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One of my favourite things at the
Colour Makes People Happy Store where I have my studio is the paint spinning machine right in the front of the shop where people make huge bright paintings for their homes by pouring paint on white card... Some of them are really wonderful, my favourite is the one above I think. I wasn't sure at first, but by now I've seen so many fun and variations that I'm sure it's one of the best ways to get some colour into your house ever.
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| Filigree |
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| A test |
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| Experiments |
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| Loop de loop |
So I sheltered first in an Italian bar, where I bought a risotto with most of my spare change.
It was soothing because I appreciated the concentration and effort needed to stir it until it is cooked.
Then the rain let up a bit, and I ran towards the studio but had to shelter again, this time in a charity shop. I counted the rest of my change, and it bought me a ship in a bottle.
Then I got to the studio and painted a cat.
I decided to buy some frames and cut window mounts so I can have a proper exhibition soon.
Hand-painted ceramic light fittings... they'll be for sale in the shop soon.
I have a couple of red crocheted creatures in this exhibition, but there will be all sorts of colourful goodness again. Come and have a look. More info after the jump.
An Exhibition of art inspired by colour! Curated by Am Gallery
Opening evening Friday 25th Feb 6pm - 9pm.
Exhibition runs until 5 March.
Join us for a drink on Friday evening!
Work by:
Alexia Anastasiadis
Claire Austruc
Timothy Bird
Paul Elwick
Rebecca Glover
Sarah Grange
Sibella Meninberg
Isabel Munoz-Newsome
Ellan Parry
Viviane Schwarz
http://www.amgallery.org/
http://www.makespeoplehappy.co.uk/
The venue is very near East Dulwich station, trains run every 10 minutes from London Bridge and it takes 12 minutes.
Alternatively, it is a 15 minute walk from the center of Camberwell or Peckham. The 185 from Victoria/Vauxhall/Oval stops right outside (press the bell at East Dulwich station).
I've been painting.
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| Robobunny |
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| Slinky Cat |
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| Champion Bear |
Some of these shall go into our
Humans and Totems exhibition which opens on Halloween.
I shall be painting more today. The gallery is looking great, and we are thinking about making it a more permanent thing... more about that later.
I'm also working on a new cat-related project, which means that I'm not very sociable down the pub these days. I just sit there and draw Siamese cats.
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| Siamese Doodle |
I'll do a Halloween workshop painting these soon at the
Colour Makes People Happy shop.
This is the result of my first trial - I'm still figuring out the instructions.
To the left a black smudge I made on Simon's lovely clean wooden table in the process, and made much worse smudging it about. Arh.
I remember as a child cutting out eyes, noses, and smiling mouths, and pinning them to our chairs in the living room. Maybe I was just ahead of the times. Your whimsical faces have brought back that long-ago wish that everyone and "everything" be happy.