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Foundry Life Sometimes I feel like I’m in a bit of a surreal environment, and I don’t think it is just my partial italian only understanding part of what is going on. It becomes far more surreal as I understand […]

So, slight change of plan. I’m taking some time out of my course to persue some of my artistic endeavours, as they’ve put some overbearing pressure on my teaching practice of late. I’m taking 6 months out, before getting my […]

‘ Painting is a way of showing oneself as an artist and every painting is a kind of face, a self portrait.‘ Michael Borremans On the right is a picture I have very nearly finished. It is of Bede House, […]

Fuelled by Edwardian conventions and using art practice to scrutinize my own predicament, I have set out to uncover who James Fickling is, mediated through the eyes of the other – an alter ego who co-authors my work. …And because […]

I’m not sure how to start this post really, things have kind of changed for me – the end of my ACE R&D time is in view, perhaps I’m letting go of this naturally. Our crit group met last week,( […]

Well today the reality of the degree show has really hit home for me. This afternoon we were given our space proposal forms and shown the final timetable for the installation. It was announced last week that our degree show […]

Oh my I am tired and extremely headachey. School this week is hectic. One more day and I shall get home, hopefully in one piece, and sleep. I am armed with a bottle of baby bedtime bath and new pyjamas. […]

Another stream of blogs in one evening! The book worked! Blurb is brilliant would fully recommend. I ordered 5 copies, all hardcover with dustjacket. I was a bit anxious as they recommend ordering one copy to make sure all is […]

I finished the final work and delivered it to Interior Angle to be framed with absolutely no idea what kind of frame (think the owner Soo is getting used to me now!). Beginning to feel a little nervous about how […]

So now we are almost up to date; installation day, work still at gallery (of course!) so collect first and then spend 15 minutes trying to fit in the back of my mini. Just about did it with my seat […]

Wednesday 3rd March, the launch day! A brilliant day put together by Essex County Council at Colchester United’s stadium. We meet at 1pm and joined the Legacy team to announce the project to delegates on their 2012 seminar/workshop day, had […]

The Garden of Dreams. Pupils suspended, staff commitment questioned, my fellow artist partner on this project has urgent family issues to resolve and a change of co-ordinator. I am going to let the dust settle as everyone is doing their […]

The more I read the more I want to expand expand expand! In a few weeks I will be giving an assesable presentation about ‘my practice’. It seems the pressure to define my practice is sending my brain into overdrive, […]

part two: How long does each painting take? DY: The oil paintings took anything from 5 mins (I think only one was that quick) to a couple of hours but most took around an hour at most. I think it […]