I have recently been asked to produce a mural within one of the towns hidden courtyards, in this instant at Number 9, Stramongate; here you will find one of Kendals hidden Jewels in the form of 'The Joshua Tree Bistro', what a privilage and responsibility and one I relish knowing that it ticks all of my boxes, from creativivty all the way to giving something beautiful back to the town in return for all it has given me.
The Ginnels, as they are called here in Kendal, it is a Northern word that I first heard back in 1990, a ginnel is a link, sometimes as a tunnel in others an open drive, generally a short cut from one road or area of town to another, they are nostalgic, captivating and wonder filled, each with its own energy and vibrations and stil yet I can find something new and exciting; to be allowed to paint a wall in these hallowed places is tantamount to legal grafiti, a rare privilage indeed.
I have since done a basic foto study to familiarise my self with the space and its lighting, the shadows and a general idea toward the size of any imagery, in order not to create something that will crash with the ambience of the courtyard and enhance the space my early sketches almost instantly decide to stick with something traditional that will fit in as well as to bring it into a respectable 21st Century..
There is a doorway to be knocked into the very wall I was commissioned to decorate, only until that change has been made can I consider any artwork, for the now I shall concentrate work on a small section of the wall that is most affected by shadow which forms a horrible deadspace where the light is most needed, but for the umbrellas no-one would even know that there is a little Jewel of a Bistro less than4 seconds from the busy street yet still peaceful enough to eat outside,
The wall to be decorated measures aprox 40 feet x 7 feet, definite mindset of aclimatisation needed
The Ginnels, as they are called here in Kendal, it is a Northern word that I first heard back in 1990, a ginnel is a link, sometimes as a tunnel in others an open drive, generally a short cut from one road or area of town to another, they are nostalgic, captivating and wonder filled, each with its own energy and vibrations and stil yet I can find something new and exciting; to be allowed to paint a wall in these hallowed places is tantamount to legal grafiti, a rare privilage indeed.
I have since done a basic foto study to familiarise my self with the space and its lighting, the shadows and a general idea toward the size of any imagery, in order not to create something that will crash with the ambience of the courtyard and enhance the space my early sketches almost instantly decide to stick with something traditional that will fit in as well as to bring it into a respectable 21st Century..
The wall to be decorated measures aprox 40 feet x 7 feet, definite mindset of aclimatisation needed
