IT RAINED AND IT HAILED. This fleshy depiction of head and shoulders emotionally drained me. Im not sure if it ‘works’ or not. I’m so deeply emerged in it, I can not begin to think what it looks like to […]
after a short break, ive jumped straight back into studio work, working out planning and making my final piece for my dgree show. i come up with the idea of looking at outside inside, how we are made and how […]
Its funny how things happen without anyone noticing. Like children growing up; one day there in nappies and the next doing their GCSEs. I still think I’m in the first flush of youth but I think I might just be […]
i’ve submitted to another opportunity today. there’s something very simple, open and appealing about this one. it’s curated by kerry baldry and the submission criteria was “There is no theme. The work has to be one minute and sent as […]
Since taking the last lot of picture I have re took some to see if I would like the look more of the full length photos. However I don’t think they really work they are not what I wanted to […]
Per kirkeby Danish painter, Poet, filmmaker and sculptor whose paintings I am predominantly fond of. After a recommendation to look into the works of per kirkeby I found him profoundly interesting especially for his use of colour and shapes in […]
My Space. Degree show spaces have now been allocated and my own plans can be drawn up. Wall space is in short supply, but I am happy with my lot. Having hoped to display two large scale pieces decent viewing […]
The sixth edition of Museums at Night begins this evening with museums, galleries and heritage sites throughout the UK taking part and playing host to various leading visual artists.
Canada’s representative bodies for artists, CARFAC and RAAV, have won their court battle with the National Gallery of Canada to set a binding minimum fee for artists.
Royal College of Art graduate Neil Raitt has been awarded the £5,000 Catlin Art Prize for a new body of work, comprising large-scale abstract paintings that experiment with repetition and perspective.
A new union for visual and applied artists is marking its launch with events in London and Newcastle.
I was going to set up a new blog entitled ‘Art as a Business’, but then thought that it would probably be a very short blog. I’ll just continue with my plan and see what happens. The printed canvases arrived […]
Josh has been responding /photographing my felt Mondrian Grid. He manages to make it look rude and anthropomorphic in ways that question the austerity and purity of the original work. Best quote off Facebook is that it’s called ‘Mondrian’s The […]
I am still fascinated by the enclosed areas in Josh’s photographs and I’ve been taking space from one image and adding it to another. Josh commented: ‘This is really cool, I think that ”knowing” these photos makes it particularly amusing, […]
In the Open My base is ‘the glade’, I’m working up close to the smell of sap from fresh-cut leaves, stepping back to inspect my progress, each footfall is cushioned in a plush carpet of leaf mould and moss, the […]
Well, what sort of blogger is too busy to write their blog. The answer is “this sort of blogger”. Too busy finishing the work for the exhibition, installing it, having a Private View, hanging another exhibition of my drawings, having […]
I’m exhausted! I’ve started to paint and get rid of the white on my large canvas. It’s taken a lot of my energy moving the paint around a surface this big. A few things have come up while I’ve been […]
13th may 2014 So today I stand with 614 left to cut!! And the blisters are starting to show!! And to top it off I want my letters cut out by the end of this week, that’s by the 16th! […]
Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery has responded to widespread criticism from artists and withdrawn an advert for unpaid volunteers to help install a forthcoming exhibition by Glasgow artist Jim Lambie.
Students at University of the Arts London have launched a petition calling on the university to scrap a 20% commission on sales of work at degree shows.
a-n’s programme of professional development workshops and seminars for artists and visual arts freelancers continues this summer with new events just announced in Stoke-on-Trent and Nottinghamshire.
