The New Lights Exhibition Private View went very well, very busy. The Mercer Gallery is a beautiful building, and Harrogate very pretty. The standard of the works was really impressive. There was a huge range of painting styles and subject matter all of which worked well together. Basically the whole exhibition was really well organised and curated. Lots of exhibiting artists attended and it was great to meet them. Exhibiting artists were given badges so that made the whole thing a lot easier. I had some good feedback about my work, which is always good. Admittedly having my photo taken was a little frightening; I much prefer to be the other end of the camera!
Nat Quinn was awarded the Valeria Sykes Prize, really beautiful paintings with intricate surfaces.
I spent yesterday going through a backlog of emails and opportunity listings. Today I am going to my studio to start a new painting. I am wearing fresh clean painting clothes and Ipod is charged and ready (a day of P J Harvey and Bon Iver I think).
This evening I am meeting with the workshop leader of the Urban Craft Club and another volunteer to discuss new project – pleased to be part of it again. Also this week, attending what looks to be an interesting talk organised by Artquest and Film London at the Whitechapel Gallery – ‘At its core, this discussion asks the question: are you always an artist’. Additionally I have to go and see Adrian Ghenie’s new work at the Haunch of Venison and try to resist the desire to steal one.
I am going now and I am going to paint.
