The word ‘original’ for an artistic or musical work means that it’s created and produced for the very first time: it is totally new and has never been seen or heard before. A works existence depends on a degree of thought, skill, effort and labour used by its creator but, Continue Reading
Grayson Perry
April Blog (2) Changing Times
Although not my favourite occupation, we have just completed a marathon household makeover to our hall, stairs and landing which has consisted of replacing doors, much cleaning down, plastering, painting and decorating. This exercise has even embraced the use of a few of my smaller art paintbrushes to tackle some Continue Reading
May 2016 Blog “Challenging” Art?
How often do you see the words “challenging” used by art reviewers and critics when referring to works exhibited in shows or featured in reviews and books? “Challenging” always irritates me as so often it is about pieces which shock, outrage, disturb, offend or fool people into believing that they Continue Reading
June 2015 Blog – A Bohemian?
I always wanted to be a Bohemian! As a teenager I was captivated by the romantic notion of starving painters, poets and artists living a carefree life in a garret in Soho or the Latin quarter of Paris. I admired those colourful creative characters who defied convention, dressed flamboyantly and Continue Reading
OCTOBER 2014 BLOG – VARIETY
Unfortunately I have been unable to paint for the last few weeks but the enforced rest has meant that in that time I have been plunged into a mixture of absorbing experiences. They started with an excellent television documentary by Simon Schama on Rembrandt, to coincide with the exhibition Continue Reading