It's A Doozy

People stop dreaming, we think that we don't have the right to have a dream once we grow up, maybe it's facing the fact that our dreams have gone, so people say we are to old for that.....well I say start again!

As a child, most of us dream and in public but as time goes by things don't come true, things and life get in the way but dreams make us happy. My big dream for this new year was to have lots of shows in London, then Monday this week all my work came back from the C.A.C and although I try to always think positive there was a sadness in the air, you know, end of the show and all that, so I got stuck into the work and did some work on oneself, music up full pelt in the studio....I'll be a great painter....nothing will stop me (not even the lack of funds) and then with all my thinking big, I get the phone call from S.W Desmon and we have 3 more shows booked for this year....It's a doozy!

Tell yourself who you are..Think big...get yourself a plan...well it sounds good doesn't it!

below new drawings before the new painting started




















And making my wishes happen, one self up Pendle the other week      

....ooo the wind took hold of that one!

Hello 2014

Well my world started off with a bang!

My work went up at the C.A.C and we had a super openning and the house was full, our chairman did a lovely speech, he even had inside info so obviously done his homework...good man Rick.

People are twitching about me, they say there's a nod towards Bacon, I'm not keen on his work myself, but my god, on the night I became one! SPOOKEEEE
                                                  
below, a living Frances Bacon

So this being the start of my year, it has set me up to be very positive and focused, I've already seen a lot of my friends I see through the clutter in my life and I somehow don't seem stuck in a rut......song...I can see clearly now the rain has gone"

A lot of people can find themselves feeling emotinally vulnerable at the start of a new year, give up the booze, try to get out of the sugar trap, drop the pounds, not me, ooo I feel squeeky clean, all's good........

Wait on, what's that...new year, swinging pendulum, pocket watch ticking..arrh I need to do more, where's my life going...........so yes I'll carry on as I always do lift a pint to you, stuff my cheeks with cake and shut up

CHEERS 2014

Happy Christmas

I hope you all had a great year, I'm oof to the pub now for Xmas drinks, so I wish you all a Merry Christmas, keep those baubles sparkling!

This is Montee the studio technician on Christmas day

Happy New Year everyone and I hope you all have lots of fun, I can't wait for N.Y.eve but even more so for my work being on exhibition at the Chelsea Arts club from the 7th Jan.

Toodle Pip!

Go With the Snow

It's all go with the big arrangements for open studios tonight! We've done all the trimming, we've set up the stalls and soon we will be warming the mulled wine. So come on and pop over!

I have a guest artist tonight, working with me on my stall, my little cousin Lizee has been busy as a bee making special things for you good peeps to buy tonight. I myself have got "Front room Frogs" with me, they would like to come home with you and live on your sofa, they also like to go camper van camping so quick pick one up before they hop back to the pond

SEE YOU TONIGHT,

6.30 til 8.30

ALL WELCOME!

The Whole Event

Do's do's and more do's, that's what we've all got coming up ahead but first of all don't miss our Winter Wonderland open studios, a week on Friday 6th Dec

As usual peeps will be dressed daft and there will be lots of wine, mince pies and all sorts of Xmas gifts for you to buy, including my very own "Front Room Frogs" made by my own hand, hand stitched in my kitchen, they would like a good spot on your sofa but also like to go camping.

Now, I've been out and about lately e.g we had our works do early, below, oh dear? Neeta changed into Rudolf?

But also, you just can't leave the house these days without getting papped, below at a vintage fair a week ago

Although I think it was little cousin Ruby Doo that attracted all the attention, oh and of course Montee in his flying jacket.

So on with the painting (I hope to finish my last one this year this week) and then on with my Xmas hat for our Christmas bauble do at the club, I'm going to go with the Sun Bingo girl look!

More news soon!   X

The Good the Bad and the Wicked

Yes it was my favourite time of the year, Halloween is like Christmas for people like me and so all the week before was making outfits for oneself and a couple of others to go out and about around Pendle, being someone new for the evening and cause some trouble and bubble.

Full marks for the artists and friends as the "Gates of Hell" night last Friday was full of weard and wonderful peeps......Enter... my oldest friend ( we went to school together) so obviously not old, the Winner that night, Mr Creepy, well he never said his name but you get the gist!

Although you can't see his creepy feet on the shot.

Below, all the girls at Rogee's spooky party

Oh and the after P

Also one of our Artist from the Mill Helen Oxley had a super show at the Lewis Gallery, Rugby school,  Rugby this week, so please pop along if you're in the area, its on for a coulpe of weeks.

I'd just got over the weekend (also Bommee night) and I was off down South again to my wonderful friend Anji's show of her work at the Chelsea Art club, a super night was had (what I remember of it) and met some new friends too.

One last spookeee shot before I go, as you can see by Medusa's face, she wasn't right keen on the devil in the pic taking all her evil but more to the point and more about evil, check out the River Doctor behind her!!!!!

Cold Comfort

It's that time of year when you give up on any notion of an Indian summer, the bare legs versus tights  thingee is over and you start looking forward to winter, well in my case getting ready for Halloween! But before we go into that....on a chilli ish night last Friday Philippe and I set out to Bradford to view Sue (Vickerman) and her poems. Below me and Phil with a cuppa

I had a huge piece of carrot cake before hand to put me on, as did Phil which is super spookee, and that's just the start. We were welcomed in to a array of wine, coffee and yes more cake, well buns if you must know, that Sue's mum had made and as Sue put it "she's gone a bit made with these" yes she'd made lots, all different as well.......WELL IMPRESSED!

The night went really well and both Sue and Suki did a spot of there own home grown but I have to say these girls diddn't half look alike! Suex below trying to get her boot back on

Well after more cake, chomp chomp all gone (it's phil and I don't forget) we had a little chat and it was time to go and so Suex floated off into the crowd saying something about a turkey baster......oh yes it was in a poem! we had a super evening, we love suex.

So the time has come round again for spooky things to be a happening, my new swimming cap with a chin strap came through the post yesterday, any ideas? Thought not, well, I start the build up today,or should I say building....of one's outfit. SO EXCITING

Below a spider called Fred, you know, just to put you on!