MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAVE A FAB AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS,

HOPE YOUR NOT SNOWED IN

OR BREAKING BONES AND THINGS

SLIPPING ON THE ICE...

HOPING 2010 WILL SMILE ON US ALL

XX

LOVE BARE TREES

NOW YOU SEE THEM

AND NOW YOU DON'T ....

LORENZO QUINN, SCULPTURES

I have just had time to catch up with newspapers, in particular The Times and found a wonderful supplement 'raconteur on art and architecture'...

Flicking through I found these amazing pictures of mouthwatering sculptures by LORENZO QUINN, 'Give and Take 111' will be in Berkeley Sq, London.

He is, not surprisingly, an incredibly handsome man, also mouthwatering, just like his father actor ANTHONY QUINN.

He has an exhibition, EQUILIBRIUM, a major solo show, which opens November 18th until January 31st 2010 at the HALCYON GALLERY, BRUTON ST W1J 6QQ.

Its worth checking him out on line if you can't get to the gallery, his pieces are fantastic, the stuff dreams are made of.

www.halcyongallery.com

OFFER FROM ART HOUSE 2

THIS COMES FROM ART HOUSE 2
in west sussex

Offer this week.
Lovely Christmas Gift or spoil yourself

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As quoted from Derwent:

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www.arthouse2.co.uk
http://lindakirkbride.blogspot.com/

VICTOR FELIX GALLERY

A new exhibition opened last week at the VICTOR FELIX GALLERY

Check it out, one of my fav artists Chris May, is being featured, in fact they used his image as the invite to the PV.

TONY BEAVER, NATHAN FORD, JOHN KIRBY, CHRIS MAY, PAUL MCPHAIL AND
TAI-SHAN SCHIERENBERG

OCT 23RD - 12 NOVEMBER 09
28 Chepstow Corner W2 4XE

www.VICTORFELIXGALLERY.COM

And Chris May web site www.chrismayart.co.uk

CHRISTMAS CARDS 09

Well I have already been asked for Christmas cards, here are a couple for this year, they can be purchased from my web site, just email me with details.

INTERVIEWS, GETTING TO KNOW YOU

THIS INTERVIEW IS WITH THE ACTRESS CAROLINE HARKER, Caroline has appeared in many TV series including Midsummer Murders, Foyles War, Doctors the list is too long to put here, she is probably best known for her role of Hazel Wallace in 'Touch of Frost'.

She has also worked a lot in the theatre. Her partner is, actor Anthony Calf, they have two daughters.
Her sister, Susannah Harker, her mun Polly Adams and father Richard Owens are all in the profession


AT I’m love black and white movies. Do you have a favorite genre of film, maybe horror or Film Noir, comedy or documentary?
CH
Indie European films in particular French. American (Sideways and Little Miss Sunshine genre) NO Harry Potter and NO films with Ben Stiller, Jenifer Aniston or Jim Carey

AT What was the last thing you read?
CH
Shame on you by Clara Salaman, I was at drama school with Clara and she’s a friend. The book is an autobiographical novel about Clara’s schooling in a cult like organization that she calls The funny farm – it is engaging, surprising, shocking , original and brave… it s caused a lot of controversy amongst her family and friends and a lot of interest in the press. A blistering first novel in my opinion.

AT What’s your favorite comedy TV programme, present or past?
CH
Robins Nest. It made me feel entirely happy

AT Which do you find more rewarding acting on stage or screen?
CH
Screen. Satisfying to go home at end of day leaving a tin labeled ‘a days work ‘

AT Although the news is generally all doom and gloom at the moment, what do you feel is man’s greatest accomplishment, so far?
CH
To have remained basically humane. For non murderers to out number murderers

AT Swim in the sea or pool?
CH
Pool. Less to nip you.

AT If you could only take one bottle of good wine on a desert island which would it be, red or white?
CH
Red. Medicinal isn 't it?

AT Chocolate or fudge?
CH
Chocolate all the way

AT What would say is your most annoying habit?
CH
Putting myself down, I m being funny but people think I need therapy

AT Beatles or Santana?
CH
Beatles, who’se Santana?

AT What would your 'bucket list' include? name 4 or 5 things you simply have to do before......!
CH
Get married. Write a novel. Learn to garden. Create a masterpiece. Read every book I own.

AT What's your signature dish in the kitchen, beans on toast or the Sunday Roast?
CH
Sunday roast. Jamie Olivers slow cooked, over night in fact, shoulder of pork, with vegetable mash, white beans and spring greens. This food is so delicious it s worthy of a round of applause, and you just do what J .O tells you….

