Photograph by Philip King.
I have a lot to feel grateful for. Hours put into the creative side of the project are staring to pay off, I have doubled my studio space, and at the weekend I was treated to a photographic session (unexpected help in kind) in the studio by Philip King. All photographs in this blog post are by him.
I also have the most marvellous colleagues on the project and some exciting news in the pipeline that I can’t blog about just yet.
As I begin to turn the creative ship around and get my project management head firmly in place I’m thrilled to start sharing some images from the studio with a taste of what will be on offer, without (I hope) giving away too much.
I want to say how grateful I am to the Arts Council for funding this project and how important being able to take a little bit of extra space is proving to be for the creative work. I couldn’t have afforded to go for it without this support.
Having a bigger space has pushed the paintings on immeasurably and will impact on the quality of the final pieces. I’ve been emboldened and taken risks I may not have done otherwise. It has also given me the chance to see the works as a cycle and assess how they work as a whole.
The work is coming together!
