My friend the librarian rang me yesterday with a proposal. It was one she had mentioned to me last July when I had my exhibition at the library, and she had been so upbeat about my art, and about me as an artist then, so the full invite wasn’t a surprise, it was just that […]
After yet another forced delay, I’ve got back to the painting I’ve been working on for a couple of weeks now. The erotic abstract that looks just like an abstract, unless you know where to look. I’ve taken the original full image and drawn it out as a simple line drawing and it’s obvious what […]
The art workshop being the first one of the calendar year tends to be a little more off beat than the others. I think the organisers think that we need something stimulating (and messy!) to get our creative juices running. And I tend to agree, as it certainly helps me get my mind and art […]
Her mother hadn’t a clue. It was just an invite, after all, for dinner. She regularly asked her mother around for dinner, so why would it be any different this time? But it was. Her mother knew I would be there. But there was nothing much different in that either, since we had met a couple […]
There I was, quietly working away, when… The phone rang……. I answered it (as you do….) “Hello, can I speak to Mrs G”“She doesn’t live here any more”“Oh. (pause) Are you the new home owner?”Cautiously I replied with a “Yes”, waiting for the loaded next question….“In that case, do you know that your windows need replacing?” she chirpily […]
Today was going to be reasonably quiet, with me working on the new painting later on – probably about sixish. But, as is sometimes the case, things didn’t go quite to plan…….. It turned out that I had to make a journey today I wasn’t expecting, a car journey to deepest darkest Essex. Well, actually that’s […]
Discussing the subject matter of the painting with the person who has to live with it is always hugely important. I always ask questions to make sure that I am in total understanding of what they want, and why they want it. This conversation started with various questions from me – and one of them […]
When my new friend the muse visited my house over Christmas, she wasn’t sure what to expect she informed me after the visit. She hasn’t known me long, and didn’t come to my previous house, so she only knew what she had seen of ME, and of the conversations we had had….like when you pick up […]