It's been such a hectic and exhausting weekend buit it was well worth the effort.
We had our Open studio event this weekend. The private view was on Friday night and we had an amazing turnout, the studio was packed to the rafters and the work on show was very diverse and exciting.
I don't know how I didn't lose my voice as I did not get the chance to stop talking all night. I got some really positive feedback about my work and spoke about some future possibilities too.
Saturday and Sunday provided a constant stream of visitors who were genuinely interested in and encouraging about my work. I decided to paint throughout the weekend and managed to get a fair bit of painting done, some successful and some not at all.
It was interesting to get different views about my paintings and to listen to other peoples reactions to the work and the techniques that I employ. Thank you to all my friends who came to support me over the weekend, as always it is very much appreciated.
Some feedback from friends who know my work and what it is all about was quite enlightening. It was the first time they had seen my new work and many of them commented on how much darker the new paintings were. It is quite interesting to hear that because I haven't conciously done that. I have been thinking about and researching the early hours and the twighlight so it is probably that what has influenced the latest work.
Over the next few weeks I need to concentrate on creating work for a few open submission competitions and then get back to finishing off the Cavendish commision for the November exhibition.
