Braewell & Klimt Art Obsession

 

 Braewell Galleries: Please note that I no longer work with Braewell Galleries or have anything to do with them.

I have not written here in some time, perhaps mainly as there is an additional art Blog on the main website now.

I currently appear to be stockpiling art in the studio which is a frustrating thing that most artists go theough in the run up to a show. At present the exhibition is looking like 25 paintings an dseveral of them have a distinct "Klimt" feel to them. The exhibition is with Braewell Galleries.

I was very wary of this because of the whole "gold" aspect but there was no other way to pay proper tribute.

I do hope you approve.

In between getting things ready for Braewell, ther has been a lot of rushing about including taking paintings to Edinburgh. It's great to get some time out of the studio as, on return, artwork in progress can bve viewed with slightly different eyes.

Braewell Galleries & Goddess Art

BRAEWELL GALLERIES WARNING
Update - Please note that I am no longer represented by Braewell Galleries and will not be working with Braewell in the future. I am happy to discuss my dreadful experience with Braewell privately with other Artists or art buyers but will not go into detail on this public forum.

Well here she is again in her latest form. I have worked on this painting  for the Hawke & Hunter exhibition in Edinburgh  for quite some considerable time now (see below) and the face has gone a subtle transformation whilst "stars" have appeared and more foliage at the bottom of the artwork. In addition to other recent influences I have also been looking skyward and become more interested in astronomy.

I am almost at the stage where all that is required is a signature.

The exhibition is now just over a week away. There are several other Braewell Gallery artists exhibiting including Frank To, Joe O'Brien and Elena Kourenkova.

A day of all-sorts today and a day when I am switching between oil and acrylic.

You don't want to get them mixed up - believe me. I can get so absorbed in painting that I get completely carried away and it has not been unknown for me to dip my paintbrush in my cup of volvic or tea. I was speaking to some other artists today and apparently this is quite a common phenomenon amongst painters.

Also, you heard it here first, it looks like I will be having an exhibition of work at the SAS Raddisson Hotel in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe and Festival this year.

Edinburgh is a stunning City and you won't often hear someone who lives in Glasgow saying that. The rivalry can be quite fierce. I worked there for 11 years and have not been back nearly enough so it will be good to have my art on display in a city with whom I have a history.

This new female art is in progress but I quite like her the way she is. Tomorrow will tell...

J.K. Rowling and Other Scots

Thanks for the emails asking if I am still alive. It's lovely to know that people out there actually do look at my website.

There has not been much uploading of new work over the past while: apologies for that if you have been looking in to see new art.

Things seem to have taken a leap skyword and I have no less than 9 events from August to December.

On the right is a sneak preview of a work in progress which is being painted for a very special event in December this year. I am sworn to secrecy at the moment but more news on it soon. This painting of JK Rowling is called the "White Witch". I am attempting to catch the charm and sinister nature of a brilliant mind whilst tipping a hat to the feel of the Harry Potter movies.

This also gives me a chance to tell my JK Rowling story! Back around 1996, I worked as a Designer for a company in Edinburgh. We were based in an old, listed building by a graveyard. In the morning, I would drive in through the gate and sometimes be met by a lady driving a Mazda 323, same car that I was, in the same colour: midnight blue. She lived in a small flat which was part of the railway bridge nearby the office. She was apparently quite annoyed at people blocking her exit and wrote a letter to my then boss. He wishes he had kept it as the lady was indeed, JK Rowling herself.

My guess is she no longer drives the same car as I do.....