AT ice cream or summer pudding?
CH
Summer pudding with blob of ice cold clotted cream.

ARTHOUSE2, HAVANT, HAMPSHIRE

I WILL BE EXHIBITING NEXT YEAR, FEB 2010,

ARTHOUSE2 8 EAST STREET HAVANT, HAMPSHIRE

more info nearer the time.

I already have some oil pastel drawings and my range of greetings cards on sale there now

INTERVIEWS, GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Thought it would be interesting to get to know people better through a lighthearted interview so here goes with the first.

Martin Swatton is an award winning designer

"From the grand design to the smallest detail, I am committed to inspirational change. Providing three dimensional visuals, I believe I bring to my clients a unique design service, delivering a vision of a contemporary home, and helping them to bring it to reality."

Martin has been featured on Channel 5's, 'I Own Britain's Best Home' 2008
Daily Telegraph/Homebuilding & Renovating Award Winner 2007
Sussex Heritage Trust Award Winner 2007



AT I love black and white movies. Do you have a favorite genre of film, maybe horror or Film Noir, comedy or documentary?

MS Whatever the genre includes film like Godfather, Goodfellows etc

AT What was the last thing you read?

MS How to get rich by Felix Dennis!

AT What’s your favorite comedy TV programme, present or past?

MS The Inbetweeners and Flight of the Conchords

AT Cosy night in or fav restaurant?

MS Restaurant

AT Although the news is generally all doom and gloom at the moment, what do you feel is man’s greatest accomplishment, so far?

MS Flying!

AT Bath or shower?

MS Shower

AT If you could only take one bottle of good wine on a desert island which would it be, red or white?

MS Red - you wouldn't need a fridge!

At Chocolate or cheese?

MS Cheese - still no fridge

At What would say is your most annoying habit? and best attribute?

MS Just too damn nice

AT Beatles or Santana? or poss Elvis?

MS Santana

AT What would your 'bucket list' include? name 4 or 5 things you simply have to do before......!

MS Ride my unicycle, race a car in a proper race, fly a helicopter,

AT What's your signature dish in the kitchen, beans on toast or the Sunday Roast or?

MS Oven baked Camembert

AT Ice cream or packet of crisps?

MS Crisps

AT Spend or save?

MS doe-er.....

AT What is the best bit of advice anyone has given you?

MS If you can fly it, sail it or shag it - hire it!

thanks martin xx

martin is also my brother, his web site address is http://www.martinswatton.com/

SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL CHARITY

hi all .. .we never know when we might need help... so here is a way to help a hospital that may one day help us.... all details and contacts below
many thanks axx

Southampton Hospital Charity’s Red & White Appeal aims to raise £2.2 million to create the transplant treatment centre of choice for patients with leukaemia and other blood disorders from Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Wiltshire, Dorset, West Sussex and the Channel Islands.
For more information about the Red & White Appeal please call Southampton Hospital Charity on 023 8079 8881 or visit http://www.redandwhiteappeal.org/.

CHECK THIS OUT

YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY THESE

found these choc's through a friend of mine.... well she is now a very good friend, these fab tasting chocolates are packed full of anti-oxidants too....

good for energy boost... with out all the sugar... got to be good

www.HealthyBelgianChocolate.co.uk

ARTY HANDS

A beautiful day in the July sun kept a couple of mates and me outside...
the plan was to paint and draw a little and of course CHAT...

I was fascinated by they way we each held the brushes... and as you know I have a great new toy.... so here for your delight are a couple of pic's...

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST POSTCARD AUCTION

Hi all, have been away from blogger for a little while, sorting out the 'sale of my greetings cards' on line, see web site for full details.... paypal account all set up so ready for business.



Also have been asked to do a 'postcard' size pic for the Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity that both my hubby and I are very keen to support.
I have asked a few of our local artists to help and get on board and Chris May has already sent me his. It is on very textured paper and is utterly fab.





















On Friday 8th August, a Postcard Auction is being held at Margate Harbour Arm Gallery in aid of Nicole’s Fund. Nicole’s Fund hopes to raise £50,000 to go towards building a Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital. Nicole is a really special young lady, who at the age of 11 was diagnosed with cancer. She has survived two relapses and a stroke that has left her wheelchair bound, blind and almost completely deaf. Nicole was treated at the Royal Marsden on many occasions and she would love to have benefited from treatment in a Teenage Cancer Trust unit.

