Monthly Archives: October 2013

Heavy is the head…

Posted on October 29, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Originally posted on Not So Great Dictator Speaks With Words:
The Golden Badger of Wrexham (AKA Torok the Elder), Adam Jones  and Karen Fremp sat at one end of a very long table. The Rt HonCarwyn Jones AM First Minister of Wales sat at the other…

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Leaf painting giveaway!

Posted on October 28, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Originally posted on Anne Lawson Art:
Read on to find out how to win this leaf painting……. I have been busy painting a new subject — leaves. More specifically, gum leaves, or maybe you call them eucalyptus leaves. When alive…

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Loretta Lux (1969, German)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I love the weird work of Loretta Lux.

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Altrincham Arts Festival

Posted on October 23, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Carole Evans was born and brought up in Altrincham before leaving for Uni. Visiting the town to see her parents over the succeeding years allowed her to see the degeneration of her hometown. Being a photographer she started to record … Continue reading →

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Origins At Nexus

Posted on October 18, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Last Monday night the Management and I went to Nexus Art Café in the Northern Quarter of Manchester for the opening of Origins, an exhibition in which I have two pieces. It was the lowest key opening I have ever … Continue reading →

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It’s Bobbins!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by notes to the milkman

I’ve been struggling with the current module for my OCA Drawing Course which I’ve nicknamed ‘Colouring in Cabbages’. It feels that it is just drawing fruit in pencil. So last Monday I went to one of Tom Smith’s Enjoy Learning … Continue reading →

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Neo:Graduates Show

Posted on October 12, 2013 by notes to the milkman

This afternoon I went to the opening of the new exhibition at neo:gallery in the Market Place in Bolton. It is the first neo:graduates show they have held. They received about two hundred submissions from recent graduates (both BA and … Continue reading →

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New Exhibition On My Must-Go List

Posted on October 10, 2013 by notes to the milkman

A new exhibition has just opened at the National Gallery, London, which must be a must (you know what I mean!) despite its being portraits (and you know what I think of portraits!) Facing the Modern: The Portrait in Vienna … Continue reading →

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It’s Trumpet Time!

Posted on October 5, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Just occasionally it’s great to have the chance to blow one’s own trumpet. Several good things have been happening on the art front recently. Firstly, I delivered two prints to Nexus Art Café in Manchester’s Northern Quarter recently for their … Continue reading →

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Some Shows I Should Have Reviewed Earlier!

Posted on October 2, 2013 by notes to the milkman

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been to some shows recently which have now finished. I’ll tell you about them even though you can’t go and see them now. Firstly, while I was away, neoartists opened a new exhibition … Continue reading →

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