Another one of those sleepless mornings, my brain's ready for action at 5.30am. I was thinking what a great tool this blog is, helping my solidify my work that exists both in and out of my head. It's a good […]
It seems like such a long time since winning the commissioned exhibition though only a few months in reality. time has moved on fairly slowly, thankfully, as I've only just managed to get the work done on time, and some […]
im still tired and ill, ive lost my beans too. i presented at my convenor today it went ok, the response was what i was expecting, tho i was hoping for something i hadnt thought of. but i didnt feel […]
Now that my last unit is over it is time to start considering what I will do next. I have started to think about what is important in my paintings the image, the type of paints used or the surface […]
I graduated in Fine Art in July 2008 , and here I am, documenting my successes, my downfalls, my lack of and surges of motivation.
I managed to get into the studio on Friday, eager to get on with my latest work only to find that they were still extremely wet. In a way this was a good thing as it forced me to finish […]
I can feel this phase of Festial drawing to a close, as I sort out the remaining photographs I want to post here, and with the website more-or-less fully updated. www.world-tree.co.uk/festial There's still a lot I'd like to do with […]
IT STARTS ON FRIDAY Only a few days before we are in Margate. Been thinking about the roots wallpaper – how like a small drawing each root was. I have gathered a bag of stones from Brighton beach and a […]
So, a month has gone by since my first post and I've actually done a fair bit. My website (www.nicolakearey.com) is up and running and almost finished. It's really helped crystallize my work in my own mind, but I've had […]
a time to decide. a time to decide wether to drink, eat or go out. i will be going out later, just wether to make later, earlier. if it was earlier, then the descision to be made wound be less […]
'Pigeon Story' is now installed and complete. The location until the end of December is 'Pigeon Hole', in Leominster, Herefordshire. A project curated by Anna Falcini (see her blog). I am thrilled with the result, the installation went smoothly and […]
Down in London for Jeanette's opening at Flow Gallery and also to see a few people about things at the print centre. Staying with Jeanette's cousin who lives in Henry Tate Mews in Streatham. Interestingly the living room was originally […]
Just popping in! The blog here is coming over a bit jumpy from topic to topic. Cos I have been living with this for years. Some agendas are very old, some just cropping up and others forming as I go! […]
Just spent 8 hours doing dissertation research, and managed to read one book from cover to cover!
Steffan Jones-Hughes, 'Steffan Jones-Hughes', 2008. Photo: sjh.
Valery Koroshilov, 'The Dreamer', Oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2008. Courtesy: Tempest-Radford Art Consultants Ltd. The Dreamer, pictured, is from the Asian series. Valery Koroshilov considers all five pictures as one continuous narration. Its purpose is to discover how much all these different people have in common with each other, and with us, and to recognize and celebrate something good in their lives.
Ben Rivers, 'Still from Sordal', 16mm film., 2008. Courtesy: Ben Rivers.