Monthly Archives: July 2011

Painful Beauty In Nidderdale

Posted on 31 July 2011 by

Yesterday was the Most Important Day of the Year. Husband’s birthday. It calls for a great deal of forward planning, ingenuity and inspiration. I’m pretty good on ingenuity and inspiration but the forward planning angle is very stressful, so I … Continue reading →

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Czechs Play Dvorák

Posted on 30 July 2011 by

Last night I went to hear the Czech National Orchestra playing at the Royal Gall in Harrogate. A great programme of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, and Dvorák’s Symphony No 7. The Royal Hall was magnificently refurbished a couple of years ago, … Continue reading →

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Sorting Social Media? Think Again

Posted on 29 July 2011 by

Another article on how to survive social media as an artist. I grabbed it with glee, speed-read it, and heaved a sigh of resignation. I know all the theory. Oh, I’m so good on theory. Please let me read about … Continue reading →

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Where Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction

Posted on 28 July 2011 by

The events which took place in Norway last week disturbed me in a way which I didn’t really expect. Of course, the whole horror of what actually happened both in Oslo but even more so at the island camp haven … Continue reading →

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Holbeck’s Urban Botanic Wonders

Posted on 27 July 2011 by

As regular readers will have gathered, my studio is in the heart of a light industrial area in the southern reaches of Leeds. But it borders a trendy architecturally refurbished old warehouse area with a number of decent espresso outlets, … Continue reading →

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Dwelling: A Visual Gazetteer

Posted on 26 July 2011 by

Dwelling: A Visual Gazetteer is an artist book bringing together the work of 9 contemporary visual artists (including yours truly) reflecting on Leeds as a contemporary cityscape. The project was initiated and produced by Sarah Spanton, a fellow artist working … Continue reading →

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Deep Insights Of Life

Posted on 25 July 2011 by

There’s always room in our lives for deep insights and new learning. Particularly when it comes to dealing with family. More particularly, when it comes to getting family to do things. Sometimes I think that if only I listened a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Selections

Posted on 24 July 2011 by

Normally, the Sunday Selections prompted by the Frogspondrock meme comprise the results of a trawl through the digital photographic image archive. I’ve expanded this some weeks to include drawings in the archive as well as photos. Today, though, I expand … Continue reading →

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Best Laid Plans

Posted on 23 July 2011 by

Remember yesterday? It was supposed to be an easy day. Pre-scheduled blog posting, haircut and relaxed afternoon messing with paint. The scheduled blog went by the wayside but the haircut still held out promise. I love hairdressers, and I love … Continue reading →

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Lucien Freud: A Painter’s Painter

Posted on 22 July 2011 by

Yesterday for the first time in weeks I managed to write today’s post and schedule it for publication this morning. I thought it would be nice to wake up, potter into town for a haircut and then traipse into the … Continue reading →

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