“Rhythm”

Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction…. read more

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  • September – “Rhythm”

    September – “Rhythm”

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    Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction. I’ve spent years in a bad…

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  • August – “Space”

    August – “Space”

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    Space fascinates me. Not just the one with the stars and black holes and what not. But just, the concept of space. My space, your space. Big, small. Small can feel safe and big can feel small. In art, when you move away from focussing on the object, to focussing on the space, it becomes…

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  • July – “Now”

    July – “Now”

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    July is the month of my birthday and my birthday inevitably the day I look back at the year and feel ambivalent. It turned out to be a good drive to think more about this feeling instead of ignoring it like I usually do. Years ago I started painting with black watercolour as a careful…

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