the Belper art trail took place in july 2013. it was hard work and a success for those taking part and those i spoke to that saw it. we kept a blog about the development of the trail and now […]
Monday 20 January Okay, it was a fine sunny morning, gorgeous as I watched the dawn lighten the sky, so today I finally made a start. After months of looking, thinking, trying to figure out how to do it, still […]
Thursday 23 January Why?I grew up with the propaganda of Hollywood and Ealing, naively expected the end of hostilities to be just that, so I was surprised to discover it wasn’t anything like as clean as portrayed. Not that I […]
My dissertation discussed how artists from the last century use sound in their work. Kandinsky’s Composition VII, 1913 was the main focus on my first chapter talking about the movement and colour of paint and how was synaesthesia used in […]
Different points of departure I call this piece ‘The Fighter’. It seems to be literally straining to get itself off the canvas. It’s beginnings came from a photograph of mine of a fairly ordinary object we might have in our […]
We knew London was a wise way to kick off our project visits; such a wealth of historical resources to study anatomy and medicine, and rich contemporary culture of art and literature. We both anticipated it was to be an […]
FIVE hours in the studio today! Admittedly one of those was spent re-stacking my wood pile and all the boards that got wet recently. The driving rain got in under the door and soaked into my precious pile of boards […]
P/art 2 Of all the posts I have done for this blog, the last one about working part time as an artist has had the most reaction. Because it got such a strong response I want to look at what […]
Over the Christmas period I really began to think about what makes me and what defines me as a person. What is behind this wall that I put up and put on? I began thinking of what I have hidden […]
I then began to think more what really made me, and I came to the conclusion of my hair. It has always been something that I have felt ruled my life. I hated how fuzzy and curly it was and […]
The latest piece in the collage abuse series – TO FOLD As usual, I made the smaller 16 x 25 cm piece (above) first to test images and theory, then moved on to a larger 41 x 66 cm version […]
PRIMARY Old Skool Breaks 8: From a Dizzying Height Mik Godley and Rebecca Beinart present new work exploring stories of expulsion, migration and return. Large scale drawings and installation From 2013-2014 Primary artists present ‘Old Skool Breaks’, a series of […]
Ok! I’ve moved in… not quite lock, stock and barrel, but a boot load of stuff went over this afternoon, and I’m piling up the next lot to take on Tuesday. It felt weird… my son asked “ooh! can I […]
First thoughts on a difficult subject, with me waffling-on. As I mentioned in a previous post – these are early thoughts that I have already adapted; I’ll get onto that at a later date. 6ix Souls project presentation.
The Sporting League: Game 10 Results. Kite Vale cemented their top four claims with a coming of age win over leaders Athletico. Vale gaffer: ‘We had some anxious moments out there but we held on well for the win. To […]
‘In July 1994, I set out from Glasgow on a Hitch-Hiking trip. The destination was ‘the continent’, or more realistically France. I left Glasgow on 22nd June 1994 and made it to Paris, via Glastonbury and London. It was one […]
nan’s curtains I’ve asked a friend’s husband who makes small scale carousels from scratch (they are amazing!), if he can come up with a mechanical device to make the curtains open and close;- I think he likes a challenge. He’s […]
It is a fact that as time has gone on in modern warfare those who are most effected are the innocent civilians, more civilians than ever are victims of war.Being reminded of Picassos Guernica 1937 painting which emerged from the […]
Well, it’s been a few days since I last wrote in this blog but I have been busy. My website is up and running and I’ve been creating. Last time we spoke I talked about creating my Artists Statement and […]
It’s funny how people see their roles in the art world. I’m thinking of this just now as I’ve seen several artists talking blogs appear on facebook recently and I know I would feel VERY uncomfortable about putting mine on […]
31st January 2014 I sat at my computer wondering what I should write about today on my a-n blog, however, I got bored and decided to look on my e-mails and there was an e-mail from upworthy. Straight away I […]
2nd February 2014 Tick Tock http://www.louiseaclarke.co.uk/tick-tock/458242603…
A Whole World : Diary extract 30.4.2007 When mum died, a whole world died with her. Last week, I visited what remains of part of her world – her friends – and I took Delia to meet some of her […]
I am challenging myself to paint on a large scale-where there is nowhere to hide, where all my decisions come under scrutiny – there are various routes I can take with my gestures and my choice of motif. There is […]