We’re aiming to collect about 100 postcard-sized pieces of work on 6” x 4” card, or in fact any on medium at all. They will be displayed for a week or so before the auction in the Margate Harbour Arm Gallery. The work will be anonymous but the list of artists will be displayed, so people will have to guess who they think did each one. All the work will then be auctioned for Nicole’s Fund. Only when the piece has been sold will the new owner find out who the artist was.

Other artists on board include Tracey Emin, Timothy Spall and Brenda Blethyn.

NEW TOY

I have been given a fab new toy, a camera which I will need a whole bunch of lessons on how to use everything it has to offer....







here are just a few samples of play time....





''butterfly on words''
















plus two new
table and chair pic's

TATE MODERN SE1, this week.

Tate Modern this week we can see a massive show on Futurism, love it or hate it, it was one hell of a movement, started by Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti 1909.


The exhibition comes from the Pompidou Centre in Paris and brings together many of the works that appeared in the 1912 exhibitions seen in Paris, London, Berlin and Amsterdam.


Exhibition opens Friday this week and runs till Sept 20th 09

The 'Open Art Competition' for St Wilfrid's Hospice held at Pallant House Gallery.

"we are delighted to announce the total raised for St Wilfrid's Hospice is £6805.75, a big thank you to all involved in raising this amazing amount." plus in access of £700 went to 'Outside In' which was set up in 2006 to offer opportunity to artists who are marginalized either due to health, disability or whose work doesn't fit a prescribed art norm. It is housed Pallant House Gallery.

It is intended that this will become a yearly event, the partnership of St Wilfrid's Hospice and Pallant House Gallery, two Chichester based charities, has proven to be a huge success, we are sorting out next years dates with the gallery.

It has been such a warm and wonderful event to run, everyone has been so supportive.
Thanks to the Chichester Observer for its tireless support too.

MOVING ON

Yesterday was the last day of the st wilfrid's exhibition at pallant hse, all the work was collected and we had sold 13 out of the 40 pieces, so delighted with that, will keep you posted about how much we raised for the hospice.


Now I am working on a new project, I have been asked to use some of my photo images to print up as greetings cards, so very excited about that. will have them for sale on my web site too.

I am also longing to get back into my studio, the exhibition had taken a lot of time with all the admin, but the paints are calling me.


NOW YOU SEE IT... this stunning blossom lasted about two weeks, but is has still left a beautiful tree. mother nature is a very clever woman.

BUSY WEEKS

Wow its been some busy weeks, the exhibition for St Wilfrid's Hospice has been very well received, great feed back and lots of sales. It finishes on the 24th May so if you haven't had chance to pop in there please do.



I have been sorting out my studio, I am not precious about it being the cleanest place on earth but it was a mess, my dog will sit at my feet (or under them if she can) or sometimes find her fav toys to chew.... there are great lumps of bright red or turquoise plastic, fluffy and rubber dog toys all over the floor, it looks like something out of ER...so I did get the hoover out.



Also spent lovely happy hours sorting out my art books, it was a joy, and I must admit it was great to feel all that inspiration being stoked up again.











I also had the camera out this week, got some great shots for greetings cards.


love the light in this one.

ST WILFRIDS HOSPICE OPEN ART COMPETITION

Last night was the private view of the
St Wilfrid's Hospice
fundraising open art competition exhibition.











It was a packed gallery and a great success with lots of sales.









Stefan Van Raay, Director of Pallant House and one of the judges of the competition spoke last night about the high standard of work submitted and the enthusiasm of the artists to support the hospice.



Some of the winners were at the PV last night there was a great atmosphere and a good buzz in the room.




Here is Vincent Gray with his 'specially highly commended

' treaty' plaster for bronze, with Lianne from the hospice.

KITTY SHEPHERD EXHIBITION

I am a big fan of ceramics and some of the best I have seen, and lust, after is the work of Kitty Shepherd,
she will be exhibiting her work at the Zimmer Stewart Gallery in Sussex
from 2 - 30th May 09, along side the paintings of Barbara Macfarlane.


Kitty demonstrates an exceptionally high level of expertise in her work; she hand builds forms in earthenware clay and paints with coloured slips onto an unfired surface.
This technique has been used for centuries.

see what I mean... they are stunning.

ART2GETHER WORKSHOPS

A friend of a friend
is starting up these courses

Professional teacher Linda Ebbett of Art2gether believes in demystifying art. Her professional art and craft classes offer opportunities for parents and their children to get creative and have fun together.

Art2gether provide all the materials. They even supply juice and homemade cookies in the well-earned break. Best of all everyone gets to take home their own piece of art work!

