Fiona Long Art

The art and musings of Fiona Long, a London based artist.

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Interview

Posted: Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 @ 2:56 am in Art, General, News | 4 Comments »

Table

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Rather excitingly, my great friend and fabulously talented artist Kim Rodeffer Funk, has published her interview with me on her wonderful blog Creating Space today. I really enjoyed the interview process. It really helped me to realise what brings all my work […]

Fiona’s World

Posted: Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 @ 11:39 pm in Art, General, News | 2 Comments »

Fiona’s World

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Here is the front cover of the beautiful CD Fiona’s World that the exceptionally talented singer-songwriter Bob Cheevers wrote, inspired by me! We met when I went to his gig at the Platform Tavern in Southampton. I did a sketch of […]

End of Year Show

Posted: Monday, June 9th, 2008 @ 6:16 pm in Art, General | 1 Comment »

End of Year Show

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

I have now completed my first year at Wimbledon College of Art. It’s been an amazing year. I’ve learned alot and made lots of great friends. I’ve been thinking in a whole new way, exploring psychoanalysis and it’s relation […]

Cinema

Posted: Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 4:11 pm in Art, General | 1 Comment »

Cinema

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

I wanted to give this one a blue ground in order for it to recede and give the painting a feeling of space. There are also drips incorporated in order to give a feeling of wateriness to go with the pipe theme. […]

Circus

Posted: Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 3:57 pm in Art, General | 1 Comment »

Circus

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Here’s the second of my main series of Under Sink Cupboard paintings. The sun was shining and the colours got even more crazy than the last one! I liked the idea of turning these under sink cupboards into magical worlds that embrace […]

Cabaret

Posted: Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 2:52 pm in Art, General | 1 Comment »

Cabaret

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Here’s the first of my main series of under sink cupboard paintings. I wanted the curtains to reveal the secret, intimate world hidden behind them.

Copper Pipes II

Posted: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 @ 3:26 am in Art, General | 1 Comment »

Copper Pipes II

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Here is one of my under cupboard sink studies. I used copper paint with a solution that creates a verdigris effect. It’s a great thing to use but a little temperamental! I like the murky underworld feeling that this painting […]

Catch by the Eye, Save in the Heart.

Posted: Monday, April 21st, 2008 @ 2:26 am in Art, General, News | 1 Comment »

Poinsettia

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

My next exhibition will be at the artspace galleries in London’s Mayfair. It takes place from the 4th-11th May. The private view is on the evening of the 4th at 6.30pm. Please come along and take part in our collaborative project. It […]

Emotional Reactions

Posted: Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 @ 3:17 am in Art, General | 3 Comments »

Indonesian Vista in its new frame

Originally uploaded by fionalongart.

Inspired by my friend Kim Rodeffer Funk’s recent blog post, I thought that I would tell this story about some emotional reactions I had to one of my paintings:
This is the painting I did for my great […]

Creating Space

Posted: Thursday, March 20th, 2008 @ 11:49 pm in Art, General | 3 Comments »

A huge thank you to the wonderful abstract artist Kim Rodeffer Funk,who I’ve recently become friends with. She has written a wonderful post about me today on her brilliant blog Creating Space. I thoroughly recommend this highly interactive blog. It is so thought provoking and inspiring. I love reading it every day.
I’d also like to […]