ventured into acrylic until this year. Initially I…
Stepping through a rift in time……
In the last twenty years, I have brought up two kids on my own, worked part time initially to keep a roof over our heads…
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…
Humour, simplicity and dedication….
Last term we had several guest speakers (that I have blogged about) and I have tried to visit as many exhibitions and galleries as I…
Finding some beauty…photo gallery
I thought that today of all days, I needed to get out into the outdoors and do some mindful photography and find some beauty in…
Mindfulness – is it harmful? How can it aid creativity?
There seems to be a backlash against mindfulness at the moment, with several articles saying it is harmful and some downright scaremongering about what it…
A walk around a very foggy Gosport seafront
After a lovely breakfast at The Boat House, we went for a chilly damp walk around Gosport seafront in the fog. Portsmouth was barely visible…
Blue – how to choose one?
A painting I am planning is going to be mainly blue, and not any old blue either, I have a very specific blue in my…
Online stores – buy art products
I have set up two online shops with products featuring my work from the Unravelled series. Below a selection of what’s available: Ailsa Brims at…
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