There’s something really powerful about being impulsive or spontaneous. My practice seems to rely on impulsivity, rarely is a recent work pre-planned. There’s something interesting about pulling whatever material seems to be in front of me, like a take away […]
After an intensive weekend applying the last touches and the protective sealer on the figure, I put my sculpture into my car on Tuesday 19th May, and headed down to Muddiford, Broomhill Art Hotel. What a warm welcome with tea […]
Feeling that I am being left behind by technology and outside of normal activity due to a lack of a mentor and progressive disease.
I decided not to include sound or other visuals alongside my paintings. I want them to speak for themselves. I hope that despite not being large scale they can still make an impact on the viewer. I think in hind […]
Five exhibitions by a-n’s members – posted on our lively Events listings section – take us on a journey to Colliers Wood, Ipswich, Northallerton, Plymouth and Tottenham.
I have been very busy over the past week or so, and time just seems to have flown by. I am now in the stage of visiting sites in the North West, and have also visited one in the North […]
Darren Henley, the new chief executive of Arts Council England, has outlined his vision for future investment in artists and for additional regional funding for arts organisations, during a speech at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull.
My son came to visit unexpectedly and as the studio was open on Saturday we popped in so that he could see my work. I was telling him about my intention to hang a wall of photo’s and he offered […]
Having made some progress on the frame front, I have turned my attention back to my space. I have made some decisions. I haven’t actually hung anything inside the room yet, I want to make sure that my work shows the […]
Artists Markets in Stamford, Lincolnshire. East Midlands
As I am coming to the end of my degree course and writing the blog about my work I thought it would be a relevant time to reflect on how both have enabled me to grow as an artist. It […]
When I came in today I discovered that David had been into the space the previous afternoon after I left and changed the works around again. Loss of Innocence and Prisoner of Silence are now on adjacent walls instead of […]
I have continued on with the ‘Insomnius’ series, having weighed and considered the concept . I used molten vinyl to create a ‘mother’ mould from which i could cast more sheep in one go…. it is so interesting learning all […]
This afternoon was spent pulling threads from a 2m length of canvas, which is surprisingly therapeutic – particularly after hours spent in the computer suite battling with a hyperlink that wouldn’t work. I’m preparing to create a network of canvas […]
To come to the current conclusion as to where my work has been “Hung” I have explored the notions of how the space is relative to what i am hanging, how the space will effect the way the public or […]
The finalised version of the degree show is now in place, after some repairs have been done and the contemplation of which and what to hang i have come to a decision and am sticking to where everything is now […]
This is my set up for my exhibition in this years degree show. I chose to create a small line up of pieces as some of my pieces were very large, some very bright and some just didn’t seem to […]
I discovered this completely by accident when I left one of my paper cuts on top of a piece of sugar paper in the sunlight for a few days in my studio. When I went to move the piece of […]
Lying in bed in this cosy little wooden hut, I feel a bit like an explorer updating my blog. Being Scandinavian summer it is still quite light outside at 10pm and it is perfectly peaceful in this campsite in the […]
Rothko was intent upon exploring subjects other than urban and nature scenes. He sought subjects that would complement his growing interest with form, space, and colour. The world crisis of war lent this search an immediacy because he insisted that […]
I have been thinking and contemplating over whether or not to have the kinetic piece on or not during the degree show, now the work has been tried and tested over and over again and i do have the option […]
Since i am not hanging and am more worried about placing i haven’t got to worry as much about a chronological hang or what looks better next to what, i do however have to think about where is best suited […]
