I had a brilliant start to September at Art in the Gardens on the first weekend. After that I nipped down to Cornwall for a couple of days to swap work at the Jane Adams Gallery in St Just. I couldn't be bothered to erect my tent for just one night so I slept in the back of my Audi Estate (being only
5'4" * has its advantages) It was wonderful waking up on the Friday morning and looking across Priests Cove to The Brisons and Lands End.
* I used to be 5'5 1/2 but am shrinking with old age...
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| Slept in car over looking Priests Cove which is one of my favourite places to paint. |
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| Reflective Light |
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| Priest Cove to Lands End |
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The Brisons
Looks like Charles de-Gaulle in the Bath.
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After leaving Jane Adams gallery, I had a lovely drive over to Falmouth via The Tinners Way, my favourite 11 miles of Cornish Coast Road. Did a few galleries, had a pint of Tribute, a Pasty and then Chilled for 4 hours on 'Gilly' Beach before going to kurt Jacksons preview at Lemon Street Gallery and then home to Derbyshire.
The following weekend took up The Melbourne Festival. Although I am sure the Festival as a whole was a great success, my 'spot' was up a steep flight of stairs in a Photographers studio. While meeting a good number of 'art lovers' and making many new contacts regarding workshops and demos, sales were a reflection of the current recession. I was told it's the luck of the draw where artists are located.. I shared a room with Chris Challoner, (Automata Artist) who after many hours of exchanging life storys almost felt like a lifetime friend.
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My spot in the Melbourne Festival.
I was in someones kitchen |
The second part of the month has been busy with painting, trying to catch up on my enforced layoff due to an allergic reaction to acrylic inks. Until this is fully sorted I am now wearing latex surgical gloves while I work.... not my ideal but it allows me to work without making my hands worse.
I am currently working on a body of work to be shown at The Lyndurst Gallery in the New Forest in December. Most of this work will be on paper and produced en plein air
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| Whitley Spring |
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| Whitley Winterwood |
and also lots of new work that will go into various galleries around the country as well as The Windsor Art Fair on 9th - 11th November.
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| Towards Falmouth Bay |
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Surf on the Rocks |
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| Surf Study |
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