Art Exhibition Anyone?

Well, the last canvas has dried (just) and the hanging has begun.

It's a really strange thing as I have mentioned before, being yourself in the studio, painting for months and then finally reaching the "goal".

There are 25 paintings in the exhibition and staring to hang them looked like it was going to be tricky. I asked myself why I don't just paint on the same size canvas every time. Then I wouldn't need to worry about balance and symetry and colour harmony and frames and....

All that remains now is to turn up on Sunday and hope that other people decide to do the same.

At least if it's just me I will be in the company of some decent wine.

Full details of the ArtDeCaf (now Braewell Gallery)exhibition are now at www.joehendry.com

Contemporary Painting, old fashioned pressure!

When I used to work in interior design, it was fairly fast paced and high pressure. Deadlines, big budgets, building control guidelines, customer deadlines and pressure. I loved it.

Just as some people didn't understand this and thought that interior design was like "Changing Rooms" (believe me, it wasn't), a career as an artist doesn't always mean listening to radio three whilst painting a watercolour of a vase of flowers before switching to "The Archers" at two!

Over the past three months I have worked on some twenty plus paintings, mainly to put together the solo art exhibition for ArtDeCaf in Glasgow. There are only four days to go now until the launch, and whilst I should now be thinking about stringing canvasses, I am still painting, finishes pieces off and, in true Joe style, starting new artwork.

I know, I am a sucker for punishment, but it's just the way I am. I feel that I have learned more in the past three months than in the last three years.

Here's hoping there is no meltdown on Monday.

Art De Caf

After having a rotten 'flu for nearly 2 weeks I ventured out for the first time on Sunday and treated myself to a couple of beers. What a treat when I dropped in to ArtDeCaf in Glasgow's Brunswick Street to find that the gallery end of the bar had been taken over by Scottish Festival Strings. Without getting all poetic, I have to say that they were incredible to listen to. I couldn't resist telling the Cellist that I thought she and the guy on the flute were particularly good. For a posh bird she took it quite well but couldn't resist informing me that it was a Cello & Clarinet. I did know...honest! They even made "My Heart Still Goes On" sound good. Apologies for the sideways video but what do you expect after 3 beers and a Lemsip?

It was back to the studio again this week and it's amazing after a break that I feel like I am learning to paint again. I really do feel that a style is developing in my work. I have been trying to allow this to happen naturally rather than force. it. The piece above currently under the working title of "Corset" is one such piece of art and I am really excited about the way in which is progressing.

More new art soon, and if you get a chance, pop along to ArtDeCaf (now Braewell Galleries), they even have the odd Hendry on display now and again....