I went to Bob Cheevers’ gig at The Beehive in Swindon last night where he was promoting his Fiona’s World album. It was great to hear the songs being played in real life infront of an audience. It was a wonderful evening and all rather surreal!
You can read a great interview […]
Fiona’s World
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Here is the inside cover of Bob Cheevers‘ CD, Fiona’s World. As you can see, he’s used my self portrait, and tells the story of how we met and how the whole album came about.
He has just arrived in the UK […]
Table
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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We had the private view of our Catch by the Eye, Save in the Heart exhibition on Sunday night. It was a huge success with a great crowd and some wonderful artwork. I was thrilled […]
