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Probably the last blog of all.. boo hoo! As this is probably my last blog, I shall leave you with a little poem, my apologies for the layout but the formatting is rather strange and does not allow for text […]
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Untitled blog post from "University of Wales Aberystwyth"
Its all over now… well, nearly Wow that all went very quickly. The degree show has been looming for months and months, and then pfft… its over. Just like that! What's more I have sold four paintings! Yay! This was […]
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Spirit Levels High for Student in Hanging Relief Fiasco Yay! Its finally up! After a day spent with spirit level and screwdriver, my thirteen paintings are up on the wall. Despite our printed schedule stating that work was to be […]
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Decorating dilemma – is it possible to suffer from "Emulsion Blindness"? Whoosh there's a lot to do! Spent all day yesterday clearing my studio, or rather gallery space, in preparation for the graduation show. Floor scraped, walls plastered and painted, […]
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Hammer and Nails in Exhibition Ho-down Although you'd have thought that with just two weeks to get our exhibition up, it would be all hands on deck – however the studio seems strangely deserted and lacks that frisson of panic […]
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Reclusive Students or Artistic Exhibitionists – where are all my fellow students? Well the exhibition is now just a month away, with two weeks left until we begin to hang our work on the studio-turned-gallery walls. It's all very exciting, […]
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Magic Varnishing Spree makes up for Cupboard Door Madness With the date of the degree show looming ever closer, I have been making little picture frames for my little paintings as fast as I can go for the last few […]
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Student Panic in Masters Application Cock-up Well the Easter break is now over, and I must admit that I didn’t manage to get very much done. With three weeks to spare, which seemed to stretch on into the far distance, […]
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Unconvinced student in dissertation dilemma Well its been two weeks now and I'm still writing my essay. In the meantime we students have received some "guidance" since I started writing, which as you can expect is completely ambiguous. We were […]
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Downgrading diatribe or sympathetic synthetic word synthesis? Working alongside others is obviously a great experience – feedback, discussion, lack of isolation etc., but it also reminds me that I really seem to be painting in the wrong century. The students […]
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Artistic headache gained in search for sublime inspiration The other day I found an area near Aberystwyth where the river regularly bursts its banks, flooding the surrounding area, and trees. This makes for wonderful reflections, like a mirror and an […]
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Untitled blog post from "Life in the Bushes – Painting up the Wrong Tree and other short stories"
Late deadlines and coloured crayon cake in hot gallery rumpus Is it just me or are all deadlines and applications designed to be conflicting and ambiguous? As a student in my final degree year I must admit I have left […]