I have passed my Swedish language course – I got my results on Monday morning. So that is it for the adult education courses, on paper at least I am now capable of studying at degree level in Swedish. Obviously […]
Happy Christmas everyone and hope 2014 is a creative one.
For this painting I had a warm up first – getting ridiculous marks out of the way on paper a bit. Then I decided to carry on with the limiting of my palette and see how far I can take […]
The Practice of Everyday Life… I haven’t done much since finishing that pair of pants. I don’t intend to now until after Christmas. I know I said in a previous post I was going to start on the greatcoat, but […]
We were discussing the trip to London with our eldest child, who is eight. We told her that we’re going to London to visit two galleries. She said ‘Is that it?’ We looked together at the images for Home Truths […]
No Boundaries conference aims to break the mould and stimulate debate among leaders and emerging leaders on new directions for the arts.
The Warwick Commission is aiming to develop new policy thinking and practical recommendations related to the long-term sustainability of culture in the face of tough economic challenges.
I’ve just shown In the shadow of her gaze n.02 in S.I.T.E. at Chelsea College of Art. Each time I install this piece it changes slightly — it must because it’s assembled afresh each time working instinctively rather than to […]
Had a wonderful day in the studio today. Up a ladder listening to music (Christmassy and slightly cheesy!) and painting my huge canvas. All very black but I’m happy happy!!! Picked up some paint on the way and had to […]
The previous painting “&scrawl” was done on raw canvas with water added to the paint. The painting I’ve done today was done over an old painting in several stages and I am straight away finding that it’s much less free […]
We started Artists As Parents As Artists in response to the apparent incompatibility of art and parenting. We would frequently find ourselves saying to our children ‘hang on, I’ve nearly finished, I’ll help you in a minute’. The things we […]
In The Dark Night (2013) Nightly drawings of the father and baby, done in the dark, without putting on the light or getting out of bed.
This week’s must-see shows include Madge Gill in Twickenham, Edward Chell in Liverpool and a digital exploration of gravity in Derby.
This drawing is a collaboration of sorts. Our elder two daughters were arguing about the ownership of two tiny plastic dogs. The dogs had, in fact, been stolen from school, although neither girl remembered this. Partly to resolve the ownership […]
Letter to the school attended by our elder two daughters.
Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity is spread across two locations: The Photographers’ Gallery, and The Foundling Museum. Coincidentally we made a piece of work for The Foundling Museum about five years ago. Home Truths is described as ‘an exhibition […]
Do art and coffee go together? Working in the studio or writing, it certainly seems to be the case. What about the exhibition space? What about the cafe-gallery as a model? In 2.5 years running an artist run space (Studio75) […]
Notes From The Rehearsal Space Can I find a bridge between two opposite directions? Can I let go of my frustration?Can I lay bare my emotions?Can I use color?Can I see you as a mirror?Can I talk about life in […]
DREAM ON …or straddling the world of self promotion whilst trying to get on with new work. I have it in mind to offer this piece as a series of single screen one off showings but with an intro by […]
You don’t learn from what you know… you learn from what you don’t know! Obvious really, but oft forgotten me thinks… I forgot… took for granted… thought I was safe… secure with the knowledge of a lifetimes gathering… Complacency. I […]
Surprising how many people think that the AIR Public Liability insurance also protects their artwork. I found this out through discussions with artists over the last few days. I’m debating whether the value of my work will run into thousands… […]
My 1 click Amazon orders (fatal!) are arriving and still more to come. I received a wonderful book on Angela de la Cruz yesterday- I saw her work some years ago in Camden Art centre. Her approach to painting and […]
A fellow studio holder helped me nail a huge black canvas to the studio wall today. I planned to work big but seeing it on the wall was a bit intimidating -However I have plans and can’t wait to get […]
