I have recently started painting outside and why did I not before? Painting Plein Air (in the open air in French) has been and is still a revelation. It has made me think more aboiut what I am doing, made […]
I encountered rejection yesterday. I find rejection hard to take, but find it even harder convincing myself why I find it hard! Some artists (on rejection) bemoan the lack of support for their vision. The problem must be with the […]
Once again I have had a refreshing and liberating day out at the Saatchi. Twice now the Saatchi has questioned my own pesimistic view of contempary art with ‘The Revolution Continues’ and now with ‘Abstract America’ Both have benifited from […]
I have not posted for a while. In the time I have been quite on here I have been very active out there! The last few months have flown by. The main reason being I have been trying to work […]
UP THE REVOLUTION! I am not one to turn down a freebie. So when my wife informed me that the Saatchi Galleries had invited us for a free guided tour, I was on the train before you could say 'the […]
It is a few months since I last wrote in my blog. Its interesting that, I have had many ups and downs since that last post and I am now finishing a commision – yes a commision! and embarking on […]
Week 3 in the Post Intersections Exhibition Vaughan house. Helena is on the sofa. Neal is in the diary room. The work of the artist is a constant tenitus in the mind. The thoughts and dreams mix with regrets and […]
Its the last weekend of my groups exhibition. Its gone very well up to now and the feedback has been great. We've sold everything and commisions are rolling in now. On the back of the works up I have a […]
I have recently (this Monday) felt that my time in the wilderness of non creativity was time wasted but at the same time it was time well spent. I will explain. As I have said before I am, or have […]
I can honestly say that I feel all the hard work over the last few months was certainly not worth it. I feel that I have let myself down. What part of me honestly thought that i would be happy […]