This morning , after our routine supermarket visit, my wife and I decided that we would drop in to the village of Thornton, on the western edge of Bradford. We fancied a coffee in the South Square Centre, and this provided an opportunity for her to see the current exhibition by the Unit 9 group … Read more
It’s one of those seasons of the year once more when attention is focussed on preparing material for exhibition. Exhibitions seem to be rather like the proverbial London busses. You wait for ages for a bus and then two arrive together. That is exactly my situation at the moment. I’ve just returned from delivering material … Read more
I’ve just returned from a day of invigilating duties at the South Square Centre, in Bradford. There are two very interesting shows on at the moment. The larger of the two celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the creation of the Centre, and examples of their work have been requested from artists who have exhibited in … Read more
Earlier this evening I took part in a rather special celebration at the South Square Centre. Three different occasions were being celebrated simultaneously. We began at 4.00 with a session devoted to remembering the work of one of our former colleagues, and the first Director of the Centre, Pete Lund, who dies last year. This … Read more
One of my tasks today has been to select a couple of pictures for a group exhibition at the South Square Centre, which will celebrate twenty years of the Unit 9 group. I’ve decided to put in one picture which dates from roughly that time and a relatively recent one. (Both of them, by coincidence, … Read more
I’ve just returned from the opening reception of two new exhibitions at the South Square Centre in Bradford, one by Patricia Calver and the other by Beryl Robinson. In many respects they could hardly have been more different. Patricia’s work includes a very high proportion of what I assume to be self-portraits …. if not, … Read more
This might appear at first sight to be a rather odd question. I’m prompted to ask it, however, by the experience of this week. I’ve hung my exhibition in the South Square Centre (Almscliff: an enduring obsession) and on Wednesday evening the “Unit 9” group of artists met for one of our regular sessions, and … Read more
I’m feeling immensely relieved this evening because my exhibition at the South Square Centre is now in place. I need to go in tomorrow to do a little tweaking, but to all intents and purposes it is ready to go. The process had its ups and downs. One of my pictures is absurdly large (done … Read more
Like most other people I suppose that I will have spent a good part forth day wondering how on earth we managed to get ourselves into the current crisis, and even more so asking myself how we might get ourselves out of it. A good part of the day, however, has been spent in preparation … Read more
I have decided that for my solo exhibition in the South Square Centre, during April, I will concentrate on the numerous pictures I have done of Almscliff Crag. I was astonished, when I began to review this material, just how persistent a source of inspiration that place has been. What I want to do is … Read more