Review time

I had one of those "Look at your last ten pieces and decide your satisfaction level with them" sessions. I propped all the pieces up in a row and made notes (don't laugh). The outcome was that I liked two of them and that most of them were write offs destined for the make-over pile although a couple might be salvaged with a re-work. Therefore a number of pieces will shortly disappear from this blog. I think one mistake I make is to rush the paintings. Because I can't spend every day painting and many days go by when I cannot even paint at all, I think I tend to rush things when I do get chance for an afternoon at the easel. Anyway, made lots of notes for myself. I need to re-read them once a week I think!

Pennine Gallery

I have been invited to join an exciting new venture Pennine Gallery which aims to represent those artists who are based in this area of the north of England and whose influence is prominent in their work. This is both an online and a "bricks and mortar" gallery where you can see the work face to face so we get the best of both worlds. I am really happy to be part of this with my Stalybridge work. Please click on the link above or in the side bar to see more.

For the love of wisdom (no.1)

Acrylic on canvas board 12" x 9"

This is the same (limited)palette as the last painting - exactly - but I used knife instead of brush and tried to work as conceptually as I could. It's funny how many different ways of working we have within us as long as we are not afraid of them and not afraid of being seen as eclectic (or worse, lol).