I am going to look at analytics and see how I can make my posts more successful on my Instagram account. Firstly I need to understand what they are. Analytics: Its the analysis of data and statistics It is understanding […]
I have an Instagram account for my art practice, before looking to try and promote it further I would like to make sure that the site is environmentally sustainable. I know we have to look at the bigger picture, that […]
Social media began in 1996, it has tripled the number of users from 970 million in 2010 to over 4.48 billion users in July 2021. The numbers are starting to slow down and it now relies on the continous gain […]
Last month’s life drawing session from the School of Painting was focused on the work of Whistler. I felt especially lucky this time as Julie, the model has gone to the trouble of making her dress specifically for this class – how […]
Some progress on the latest painting over the holiday weekend. Hope to have these guys ready to debut at FLUX in June (allowing for drying time too) In the meantime, ‘A Splash of Colour’, joint exhibition with Helen Field continues […]
As there are so many great animals to choose from and research for potential connections, my choices are a bit random. I feel like I am spinning a wheel and waiting for the dial to stop on a particular species. […]
It’s a compunction that certainly began at art school. Drawing was always held up to be the ultimate in expression, the fundament of it, if not the whole. For me it has gone beyond that, though I must admit to […]
An exhibition of sculpture and prints by Bridgette Ashton
Delighted to be showing again with FLUX this June at The Design District. In addition, my work features in the current issue of The FLUX Review magazine, now on sale.
The instagram bio is a short (150 character) introduction to you and your practice. This means whatever you put there has to be concise and quickly explain what you do, and share any other important links etc. I have take […]
After doing a little research on other successful artist Instagram pages, I have updated my page with the new username, and a new profile picture, as you can see from the screenshot below: Although I have changed the username to […]
Birthmark Rose and Heart by Carole Day. Felt tip pens and brushes. When I was born I had a bright red birthmark on my upper left arm. I don’t really remember it much, but my mother said that other […]
My final day of this adventure, and I went to the heart of everything – The Googleplex, Google HQ. And for good measure I also went to Infinty Loop, the Apple HQ. The Googleplex is too perfect, which makes me […]
A penultimate day of artiness, and (finally) a chance for a wander round San Jose itself. Lots to like, big, open urban spaces with impressive buildings and public art, though I don’t know if that is how it appears to […]
I’m rather enjoying the freedom of my art-life at the moment. I have no targets, no deadlines, and apart form the wrapped twigs tangent, I have no work that “needs” to be done. I am revelling in being able to […]
Trainers. Pencil. Carole Day Geranium on the Windscreen. Felt tip and brush. Carole Day Strange Objects Every so often in my life I have come across strange objects in unexpected places that cannot easily be explained. I find these encounters […]
