To be continued...

So.. I have stepped through the hole for the last time in this residency and have packed up all my things.

Despite being quite miserable in the space sometimes, I am really going to miss the space. So I am in talks with Kate (director of the New Independent Art School Hastings http://www.niash.org/) about hopefully continuing working within Rock House in some way... fingers crossed.

For those who couldn't make the exhibition here are the main pieces of work that I created whilst there. I mostly consider them works in progress. But some are more finished than others.

N.B I struggled to maintain the blog whilst in the space as I couldn't blog from my mobile phone (I have terribly fat fingers!) 

But I kept notes whilst in there and I plan to write these notes up and post retrospectively. So give me a few days and these will slowly appear.

Many thanks to all those who came along to the show or supported me via the internet. Being an artist can be a terribly lonely business so thank you for stopping me from feeling like I am just shouting into a void!

To be continued...

Lovely quiet Sunday in Residence

Had a lovely, chilled day today.

Think I am finally starting to relax in the space. (Perhaps partially because I was alone in the building for much of the day - so was happily singing away as I painted!)

I was relaxed enough to play and experiment again. Some of these experiments will lead to more finished work.. some won't! But I am really enjoying just seeing what happens.

That said, I had some visitors to the Art School today and I am still really anxious showing people this work. I think because I don't normally show my experiments... I just show my finished, polished pieces. 

This residency is really pushing me out of my comfort zone. 

Awful photographs of quite nice collages!

So I was back in Rock House Art School today after spending most of yesterday in bed recovering from a home invasion by assorted neighbours, fireman, paramedics, red cross and electricians from 1 - 5am.


I had an interesting day. 

I had hoped to create paintings whilst in the Art School space. But the painting I was working on this morning was just not doing it for me. So for most of the day I played around with my images; making large, but simple, collages. These please me greatly! But they are not what I expected.. 

I seem to be really interested in the hole in the wall and putting it into different contexts. But my eye is now also being drawn to circles everywhere. Which links to an interest in road furniture and markings. So I may wander around tomorrow with my camera.

Though I am also really keen to have another go at painting. 

I guess I will see what takes my fancy on the morrow.

Having a play with ideas...

Am strangely excited by the hole in the wall at the Art School (made by Kate Renwick).

Think it is likely to have a big influence on the work produced whilst in the space... Am finally using circles in my work!