“Direction”

Having a sense of direction – especially metaphorically speaking – is a quality we learned to admire. We associate it with ambition, determination, will power and ultimately succes in life. Your eye on the ball, so to speak.

Those of us who feel the overwhelming urge to skippy ball from one interest to the next, to the other one, oh look that also looks fun and wait that too!…tend to feel under appreciated…. read more

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  • October – “Direction”

    October – “Direction”

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    After contemplating the sense of rhythm in my art practice, the thought about direction came up almost inevitably. Where to go? What to reach? A straight line ahead, or venturing out and coming back to home base? A long trip or short, spontaneous ones? I’m one of those people who walk into a store and…

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  • How to paint a non-consensual smile

    How to paint a non-consensual smile

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    The kid and I were on a trip. I don’t do phone photos so I pushed my over-sized lens in his face. He grimaced. “Look normal!”, I said. “No.” “Please?” “No mum!” I twist my face behind the camera into a weird expression. It doesn’t take much. He smiled and that was that. A non-consensual…

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  • I’m tired and it’s affecting my art routine

    I’m tired and it’s affecting my art routine

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    As much as I try to stay away from posting too much negativity on my blog or social media channels, I can’t really go any other way right now. I know that many of you are shocked, angry, sad, all of the above, by the shit that is the world right now. Some of us…

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  • Planning a new painting

    Planning a new painting

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    Come sketch with me as I plan a new painting and update you a bit on life and work.

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