lifes journey

with my own work aside I have two major projects this year, the first related to Jackson Pollock lost year and the second linked to the Royal British Legion and the draping of the Town Castle with poppies, there is no guarantee that the latter will happen this year as the amount of red tape, permissions, research and funding could take much longer, the installation that will come about in the event that my bid is successful however will be quite a marvelous and thought provoking spectacle. Links for information related to the kendal castle 1.     Images of Kendal Castle     Images for Kendal Castle 2.     Facebook project page     Kendal Castle Remembrance Poppy Bid The second project is a personal one related to Jackson Pollock and his final year during which he did not paint anything. I start this project believing that the man was at the very start of an exciting future during which he would have brought much, I have much in common w...

2011 brings me a wonderful start, while intending to continue with my work supporting several charities I shall be embarking on a new personal project toward a national exhibition with a working title of ' Pollock, the Lost Year'. In his last year of his life,Jackson Pollock did not create, a sad event for any artist but moreso for him as it brought to an end what I believe would have been the beginnings of his greatest triumphs.   Through research and practice I intend to explore where his work might have led to in a bid to bring the unknown into being, it is quite a strange feeling really, the more I find about Jackson Pollock the more I find out about myself, I am fortunate than Pollock to have resolved my own issues before becoming a public figure without the binds and embarrassing situations that drug and alcohol abuse brings, I have a great sadness for him as an artist, at the very time he should have been at the driving seat with a wonderful career ahead he returned t...