Whilst I’m currently taking a health-related break from making art commercially, I’ve been creative in another way with an exciting project – designing a new art studio space, which my talented, handy-with-a-saw husband has been patiently building for me in our garden. My old studio was tucked into the eves of our home. A cramped, …
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the studio over the last few weeks – finally my creative mojo seems to be back! Hooray! It’s prompted me to solve quite a few technical problems and really think about the way I work, so I thought it would be a great time to share my …
I’ve always felt that, as an artist, I am a bit of an imposter… That at some point soon someone was going to find out that, although I put up a good front, I am actually not a very good artist… That I am (fairly gracefully) winging it, Â and that at some point I would …
Where has the art gone? For an art blog and website, there’s not a lot of art happening here… So what’s gong on? With a lead-in like that that, it’s evidently going to be a somewhat rambling and introspective post – but I don’t want it to become a downbeat one! Mainly what’s going on …
Some of you lovely folk who follow my work will have seen me mention recently on social media that I was needing to take time out from painting to have some surgery (thank you so much for the lovely well wishes). I thought I would explain a little… I’ve tended, over the years, to keep …
It’s that time again, time to review the ~~ Artist Statement ~~, that most toe-curling of jobs – not least because its a rare person that enjoys writing about themselves, but also because you find yourself trying to condense years of work into just a few sentences, and because you really have to think about …
Last weekend I decided to revamp the studio. Even my husband had been saying it wasn’t the nicest space to be in – and he’s not usually that perceptive about these things! It was too dark, and whilst there was a space for most things, open shelving meant no amount of tidying ever seemed to …