This August they are holding two summer workshops in Petersfield.
The first - called "MINI BEASTS" - on 4 August will focus on ladybirds, honeybees, butterflies... anything your imagination can dream up. The workshop is being held in the garden room and lovely gardens at Winton House, High Street, Petersfield.
The second summer art and craft event is being held on 20 August in the first floor studio room at Petersfield library in The Square.

Both events run from 10am - 12 noon. To book call irene on 02392 570003 or email cassi_well@msn.com. Prices are £15 per family (up to two adults and two children, 5 years and over).

MOTHER NATURE

Mother Nature is a clever old thing when it comes to the elements. This was taken early afternoon.

then this was a lovely walk in the sun, mid to late afternoon.

then there is this WOW

ZIMMER STEWART GALLERY

I have just been to the zimmer stewart gallery in arundel and seen some fantastic pieces of work by NICHOLAS WRIGLESWORTH, I loved them. Fantastic colours, wonderful and bizarre subject matter and totally stunning.

if you get the chance do pop into the gallery, exhibition runs from April 4th - 25th opening times 10am - 5pm, 29 Tarrant St Arundel, West Sz BN18 9DG

here is the science bit!!!... his CV

Nicholas Wriglesworth studied Fine Art at Slade School of Fine Art (MFA 2004) and University of Brighton (BA Hons 1998).

He has exhibited in UK including Flowers Central, Cork Street, London (Small is Beautiful 2004-2008), the Mall Galleries (The Discerning Eye 2004 & 2006), and also in USA including Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton (The Big Show, 2008 & 2009) and New York Affordable Art Fair, 2007. Nicholas was chosen as a finalist in the Celeste Art Prize, London 2007 and has won several scholarships including Robert Ross Scholarship (2004), South Square Trust (2003), Apthorp Fund (2003), Painter Stainer Scholarship (2002) and Pocock Award (2002). His work is in public including Haringey Arts Council and University of Brighton and private collections in the UK, the Netherlands and USA.

Nicholas Wriglesworth's work is concerned with city and landscapes. He can work equally on large or small canvases.

The scenes shown rarely include people, although there is evidence of them in the form of lights in buildings and cars on the road.
Dramatic light is a key interest in the work, as well as a tendency to find high view points.

CLOCKS FORWARD SPRING HAS SPRUNG

Well its official,

its the first day of spring,

a beautiful sunny day,

clocks go forward so an extra hour in bed

what more could you ask for:

wild cowslips are out...

droopy in the sun but they are out,

took pic of these an hour ago.

I can't believe its tea time!!!

ST WILFIRD'S OPEN ART COMPETITION

ST WILFRIDS HOSPICE OPEN ART COMPETITION

It is with great pleasure I can announce the winners and highly commended of the fund-raising 'open art competition' for St Wilfrid's Hospice, these artists will make up a fantastic exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex, April 29th - May 24th 09

In the Professional Category: 1st place Amy Douglas, 2nd place Chris May,
3rd place Richard Davidson, and a Very Highly Commended to Vincent Gray,

In the Amateur Category: 1st place Brian Clifford, 2nd place Deborah Gourlay,
3rd place John Everest, and a Very Highly Commended to Laura Manni,

Under 18's 1st place Charlie Finnamore, 2nd place William Cooke, and 3rd place Oliver Larsen.

PLUS THESE WHO WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED

Lucie Cookson; A Touch of Light, Rosie Musgrave; Ecco, Gilly Lovegrove; Figure 1,
Jonathan Newdick; Salad Fields, Julian Bond; A Minute’s Peace,
Tuëma Pattie; Towards Bermondsey, Natalie Miller; Purple Apart, Tessa Eley; Sunlight and Shade at West Dean, Sue England; Kick Your Shoes Off, Do Not Fear, Malcolm Williams; South Downs, Judith E. Martin; Landscape at Nutbourne, Charlotte Cooke; Chaos,
Louise Knight Richardson; Racton, John Marston; Acrylic 5, Trevor Attwood; Head,
Adrian Arnell; Ghost Tree, Fran Richardson; Mirror 1, Linda Foskett; Reflection,
Jani Wright; Sacredness of Matter on Blue Ground, Susan Cutts; Hour Glass, Keith Feltham; The Child Within, Jennifer Jarman; Picture Framing – A Practical Guide, Karen Moser; Travel Shoes, Viv Nicklin; Havana Walls Recycled, Robin Elliot; Fishing on the Beach,
Kitty Shepherd, The Reflection, Colombina Betti Snow; Monferrato Vinyard, Shân Harries; Pazin Gorge, Sandra Izard; The Trundle