Mmm Indian yellow An old favourite on the watercolour pallet but a new addition to the oils, I am so enjoying its yellowy goodness. All in all I am having too much fun at the moment knocked off stride a […]
Hello I’m Tommy Mc,now in my second year ( Fine art degree ) at wirral Met. I am currently working on a large stick and ink drawing. My first idea was to portray homeless people, but i have changed the […]
This week I have been mostly engaging in diversionary tactics, to take my mind of the confusion of the church project. I did attend a quiz night at the church, we , somehow , came third, everyone else was clearly […]
Gary and Lewis will also be giving a gallery talk on Wednesday 10th March, 2-3pm. Admission free but call 01324 506850 to book a place. The exhibition runs until 18th April and we are open Monday – Saturday 10-4, and […]
We have arrived at the point to reflect, evaluate & curate! In just over one week we put up our first exhibition. This blog will document the curating process and exhibition outcomes.
i’ve overcome several days is angst ridden frozen ness ness, derived from the thought of the presentation next monday. i’ve not experienced anything quite like it, well there was a time in a hall in erfurt or somewhere in germany […]
Louise Nason artist in resident 2009. This shall be my last post for my residency. My time at St Georges is now over. I have moved out of the studio and brought my loom home. The loom is in construction. […]
What appear to be very polite computer generated responses from the Arts Council received today. Asked Brighton’s Jack Hughes to suggest some Logo designs for us. He’s good at that. Looked at space again today. Want to take some pics […]
So Northumbria Auction 10 was last night. Overall it was a good night, although it would have been better if there had been no empty seats. I had signed up to help with payment and packaging yet I still managed […]
Preparing ceramic shells for a bronze pour On Saturday morning when I was loitering in the yard looking at lots of bronzes that had just been sand blasted, one of the foundry guys beckoned me over to asked me if […]
I suppose I should have expected a period of intense frustration, but I would have preferred not to have to go through this. I am impatient to move forward. There are so many ‘starts’ and ‘almosts’ populating my studio and […]
Art Allotments is our collage exchange project where we regularly send each other envelopes containing our rejected art work of drawings, roughs, prints & abandoned ideas together with interesting emphera and text. One extra condition that we made for ourselves […]
Given the increasing numbers of academically qualified artists, some educated even to PhD level (there now exist Doctors of Art), I have wondered, for a number of years, about the concept of an Art Surgery modelled around the idea of […]
This morning I received the news that Odeon cinemas are not showing Alice In Wonderland, for commercial reasons, and as such, we can no longer go ahead with the planned exhibition. Of course this is a huge disappointment after a […]
The day before I leave (mega early) for Ireland and things are not quite as planned. My fathers brother has died suddenly in England so I may have to do an about turn early and come back with my father […]
I send R. my most recent photos of the bones. The bones have temporarily taken on a new personalities adorned with lace and long, sharp black pins. In my sketchbook I write; Artist to make artwork- imaginary grave goods – […]
I am a little distracted as I have just discovered a secret bit of recording at the end of one of the conversations with an artist in the Salzamt. I go out of the room and I presumed that was […]
I Found Salvation at Clybourn, Audio Recording Conversation obscured, eavesdropped / Push environmnet, duration, spatial elements, near and far, return to the location / Hyper-real Work in Progress, Video Abstraction / Escape the origins of the material / move amongst […]
COUNTING DOWN With just over four months until my show opens at Quay Arts, I have got a timetable mapped out in my mind for getting the work ready. I need to be organised because my MA at Wimbledon is […]
I love being in the studios. The opportunity to interact with so many creative people, to chat about every thing from art to last nights tv, is something I shall miss after graduation. I think that we all underestimate the […]
Here’s the promotional bit: ARE YOUR PAINTINGS SICK? Do you own artworks which may require expert diagnosis? Bring them to the Open Art Surgery where qualified Doctors of Art will prescribe an-aesthetics, treatments and cures. We specialise in ailments such […]
Totaly Gutted. I wont be making art together with my friend Charlie. We had an interview last week that went very well we thought, but rejection today! I’ve been walking around this afternoon in a numbed state saying ‘how did […]
‘Every Fairy Tale has an epilogue’ Epilogue – a short addition or concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters. Also called afterword. An old wedding dress in a black plastic […]
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
9 – 13 February 2010
Hannah Westwood, 'The Sun and the Moon', Pencil.