I need intellectual … mental … stimulation! Those two lectures at Mejan have made me realise how much I need to engage with intellectual … academic ? … discussion around practice. The question is how. It would be great to […]
Call to a-n members to complete the a-n Membership Survey 2023.
Cuddling up and blooming simultaneously, just like they did when they were budding. Not so much space now for their dense plumage, but they make room just the same. Seeking the comfort of the other is where these gorgeous flowers […]
I am an autistic artist with ADHD and it is in practical, logical thinking tasks within my practice that I most feel the barrier between hands and brain so I signed myself up for a reduction multicolour lino print workshop […]
Exhibitions that coincide with International Women’s Day on 8 March, including Big Women in Colchester and a-n member Sonia Boyce in Margate.
a-n is offering bursaries of between £500 to £1,500 for continued professional practice and creative development.
10 months have past since I was here… A fissure appears and then somehow knits together again… Something new slowly appears like thick blood seeping through a narrow wound… Time and process… A Tender_Space…emerges. A dialogue with our porous […]
Creamy yellow smiles greet the day, bobbing in the breeze and celebrating springtime. Smiles (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are the completed canvases in this composition: (All are available separately or in any combination, just head to https:/www.lynneforrester.com […]
Facts and Figures I haven’t been working at the studio these couple of weeks because my schedule has been wildly busy. Although I’ve been working on the things surrounding making artwork e.g., research, recording expenses, talking to people about future […]
Seeking and searching, turning this way and that. Each tilting those cheery petals to the sunlight, opening and brightening in the warm glow. Cheery Petals (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the four-piece composition […]
Seven Female Curators to present Seven Mini Auctions in support of the Hepatitis C Trust
Artist commission from Cheshire West and Chester Council
Flowing wisps swirl along their merry ways, buffeting and jostling as the sunlight goes to their heads to make them collide and collapse in jollity Jollity (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are my finished canvases in the four-piece […]
A weekend of tidiness, tea and cake in my studio yielded quite a few sales, which definitely means I’ll have some cash to spend when I’m in America. So that’s a relief. It also started and continued a few conversations […]
Darkly weaving their magic amongst foliage that light flickers at will, hiding those flowery jewels in their midst. To catch sight of them and hold that vision true, is to be in the presence of the elusive dancing charms. Dancing […]
Fault Lines III: extracts From the Venice International show last summer (and Contemporary Venice in autumn.) Q. ‘What is the message linked to the artwork you have shown in this event?. A. ‘Fault Lines Ill uses the geological phenomenon […]
in answer to the question posed in the last post, the extended strategy – taking our workshops out to pre-existing groups – has not yet led to new attendees at our own sessions. the last 2 we have held have […]
Detangled fronds separate in an effort to open with a winning smile. They keep almost invisibly-linked strands deep among the foliage to boost their confidence for the new spaces. New Spaces (mixed media painting on canvas) available Here are all […]
I’ve written this for the sake of argument. The one-sided digital gaze The phenomenon of social media and youtubers talking about their daily lives – I find it strange, almost perverted that thousands of strangers download and watch their content. […]