This is a first – two blog posts on the same day! But I just have to get this one out because it, depressingly, shows the contemporary relevance of my “Calico Madams” painting (image on my website) When catching up […]
Well, that’s stating the obvious. What I mean is this: After working really intensely and obsessively on a big exhibition for the best part of a year, it’s just really great to have a launch event to celebrate the fact […]
This afternoon I’m sat with knee recovering in the recommended elevated position, with the sun streaming though the french windows. I have a sense of calm about me, a love of the free world we are fortunate to live in, […]
Beekeepers have started to show an interest in the project #Hive. An earlier donation of wax and broken bits off the hive have made their way to me and have been melted down into a golden, scented block. Once it […]
Returning to work full time as an artist after 17 years out of the ‘scene’… this mid fifties man’s weekly thoughts and experiences of how tough it is to get ‘back in’
After finishing my book yesterday, I was left with lots of different ideas for how to start testing and playing. I wanted to carry on with the mini-projects I had begun to set myself (I like good project), they were […]
24th October I wanted to write this on the day it happened, hopefully to capture how I feel… This morning, a big fat brown envelope landed on the mat. I limped, bleary, in need of tea and paracetamol, to the […]
The Arts Council England have generously funded this project. There will be bras, there will be women, and songs! Thank you Arts Council!
(Due to Soundcloud limitations, earlier audioblogs have been deleted, but are still available upon request)
I’ve been back in Brighton for exactly a week now and trying to recover from the effects of such an exhausting trip! But what a journey it was! I drove 3,500 miles around 4 countries, caught numerous ferries and crossed […]
The director of Tate takes the top spot in the contemporary art magazine’s annual list of global art world players.
I need to spend less time sat in front of the computer so I’m writing this on paper by hand first. I am not sure it will actually save computer time actually. I remember my Mum doing this, writing on a […]
I’ve just come back from the studio, having primed several different items I’m working on. It is considerably warmer today, but not enough for the paint to dry quickly, so I couldn’t start on the top coat. It’s frustrating, but […]
As my residency continued into day 5 at the famous Merz Barn, I became increasing aware that I had slowed my pace of life down. Reading had pretty much taken over as my daily task, then amusing myself by making […]
The title and concept of the curatorial theme for the 56th International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale has been announced and sees Okwui Enwezor tackling global politics and disorder, and the disconnect between how things are and how they appear.
I’m thrilled to present a short film about Fantastic Tales: Danish Contemporary Ceramics
My artwork is being exhibited in the university cafe. I think the paintings work well against the grey background. More photos to follow.
For the forthcoming Images, Icons and Idols conference at the University of Manchester, I hope to present a paper with the title and abstract below. Forming part of my doctoral research, this paper will contribute to a chapter on the iconic characteristics […]
Today’s mini-project revolved around the notion of how we remember surface colours and how our eyes respond to light. Batchelor writes about the way in which we see colours as the property of the object. Even in different lighting conditions; […]
