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Bank Holiday Weekend
The last few weeks I’ve been struggling to really throw myself back into painting. I have kept up the studio habit but haven’t really been making much progress on the pieces I had already started, or indeed starting new works. I used some of the time to finish off a few paintings – as I…
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Holiday Over – Normal Service Resumed
So my first official two week staycation is over and have to say I loved it. Usually we jet off somewhere hot. This year, with the prospect of mask wearing and potential traffic light status changing we stayed in the UK. Last year I didn’t manage to get a full two week break because of…
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Reflections
It has been a few months since completing CVP. Now I’m dipping in and out of the portal to re-watch content. I thought I’d reflect on my first pass to capture and remind myself of some of the key learnings. There was so much great content in the 3 month course I definitely need to…
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Studio Update
The collection of partially finished or just started work in my studio has been mounting up. Many of the paintings started as CVP boards but have taken different directions, changing with each layer of paint. I finished a few with a generous layer of gloss medium and finally a coat of cold wax. In the…
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Graduating CVP
So before I get into this post the first question I want to address is ‘would I recommend CVP’? And the answer is a very definite ‘yes’. What is CVP? CVP is a three month, online art course provided by Art2Life with Nicholas Wilton. Nicholas is a very charismatic lead and importantly a heavy weight…
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Creative Visionary Programme
I’m now four weeks into a 3-month online course called Creative Visionary Programme (CVP). And I have to say its unlike any online art programme I’ve been involved in. Not only is it a huge community, but geographically participants are from all over the globe. My goal was to get some inspiration and learn some…
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The Perfect Medicine
I’m now almost half way through my 100 day challenge – #100daysofcreativeplay (#the100dayproject). So far, I have to say, it has been a mainly positive experience. I’ve dabbled with lino cut: I’ve pushed myself to create some more intuitive pieces: I have had a couple of days where I’ve been tired. Where the prospect of…
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Learning Something New
Still working on my #the100dayproject, #100daysofcreativeplay and as I headed into days 21 – 30 I decided to change direction. The first 20 days of the challenge I focused on creating small quick pieces without thinking too much about the decisions I needed to make. At first using recycled cardboard and then moving into my…
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100 days of Creative Play 11-20
So the act of completing the first 10 days inspired me for the next 10. Trying not to think – to just go with your instincts and make instant decisions was a lot tougher than I expected. But it is exactly what children do when they play. So for the last 10 days I took…
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100 Days of Creative Play
In last week’s post I said I was passing on the 100 day project. But having seen so many really inspiring posts I’ve had a change of mind! I thought, originally, it would be too much commitment. On top of everything else CVP was starting in February. But, having listened to the Art Juice podcast,…
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