The Life of a Blackeye and Other News

3 Dec

One week on and the glorious blacked eye has changed from dark purple navy and black to yellow, red, with dark purple under my eye….I saw a boxer on the box with a black eye and it didnt look as big or as interesting as mine.. and he HAD been hit in the face.
Every one I know who has seen me has a double take, then ask how it happened. ” I walked into a door in the night, because I didnt switch on the light”. Their response is ” REALLY?”…. Like I would be with someone who hit me.. ” Yes that is REALLY what happened” still get looks of sympathy and disbelief… So told Pete that the next person who ask me what happened. I am going to say. “Pete punched me in the face”
See what reaction that gets, as most do not believe the truth.

Next week I take two paintings to be exhibited at MSO in Monkspath, Solihull. I personally think it is just a way the company can get their walls filled with ARtwork for free. But the group I am in think it might be a good opportunity to sell work. After initially submitting the work, I started to think maybe not such a good idea as they could pay US a rent for using our work. mentioned this to the person in SAF, who thinks it still is good opportunity. So taking the two pieces they wanted next week with Julie R.

This piece is called “Lost”

This is “untitled”

A friend has also offered me an opportunity to put my work up in his recently refurbished barn conversion that he is going to rent out offices. So although times are tough for selling work at least I can have a winodw to display it. Well that is how I am looking at it.

P.S.    just realised that these two paintings have all the colours of my black eye..  ha ha

A BLACK EYE….

28 Nov

Walked into a door on thursday night,,, ARgh so painful…cant tell you..I was trying to not wake Pete by not putting on the light.. My sobbing woke him… awoke on Friday to find I have a black eye… I have never had a black eye before… why would you want one… you wouldnt…Now I love purple but this is taking it a step too far.
here are some ( not very good) photos of my changing black eye…Upper lid on Friday… could cope with that… and when my specs are on not too many people notice..but now it has creped down to the lower lid… still uncomfortable… look like i have been beaten up…

some of my previous art work

20 Nov

 

here a two pieces i made a while ago. wire hands… they are part of a sculpture.

my previous artwork ( some of it) is now on another page in th sidebar.

Website address is now a link to WordPress Blog

20 Nov

If you happened to have looked at my website, you will see that it now takes you straight to this Blog. (my thanks to John bishop for linking it) I am hoping to find a way to put my artwork on here.

Mum’s visit to see exhibition

29 Oct

Mum came with me to see the exhibition today. She was really impressed. She thought Lou’s “forever” series was really clever, she liked Caroline’s paintings and the mirror with reflections ..But she wanted to buy the Shed Door photo for her house… My Mum Never wants my work on her walls. Still not sure why. I think her excuse of “not having any hooks” is not very good, but she wanted the shed door on her wall. The shed is in view from the kitchen window anyway. Still in shock. So added a red dot to the work.

PUBLICITY at last….

29 Oct

In this weeks Solihull Observer there is an article about our show on the Whats on page. It hasn’t got an image of Lou’s Work, but at least it is a better advert for the show for the last two weeks it is on. Better late than never, I suppose. Also Caroline is doing a Radio interview on BBC WM tonight at 9pm (ish) about the show. Tune in if you can. Follow the link to listen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7ys

Alex’s Treasures

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Here are some photos that are in the Trans -Essence exhibiton. They are from a series of photo’s entitled “Alex’s Treasures”. The objects and tools are just a small selection from the immense ammount of things my Dad, Alexander, collected. They all meant something to him. Some items were just useful but others must have had a different significance, because they are quirky and much more interesting.

Here are some of the guests who were at the preview night

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