…. and the organisation of art. I know that “organisation” is not a word normally associated with artists. Nevertheless, as somebody married to a former university administrator, I have picked up a few tips over the years. Apart from anything else, disorganisation is demoralising, and I find that art depends upon morale. In fact, I … Read more
I keep telling myself that framing pictures is a highly-skilled job, and that I am wasting my time attempting to emulate the work of the professionals. Why is is, therefore, that whenever I come across a frame I no longer need, which appears to match the dimensions of a piece I have just painted our … Read more
Preparing the items for inclusion in my South Square exhibition in April I have come across a very frustrating problem. Bearing in mind the expense of commissioning new frames for pictures, I have tried to get into the habit over the years of re-cycling frames. If there is an image which I believe that I … Read more
…. as Spike Milligan famously asked. I managed to get in my planned trip to Almscliff Crag this morning, and returned with a bag full of stones, which are now sitting on the table in the studio waiting to be interpreted. I am quite pleased by the differences in colour and texture that can be … Read more