Had a great talk from artist Bruce Williams last week – it was (as all these talks are proving to be) very inspirational and thought provoking. Bruce Williams – art in the real world Bruce makes impossibly huge pieces of art – and it was so interesting to hear the mammoth research that goes into …
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 see the different things I could do if I chose to. I was particularly excited by the digital printing on fabric. The idea of having either my photographs or one …
Just prepping 3 designs of Christmas card for sale at Sticks Gallery Fareham. We had fun making them, there is a watercolour (“Dizzy Tree”) a snowy scene (“Magical Lamp”) and my personal favorite “Spinnaker Lights” by Bradley. All designs available at £1.50 each if you get in touch with me.
Week 3 at Uni has been a roller coaster. Below I will detail some of the work I have been doing, but the week was notable in a couple of ways. My head is going off in all directions, I have so much reading I want to do, a pile of books from the library, …
Over the last few months I have collected some of my monochrome photographs and paired them with some short poems to produce a booklet about loneliness, sadness and grief. Poignant and evoking a sense of sadness, the poetry enhances the moving photographs to give a sense of how it is to be lonely and coping …
The second week of my MA has been fun, but busy. I have a pile of books to read and loads buzzing in my head, which has meant a couple of sleepless nights – not in a bad way, but just to buzzy to sleep, or waking up early keen to start the day! …
Week Two – busy busy busy – research and life drawing Read More »
As I start university and go back to a more structured life, I have been reflecting on what I have achieved over the last nine months. On the face of it, my brain often dismisses this time as ‘wasted’ and I find a voice in my head berating myself for not spending it more wisely. …
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 it was once owned by a man who survived a shipwreck and he escaped certain death by rowing it to safety? Or that I took that picture in Portsmouth Historic …
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. …