Little Stages

I’ve mostly been painting & drawing recently. Here’s a couple of studio snaps from a wee series I’m working on…

Shapes

I finally had a full day in the studio today. I thought I’d share this pic of what I’ve been working on. It’s the starting point for a new series of images.

Artists I Like: Gabriela Fridriksdottir

I had the pleasure of working at the RSA 187th Annual Exhibition last month. Featuring work by the RSA’s academicians & invited artists, the exhibition had a curated element titled ‘Between the Late and the Early’, curated my artist & academician Eddie Summerton.

One of my favourite artists invited to exhibit was Icelandic artist Gabriel Fridriksdottir.

Her work consisted of a number of ‘figures’ created from mixed materials including latex, bones & hair, each mounted on a plinth. The sculptures had a real outsider art naivety and harked back to times of sacrifice, voodooism and witchcraft.

The exhibition is now finished but you can see a 360degree panorama & recviews on the RSA website.

Artists I Like: David Batchelor

I recently visited the David Batchelor Flatlands exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery.

Batchelor is best known for his sculptural light installation, unusually though, this exhibition is an examination of his drawing & 2d work.
I really liked the Blob paintings exhibited in the upper galleries. The Blobs are brightly coloured gloss poured on thin aluminium. As they dry some become wrinkled and have a textured surface. The black block underneath the blobs act as a plinth, transforming the Blob into an object.

The exhibition runs until 14th July.

Printing….

….like a mad woman!

I spent the evening at Stills printing photographs for an upcoming exhibition at Periscope in Salzburg. More info coming soon…

Hot Off The Press

Flyers for an upcoming show I’m taking part in ‘Ardent Form’ by Resonate Collective…I’ll post more info soon

Resonate Collective

Just collected our brand new flyers for the Ardent Form exhibition featuring the beautiful work of Natalie Reid.

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Artists I Like: Brock Davis

Check out artist Brock Davis. His twist on everyday things are a lot of fun. I came across him on Instagram where he has a pretty big following.

In Progress

A snap of my computer screen right now.

I’m facing my fear of colour head on…..eep!

In Situ

Sometimes the joy of working in a gallery is the art that’s behind the scenes.
A painting by Ian Howard hanging in the RSA office.

Art Now: Tobias Rehberger

A sound bit of advice from artist Tobias Rehberger in Art Now.

Note to self: Go and see more exhibitions.