Fantastic, I managed to get into the studio 3 days on the trot. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I was in early all 3 days but managed to get a good 5 hours each day.
I've been working on a few paintings but mainly getting my space ready for the open studios next weekend.
I haven't treated it too much like an exhibition. I've put the work that I am currently working on the wall and some older, finished work on the other walls. It all looks a bit crowded but I think it is better for the visitors to see my older work alongside the new stuff so they can see the journey, if indeed there has been one.
I plan to be in the studio all weekend and I intend to continue working on my paintings. I hope people will be interested in seeing the work being made.
I'm still waiting for my materials budget so I can buy some more materials.
I'm really looking forward to the private view on Friday night. I have a few friends coming and it seems like ages since we got together. It still seems a little strange that I am no longer at university. I was speaking to a few people who are still at uni in the last couple of weeks and it made me realise that I really do miss the place.
I'm looking forward to seeing the studios transform over the next 4 days. I was just about the first person to get my space ready for the open studios, a few more artists started yesterday. It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate, even in my very short time at Harrington Mill I found myself with loads of stuff that I didn't really want. One of the artists at the studio said the open was a good excuse to clean her space every year.
A few paintings I am working on at the moment are not going very well. The paint has become a little muddied and they are not inspiring me at the moment. I might put these to the side and start afresh. I really hate it when this happens, it seems like such a huge waste of time, materials and money. I've accepted that it is inevitable but it doesn't make it any less irritating.
