Drawing Inspiration: the Countdown

I have less than a month to go until the opening of my first show. My paintings are mostly dry, and some of them are varnished. I do not have the acrylics problem of painting right up until the night

Nike, Part 1

I was brought up to appreciate the sort of art based around Greek sculpture, and prominently popular during the Renaissance. That explains why I like drawing naked women. Well, that and… I just like drawing naked women.

Drawing Inspiration: Invitations sent

The final invitations for the Private View of Drawing Inspiration should by now have gone out. If one or two have been missed out then they are statistical anomalies; that is my story and I am sticking to it.

Cambridge Drawing Society Competition

Today I entered a competition for young, local artists. I am still young enough that I have five more years of this sort of ‘young’, but old enough that I was prepared to be relieved I could enter. The Cambridge

Drawing Inspiration: The Art Show

I am close to the point of sending out invitations. I have the finalised art and I only need to make sure the eMail goes out right. Then, on to postcards and fliers!

Cambridge Art Salon opening

Over a score of artists and dozens of invitees came to the official opening of the Salon today. I had not had the energy to invite people, but I did make myself a fancy dress costume. Funny how that works.

November Show Announcement – Date

Drawing Inspiration This one-woman show of art inspired things I see, in classical or impressionist styles, will be from 10th-16th of November 2011. Varnishing Day* will be a Thursday. — *Turner, famously, used to touch up his paintings on varnishing