Open Studios

How to brighten up your life or home – Visit an Artist in their Studio?

Yes I mean it, a simple visit to see an artist in their studio, may just change your life in a good way! Think about it, most artists spend their life creating original one off pieces which rarely see the light of day in a public place or gallery. So unless you are a keen […]

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Meet up with your favourite artist in 2017

This is my New Year’s resolution! It could be yours as well? What do we gain from meeting Artists? – Some insight into the way they work, We can learn what motivates artists to keep creating, We can discover what it is we especially like about their works, We can get a glimpse of their

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Open Studios – See the Artist in their studio – Get the most out of your visit!

OK It’s that Open Studios time of year again. The time when many artists throw open their doors and welcome all comers. It is an opportunity to show much more work than would be possible in a gallery, also the artist may choose to show older works, which help to illustrate their personal development, their

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Meet an Artist – Ask him or her the Questions you need answered –

Are you trying to improve your drawings or paintings? Do you have some questions you would like to ask an artist, but never get the opportunity? or you feel too embarrassed to ask? Yes I’ve been there as well, remember no one is born with these skills, we’ve all had to learn them, step by

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News from the Studio – Sun and Rain, Wexford Ireland, and Open Studios

What a Summer it’s been! Hot dry days and cold rainy days in equal measure! But this isn’t a weather report, so here is some of my recent work, from my visit to Wexford, Ireland and then some ‘Open Studio’ news. My visit to Wexford Ireland was to take part in “Art In The Open“. This

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Meet the Artist – Open Studios and Art Trails – What’s it all about?

Would you love to meet up and chat with artists in their studios, but are too scared to do it? What will they be like?  Will I get halfway down their path and turn around in trepidation? Can I think of anything to say and will we have ‘anything’ in common?  Will I be expected

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Suddenly – Its the Exhibition Season again!

Yes – It’s here again. That means artists up and down the country are madly charging about trying to get a load of different tasks done in order to prepare themselves. So in my studio, that means taking stock of recent works and deciding which will be exhibited where, and when. What exhibitions or competitions

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