‘my thoughts/my work’

Just been watching the BBC 2 coverage of the Summer Exhibition. As I submitted 3 pieces and got rejected I was a little bit negative whilst watching Lawrence walk around the galleries ‘talking it up’One thing caught my ears – 12,000 entries; 780 exhibits. Makes me feel a lot better and more positive.I must admit I like the Chapman brothers work, the dinosaurs, fun, large and slightly taking the piss.

And as a Gavin Turk fan I was really pleased with his award. My friend Oz talks with great affection for him and some of the personal work he has produced over the years – actual size matchsticks cast in bronze with an inscription, the wooden chip fork also cast in bronze. Beautifully crafted and beautiful in concept

Spent a few hours today running a ceramic workshop for an arts weekend – the pressure was on as I’m not a ceramicist by any stretch of the imagination! It went well I think – enthusiasm over technical skill!!

Other news; there is a possibility that I may sell some work next week, an interior designer has some clients looking for some contemporary art – could be mine, who knows….it would be nice.

More and more ideas are coming to me at the moment for new paintings – an electric shaver (a cut abuzz the rest!), 3 pin plug x 3 (not quite ten pin bowling or 10 pin bowling 4 the wired folk!)Still haven’t decided on the remaining two words for hymn swears you know but it will come I am sure.Anyhow reports to write and they wont get done sitting here.

Looking at the Saatchi site and came across this article about Brian Griffiths (quote “I don’t understand most art either.” ) sounds really interesting and is a must to go and see.

BRIAN GRIFFITHS TO MAKE 70-METRE ART INSTALLATION IN LONDON
Platform for Art’s flagship art site at Gloucester Road station will this year feature ‘Life is a Laugh’, a monumental installation by renowned artist Brian Griffiths. A mock stage set including a 7.5 metre panda’s head, half a caravan, a lamp post rescued from the M42, scaffolding towers and ramps, bicycles, buckets and tyres are only some of the items creating a scene that will inspire passengers standing on platforms or travelling on passing trains. The work will be unveiled in July and remain there for almost a year. Installed on the disused platform in a major logistical feat that will be achieved at night over two months, ‘Life is a Laugh’ will be the largest artwork in a public site that Brian Griffiths has ever created.

This gives us all hope…

Damien Hirst became the auction world’s most expensive living artist last night as his 2002 pill cabinet, ‘Lullaby Spring’, sold for £8.6 million (before commission) at Sotheby’s contemporary sale. Francis Bacon’s 1978 ‘Self Portrait’ fetched £19.3 million (before commission). Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale realised an astonishing £72,427,600 ($144,427,600) – the company’s highest total for a sale of Contemporary Art in

Meanwhile at Christie’s, Lucian Freud’s 1992 portrait of his friend Bruce Bernard this week broke the record for a living European artist after selling for £7.8m at Christie’s. At the same sale Francis Bacon’s ‘Two Men Working in a Field’ sold for just over £5 million, and Andy Warhol’s ‘Three Marilyns’ fetched £5.6 million. Christie’s sales for the week totalled £237 million, including commissions, compared with a pre-commission estimate of between £172.2 million pounds and £241.7 million.

…. I wouldn’t mind some of that!!!!

 Just going through some of my images – transferring them from laptop to another and came across these – photos of my work at two different Affordable Art Fairs in Battersea, London.

Aah, it brings back memories and the fact I sold work there as well!

And two of my clients; Gerry and Allyson House,

who came over from America – a big hello to them!

Been working on the small portraits of John, thought I would post a picture of third drawing in its working state – unfinished!!

  Spent a short amount of time (!!) uploading images onto site, I know some people have visited it and have informed me there’s nothing there… well there is now! If you get the chance have a look and let me know what you think, cheers

Just fiddling about in the ‘shed’ and had another look at the newly named ‘Hymn swears you know’ and thought I would post it so I can mull over the last two drawings to put inside(internet; anywhere, anytime)

Possibly using the words yeah and great, who knows

 Finally – welcome to my new blogstrange, its like writing the first page of an exercise book when you were a kid at school; make sure there are no mistakes, keep within the margins and lines, check spelling and do not use the rubber at all costs!!I’m just going to start off with a few things…. until I get the jist of all thisjust to let you know most of the postings will be related to my artwork, some funny thoughts and ocassionally items that are pertinent to my liferecapping on the last week oh so….. haven’t quite finished my mixed media piece titled ‘hymns to swear by’ – I haven’t yet decided on the last two words; maybe to go with the swearing aspect or to tame it slightly. I gave it its first public viewing on Saturday night when friends from