A Good Week

Well, it’s been a good week. Started off well with my first T.V appearance on BBC’s Inside Out! Looking closely at North-West Mills and how they are becoming an exciting part of the community, the feature really showed the viewers how valuable they are to artists and how it provides a sanctuary for us.

Also, my work has been on show in Leeds as part of ‘On Your Wall’ Leeds Met Gallery annual selling event. http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/arts/ I went to the launch on Thursday, I really enjoyed the evening as the work looked really professional and the atmosphere was great.
And then on Friday I went to the Chinese Arts centre and saw a new painting by Gordon Cheung. I love his work!!
Let’s see what next week brings… 🙂

Inspiring Artists

Just found out that Franz Ackermann has got an exhibition at White Cube Gallery, London.  I love his work, his energetic paintings focusing on travel, tourism and urbanisation.  Ideas and passions of the environment are subjects that reoccur in my paintings and it is something that Ackermann continues to interpret and centre his paintings around.  There are juxtapositions within his work which I am drawn to and continue to wrestle with in my own work.

I am intrigued by his process of working and also the different components that make up his exhibitions.   Installations made up of a combination of wall paintings, drawings and also photographs.  It really gives me inspiration for my own ideas as I often feel like my work could benefit or develop if I was to try a different medium, an alternative to paintings, or possibly place this alongside the paintings to create a collection of work.  It has certainly given me things to think about and I haven’t even stepped foot in the gallery yet!!

Would love to hear from anyone who has been to the show or is intending to!

'Feeling Uneasy' by Victoria Ashworth, Oil & spray on board

A New Beginning

 

Finally, I have sat down to write something on here! It’s been a hectic few months and I now feel I am moving into a new, positive direction.  I have made some new pieces that I am excited about and a couple of these will be shown in Leeds next month as part of the ‘On Your Wall’ event. http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/arts/exhibitions.htm

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