lifes journey

Owner wrote: 03280909 WORKLOAD   In my journey of self exploration it is of great importance to seek out the working practices of other artist, not so much in the seeking of sameness but in establishing the differences, one such difference I have found from the norm is in the creation and ongoing workload of artists. I have found many artists who will create several or many pieces of artwork simultaneously, for some as many as thirteen at the same time. I tend to work in the creation of series , bodies of work that are quite different from each other, each to accommodate the different times of the day, or night;  for what the future may behold I feel very fortunate to be able to do this and adds further to my belief, and endeavours to be, an exhibitions artist. My sketches of the local Town continues as, with each announcement of the availability both of funding and employment opportunities comes another portion of the old town that moves ...

Owner wrote: 02270909 What a fantastic day the Royal British Legion Roadshow turned out to be, meeting friends, old and new establishing contact with a local artist who was busily trawling for work as a portraitist. With only 15 children throughout the day I was far from overstretched, fortunately blessed with attentive parents each with this natural talent that parents have of disallowing their children to make a mess with paints!!! How some children are prevented from being fully creative simply by having to be clean and tidy, how much responsibility to parents have for instilling self doubt or even unknown ability by making sure that they paint ' only inside the lines', how many artists become a victim of life, of ego of depression and lifelong sadness through unexplored creativity, perhaps there should be art therapy for parents, or politicians, accountants and bank managers even!!! It is true that which was said, by whom I am not sure (answer...

Owner wrote: BLOG POST what its all about This morning I was reminded what art is all about.    I delivered a commission yesterday morning to a very happy couple, imagine my surprise when I had a knock at the door and found the couple on my doorstep, the joy in her voice, the sparkle in her eyes and the love for the piece quite apparent would have calmed an army, to feel and witness a persons absolute joy for something that an artist has created, that is what art is all about.   If that were not enough reward for one day, What a gorgeous day today was, a sprinkling of rain, more due like than rain, settling on you and warmed from the slow passage to earth, I could quite understand why everything looked so green and alive, glowing almost, even, down through the stone walls that dominate the town and contribute to it’s much loved other name, The auld grey town.   In my revelry I could not help but to notice a couple, , either due to the...

My conversations with Tim over the past few days have brought me to pondering over my own college education and the benefits therein. Despite a life-time of practice, notwithstanding my senior years ( thankyou to the person who thought up 'mature students) going to college for sure a necessary part of my growth as an artist, firstly I had to satisfy the academic absence that gave me the credence in this modern world to put a price on works, works that had either seen the bottom of a bin or hanging on someones wall, for what reason I could never fathom, given away as tokens of my friendship, work that had been done in times of artistic retreat away from the world in which I both loved and despised. It was also a necessary step to take in my confidence for it was only when I had enveloped myself in a creative atmosphere was able to remember the intense joy that I used to feel in the creation of things not only in the outcome but also of the journey that I used to take each time I did...

currently unable to provide an adequate title for this blog I hope it is not misleading. I am a great subscriber to the school of thought that suggests that it is always better to seek the sameness in people that are met through the course of ones day rather, that is, to seek the differences, in recognising the differences in others from oneself only proves to anlienate others, whereas to seek the sameness is to find friendships and knowledge; that nonetheless doesn't stop one enquiring over matters of life and interests for that is how we come to understand others. I have always imagined that I am pretty much the same as everyone else, I think it comes under the terms of being seen to be normal and of being accepted, my journey now, this part of it at least, is about me understanding myself and, rather than to seek differences in others I delight in finding the differences about myself! One of the wonderful parts about sharing information about oneself is that to actually hear the...

with a one week sabbatical at the Bruderhof and a trip to auchincruive for the glasshouse project both iminent there never seems to be sufficient time, with the energy of the town craving attention from my sketch pad I find more and more that my time away is wasted however a rest, even if only a busmans holiday is always welcome. I have recently finished a short series that my friend and critique Tim, fondly terms 'my blue series' that was prompted by an initial piece destined for submission to the Sue Ryder Care Foundations ' Art in Recovery' fund raising event later in the year. this piece, in acrylic on canvas (101 x81) is entitled 'inner sanctum', a piece, though I say so my self, that I am more than a little pleased with. Other pieces that flowed from inner sanctum since my last emage entries I have also finished a series of Karmic Mandela type pieces that were, to say the least fun and in a surprising way still finds an addition to the collection quite re...