Plate preparation all day yesterday. Also experimented with soft ground. The marks are very soft and indistinct. Need to work out a plan for moving forward, but going to have a few days off to rest as the past few […]
RSA RESIDENCIES FOR SCOTLAND 2011 I have the pleasure in writing to you to inform you that the RSA residencies for Scotland panel have awarded you a bursary to undertake a residency at Cromarty Arts Trust… The panel was very […]
A gift of time and Moving Clay Bemoaning the fact that I have had so little time for my painting recently and how was I ever going to get the piece I was hoping to finish for a submission at […]
Review of ‘Memory of Light’ There is a quote that has stuck with me from Peter Brook’s seminal book on theatre, The Empty Space. In it he explains his ‘acid test’ for the success or failure of performance: for in […]
Sporting League: Game 8 Sporting Radio: ‘He destroyed Delta 2nd half, didn’t he?’ ‘Well, yeah, it has to be said that young lad ran rings around them…in fact i think that’s his first hatrick in a competitive match…unbelievable stuff.’ ( […]
I have a new tactic. I am going to work out what I should be doing and do it. Not just do the nice stuff I want to do but do the jobs I have been avoiding first. I am […]
As an artist, you need to constantly be wary of the effects that side projects can have to your, shall we say, “main practice”. Over the summer I began to do something i’ve always wanted to do – fashion & […]
Artspace, Sydney
20 January – 20 February 2011
This is a very fast post. On Monday I have to post the final version of my AHRC application off to the London Consortium, for consideration for a grant. They pick one person from each year for said grant, so […]
In ancient Athens, the painter Zeuxis and his contemporary Parrhasius staged a contest to determine which of the two was the greater artist. When Zeuxis unveiled his painting of grapes, they appeared so luscious and inviting that birds flew down […]
While working on the photographs from Westgate Studios have been thinking about the impact might cameras have on our understandings and expectations. There are a prolific amount of images surrounding us, a constant kaleidoscope or slide show of images. Replicating […]
Queen Victoria got attacked by pigeons today. I will admit, this was partly my fault. It may, in fact, have been entirely my fault. There is also a slight possibility that I might have thrown a few chips in their […]
The weeks are moving at such a fast pace and so much is squeezed in that my blog is becoming long essays into my life. However , This is a good news blog! Core gallery got some funding from Fenton […]
Well I’ve had a very busy week. After a successful interview for a studio at S1 (see last blog) they offered me a studio (yay!) and I was really surprised how big and fantastic the studio was. As it was […]
Month 2 of residency completed and I continue to be frustrated by my progress – however, I’ve started doing some small maquettes and today I’m going to scale one up into a decent size maquette / small sculpture. When I […]
