Process of a painting 1

  So, my biggest promise to myself for 2012 was that I will dedicate more time to my painting. Many things got in the way last year and I only really finished 3 paintings and a selection of pencil drawings, although I kept to my daily sketches for a few months.  Last week I finished my first [...]

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In the queue …

In the queue …, originally uploaded by gilfling. I had to take a last-minute trip down to London this week for a Very Exciting Thing (which frustratingly I cannot reveal just yet – but soon!) and went down a day early in order to see the Lucien Freud Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. Gosh [...]

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Off to class ….

Off to class, originally uploaded by gilfling. The last few weeks have been full of exciting news, some of which I have been able to share and some that for now I have to keep secret. This week has been no different in that I have discovered that thanks to Seek & Adore, Tomas has [...]

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Work in Progress Wednesday

My inspiration, originally uploaded by gilfling. This is a terribly dark and gloomy and out of focus photo (taken at night)…. but this is what I am working on right now. After really focussing a lot last year on my character sculptures and hardly painting at all (I think I did perhaps 3 paintings all last [...]

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Over the sea …..

Just a really quick post today as I am on my way up to my studio but I have a wee bit of exciting news. I have been selected as part of a group of Design Factory members who will be exhibiting at The International Art and Craft Fair in Karlsruhe in Germany this May 2012. Eunique is [...]

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A future antique?

  As you may know, I have been selling my work on the wonderful website – Seek & Adore for a few months now. I love the look of the site, the quality of work and the extra wee touches that let you see behind the scene’s of the life of an artist and maker. [...]

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Sketchbook peek ….

Hoping to get back to posting Flickr favourite mosaics next Monday … But in the meantime here is a sketchbook peak from today. Finding my way and my thoughts are blurry and my brain is itching with the beginnings of new ideas for paintings. I am in no desperate hurry though and until I am [...]

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Today on my worktable …

Today on my worktable …, originally uploaded by gilfling. Well actually this was yesterday on my work table - I still have to make it up the stairs to my work table today! So I have decided (once again) that I can’t always dedicate the time to long well thought out blog-posts and that possibly a [...]

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Upcoming Workshop!!!

  Hello! Today I have been mostly getting back on track after my last blog post and my long absence from blogging. I have been figuring out a few dates for this year regarding teaching workshops again and am exciting to have my first workshop of 2012 confirmed for the 24th of March at The Focus [...]

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Working things through….

Charcoal drawing, originally uploaded by gilfling. Oh I am a bad blogger. I know it. I go through fits and starts. I have lots to say but I worry that I am boring, repetitive, self-obsessed. I wish to be more organised and schedule posts and really think about what I want to say and show [...]

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