lifes journey

I have been sketching madly around the town for some weeks though concentrating on specific areas that are the basis of my Sept 2010 Exhibition, only this evening however did I realise that despite being within the town an extraordinary amount much of the place had become forgotten; as I wandered I started to re-explore, even managing to find some things that I had not previously found. around 8.30pm the light started to recede leaving me wonderfully enveloped in an even newer world than I had forgotten. I have often cometed upon a specific time of the day, be it dawn or dusk, where the very fabric of ones 3-dimensional world changes, when all but the boldest of collours become one of the same, reduced to a shade of...... nothing, no colour even rendering all but the most obvious of buildings and structures to a simple and 2 dimentional grey scale drawing, even pushing from site some of the ugliness that is a populated area, rubbish and minor detritis. While on my wander and just enjo...

It has been thankfully quite hectic since my last blog, completing two commissions and have earned a further four, My First Exhibition for 2010 is now confirmed for September October at Dickie Doodles, the now premier artists exhibition centre following the closure of the warehouse in the Brewery arts. Currently I awaiting further information and the exhibition proposals ( dont you just hate having the red tape that goes with life) which are essential before either I can make final application, or, and more importantly, I have ticked all the boxes for the Gallery to accept me, The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle, my first out of county show. For the Local Exhibiton I am creating a series of local scenes though not so much with the postcard images of landscapes and buildings but concentrating upon the fantastic light that filters and around the 'auld grey town', the light that, for me, transforms the grey into a myriad of almost magical colours. For the Biscuit I entend to stick wi...

This week has seen quite a surge in work having taken some time out for family affairs, now back and, (almost) in full flow the work continues With the Royal British Legion Roadshow less than 60 days away I have been forced to cancel the two lectures that I was supposed to be giving through ill health, as a healthy replacement I am arranging an interview with the local press to cover the aspects of my lecture that I would have otherwise covered. The Powerpoint presentation, the poster and the childrens workshop for the same show are coming along nicely and will be published nearer the date (sept 09) I have recently finished the commission piece for the veteran in Northern Ireland with it only needing a glaze and postage, that completed there is no rest having gained two more commissions from local folk courtesy of some recent press coverage. My earlier difficulties with the new medium, water based oil paints, are all but resolved now and my new series for future exhibitions are well un...