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The lead-up to an unusual exhibition space

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When the exhibition space is notable, although the space is difficult it calls for more creative thinking!

Tomorrow, some fellow artists and myself are assembling our artwork. We’ve received some internal shots but no dimensions with which to plan out the use of space. There are 10 of us who have been personally invited to exhibit in the Chapel at Compton Verney in Warwickshire, UK. We’d love you to come and visit us!

We have acrylic paintings, oil, textiles, 3D. Every artist creates her or his artwork in a unique and wonderful way and we’re happy to talk with you about it!

It could be a challenge to safely assemble our framed canvases in a way that is also pleasing to the visitors eye. The good news is we help each other, think of solutions and tend to be stalwarts! If you’re unable to visit us in the Chapel then I’ll update you how we went!

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So much to do!

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The new academic year is gearing up, and the race to get everything done in time feels more pressurised this week!

I’ve been happily making examples of painting with oils for my new students coming into college this term. At the same time finishing off my own acrylic paintings, posting on social media and taking a few online courses for my continued professional practice. I’m feeling pulled in so many directions!

Working to a plan helps, keeping a calendar of events helps, but I need to plan more time “out”. It’s really important as an artist to allow yourself time away! And, during the time away… not to be looking for the next idea of a painting! Is that even possible 😃

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Inspiration

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Is it the sunlight, the colours or textures that ignite your fire to pick up another canvas to paint?

Last weekend we had a girls day out, it wasn’t the summer sunny day that we were expecting but the moody sky really added drama to the landscape! I took less photos than usual but the striking colours and contrasts really energised me to action! I’ve been painting several landscapes based on that trip ever since and they will be in the Leamington gallery soon.

The subject matter is a detour for me, and I’m grateful to it. I have grown in confidence in an area I really didn’t relish before. So much so, I’ve booked on to a Plein Air event in Charlcote Hall, Warwickshire in September. I hope it’s a dry day! I hope you can visit us!

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Exhibiting is always exciting!

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No matter how many years people have been working away, when a gallery or museum accepts your work it’s still a thrill!

Artwork wise, it’s being an exciting year for me! I haven’t had time to blog! Crazy! Magical Deep Sea Diving is being exhibited at the Herbert Museum and Art Gallery in Coventry city centre this Spring. My framed mixed media artwork with wet felting, silver, copper wire, silk embroidery. It was a wonderful opening evening a while ago.

Next month sees the opening of a new exhibition in Royal Leamington Spa entitled Deadly Sins. It’s hard to choose which of the seven to illustrate! So I went with my favourite… Sloth! Got to have a sloth day now and again, being lazy occasionally does me good! So, dreaming of summer in such a wet spring of 2023 is no bad thing, positively a good thing! Entitled: Lazy Dreamy Day it’s on show at the LSA Art Room, 5 Satchwell Place, Leamington Spa town centre (opposite Caluccios) from Saturday 6th May. This piece is textile art with silk embroidery. Come and see all the wonderful artwork on display from our local artists of Warwickshire and the Midlands!

See you there.

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Stay cool and paint!

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It might be sweltering outside but keep the blinds closed and enter the world of creating!

It’s worth printing out colour images and saving them in a protective file as you come across different topics. I’ve built up a wonderful image library over the decades! I keep them in sections (to be honest there are so many I have different book files!) and on a day like this a quick flip through soon motivates me into creating my next new acrylic painting (if I haven’t one on the go!).

Select your colour palette, take a deep breath and off you go into a wonderful colourful world! Happy painting! 🎉 🎨