It’s been a busy week since I wrote my last blog. The press releases have gone out to five different sites so far. These are the main ones here that reach the largest online presence : a-n events, Art in […]
Making good art is not only a struggle, but a bloody nightmare. I agree with Damien Hirst on this one: “Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There’s no […]
I understand that what one never had one can’t lose … but it feels as though I have lost something … namely an artist’s working grant of about £10,000. I dared to dream that this might be my year to […]
This week I was reminded that I should never take for granted the autonomous nature of my current situation. I have a small but independent income, a studio, a house and I can do whatever I want. I surround myself […]
The entries into the March Boldbrush Art Contest are selected from the paintings featured in my 2024 calendar. These are all from my Beautiful Blooms collection. I’d be delighted if you’d vote for one or all of them Here are the paintings […]
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I need to renew my insurance, due 13th April. Finding it hard to find where to renew
The second part of the blog is called Palace Community. Community engagement was an important part of the 20/20 Project, taking two main strands during the residency. I went to visit the Shah Jahan Mosque, a really beautiful […]
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks planning our exhibition which will be held next month in Liverpool. It took ages to decide a title even though we have a common theme of using memory or links to the past […]
The painting Fluorescent Dandelion (acrylic ink on cotton paper, 110x110cm) was selected to be part of the 212th annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, to be held at The Mall Galleries in London, SW1 from 28 of March – 13 April 2024
I find myself ready to show this series of drawings. Happily, they will be shown as my Candidate’s submission for the RBSA exhibition to decide whether or not I can become a full member of this historic society. (I’ve […]
Highlights from a-n members including solo exhibitions by Maz Murray in Southend-on-Sea, Nikta Mohammadi in Salford and Gayle Chong Kwan in Southampton.
Artist Sonia Boué has launched a new, life-enhancing creative self-help resource for neurodivergent people. Conceived during the first Covid lockdown in 2020, the Neurophototherapy Project‘s roots began with a process of self-documentation at home while isolated from her studio. Sharing […]
