The possibility of opening up my own gallery space after university is becoming more of an option as of late. Discussing it with different people and it is seeming to be quite a good idea. Better than just working and […]
…as a follow on from the previous post… What truth do we invest in? Why and what does it say about us? This discussion brings into question all sorts of things. What is truth? How far does abstraction go? Is […]
I have been asked by the drawing show to send in a print version digital photograph of one of the drawings I submitted. Things are looking happy.
I have a growing interest in the flocks of birds theory… Maybe this will warm the deep winter.. pomegranate, which was a challenge, great to eat along the way.
The Current Dickens paintings of manuscripts are oil on small mdf panels, slightly curved at the edges (fig 1) and painted grey on the side as was the ‘Household Words’ (fig2) I painted the first layers in acrylic drawing on […]
Ahhh, s p a c e… After a massive cleanout of office and studio the head clearing effects of new space is not to be underestimated. I’ve got rid of all my junk and all the junk that I thought […]
Dissertation has to be done in less than a month. Completely done. Currentely having a cup of tea to wind down from the huge freak out I have been having about this. Obviously I haven’t been doing the productive thing […]
Days can go by sometimes without there being much of real significance in the news. This week has been different; January 3rd 2012 was a momentous day for the British legal system and I can’t not acknowledge it here; after […]
Collaborative Space | The Gates of Paradise | Introduction Collaborative Space is a partnership which emerged in 2009 from creative projects and explorations undertaken by artists Hannah Elizabeth Allan and Jeni McConnell working together, and leading collaboration with a range […]
A new commission for Red Nile Projects In August 2011 I took part in a Red Nile Projects Factory Nights event in Stoke. http://www.rednile.org. The Factory Nights series give creative people of all disciplines a chance to visit, learn about […]
My work last term consisted of a lot of experimentation in screen printing. I am trying to interpret the cliche representations of femininity alongside contrasting images of women in pornography. The concept behind this is that women are associated with […]
Sporting League: Game 30 Tranquilayers made a comeback against Delta – but only after the opposition had a player sent off controversially after twenty minutes. Sporting Radio Pundit X: ‘That sending off changed the match. I think it was a […]
What can I say, it’s certainly been more than three weeks this time! I have to confess that it is difficult keeping all the plates in the air Since I last wrote I’ve been dipping into Modern British Sculpture, ed […]
Writing exercises –
Haven’t written for a while! Feeling a bit out of the loop to be honest having been home for Christmas, but assessment is looming and i still have 2 paintings i hope to finish! Unfortunately i didn’t get round to […]
I’m suffering from some sort of post-adrenalin slump. I think I shall be having an art free week. I’m going to read some trashy fiction, watch crap on tv, and listen over and over again to my two favourite new […]