 'Best Side' Oil on box canvas 30x30cm At the Horse In Art Exhibition at Sally Mitchells Gallery in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire NG22 0LA until the 28th September 2019 | IT'S TIME TO GET THE INK OUT FOR INKTOBER 2019I don't know about you, but I now the summer is over and Autumn has shown it's presence in the form of dewy mornings and an overwhelming desire to put the heating on, I now have a renewed excitement about creating some new work! It also means I can get back into a routine and start/finish the commissions I have on order without interruptions (haha) and a renewed focus! The studio has been cleared out - though anyone that didn't see it before wouldn't believe me; Fresh canvases ordered, old ones sorted into piles of sell, bin, or rework; research started on new projects, and I have bought some new knitwear in preparation for chilly days and evenings in my north facing studio. |
Summer for me was spent ferrying my teenage daughter around the country and really not feeling inspired to paint at all. There were exhibitions to paint for, but where as I would normally enter the maximum amount of paintings allowed, it was all I could do to get one in!
But no more! I feel like a bottle of champagne that has had it's cork popped off! Millions of fizzing ideas bursting to get out of me as quickly as possible!
I am hoping that this renewed sense of energy will see me through the next couple of months at least as all this procrastination and idling about has left me with a task list as long as my winter scarf (which was unravelled and checked for moth balls when the temperature dipped last week!)
Having been through this kind of stop/start approach to creating art before I know that if I do not make lists and plan what I want the outcome to be, it will all be lost in a frustrating heap of aborted 'To Do's' and serve to fuel the self doubt that us artists undoubtedly feel when things are not flowing from the brush and out through the door to the kerching of the till!
Print Pastel and Paint, the vehicle for art outings (Patchings, Art Fairs, Exhibitions and Workshops) has also been a bit neglected this summer as we decided to concentrate all our efforts into getting the teens through their GCSE's fuelled by healthy breakfasts, vitamin packed suppers and a constant presence in case of inevitable meltdowns! Exam results in, 'A' levels started and a new daily routine, means a bit more time to get stuff done so with that in mind I am looking at 3 lists on my desk!
But no more! I feel like a bottle of champagne that has had it's cork popped off! Millions of fizzing ideas bursting to get out of me as quickly as possible!
I am hoping that this renewed sense of energy will see me through the next couple of months at least as all this procrastination and idling about has left me with a task list as long as my winter scarf (which was unravelled and checked for moth balls when the temperature dipped last week!)
Having been through this kind of stop/start approach to creating art before I know that if I do not make lists and plan what I want the outcome to be, it will all be lost in a frustrating heap of aborted 'To Do's' and serve to fuel the self doubt that us artists undoubtedly feel when things are not flowing from the brush and out through the door to the kerching of the till!
Print Pastel and Paint, the vehicle for art outings (Patchings, Art Fairs, Exhibitions and Workshops) has also been a bit neglected this summer as we decided to concentrate all our efforts into getting the teens through their GCSE's fuelled by healthy breakfasts, vitamin packed suppers and a constant presence in case of inevitable meltdowns! Exam results in, 'A' levels started and a new daily routine, means a bit more time to get stuff done so with that in mind I am looking at 3 lists on my desk!
| List 1 - Encourage Others Task: Finish planning and announce workshops!!! When: er....two months ago! Oops! AND Get a date for a Studio Sale! """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |  |
| List 2 - Be Authentic Task: Do more painting from life When/What: 3 Day Workshop with Society of Equestrian Artists painting race horses from life all booked and paid for! Where: Middleham, home to race horses in Yorkshire! So excited about this!! AND When: Paint local scenery practising landscapes for larger works for next years exhibition (to be announced) Where: Teggs Nose, Macclesfield """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |  |
| List 3 - Have Fun! Get everything planned out for Inktober - and make it count towards future projects! Get sketchbooks / paper - TICK! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |  |
I hope you can join me on one of my workshops, or visit my Open Studio and grab a bargain or two!
In the meantime why not embrace the darker nights as they creep in and use the time to get that sketchbook out or learn something new?
I will be posting my daily ink doodles on here and also across Instagram/Facebook using the #inktober2019. Hope you can join in!
For more information about Inktober you can click the link below....get your mark making instruments ready!
INKTOBER 2019
In the meantime why not embrace the darker nights as they creep in and use the time to get that sketchbook out or learn something new?
I will be posting my daily ink doodles on here and also across Instagram/Facebook using the #inktober2019. Hope you can join in!
For more information about Inktober you can click the link below....get your mark making instruments ready!
INKTOBER 2019
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