Loads of artists live here in Wivenhoe. I walk the dog along the estuary most days, often with an artist friend, and generally bump into another one or two. One friend maintains that ‘when artists get together, all they talk about is money (or lack of it)’. Which has a grain of truth, but thankfully we do often talk about other stuff as well. I do appreciate this; it’s good to share thoughts, successes and moans with other people in a similar situation.
The other day I was told that Wivenhoe features in ‘Country Living’ magazine this month, as one of the ‘Top 10 best Artists’ Colonies’. I had a little look at the article in a shop yesterday and it’s true. No artists’ names mentioned, no photos of studios or work, just talk of the village being ‘attractive’ and arty and an easy commute into London, and ideas of house prices. (Yet again someone’s trying to make money out of artists, arguably with no benefit at all to us..!)
I’m getting into the studio a bit more than I expected to (given that it’s the school holidays). Hooray!
