Art This is a life, Where poet, writer, painter, Heat their hands from flames Burning from the brain’s fire – Earth’s very sky is held still As they turn sea to words – Rock to paint – Wine and beer wash throats With song and conversation – In a bodily exchange for art – Where…
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How The Eye Works
It is endlessly fascinating to know few of us see the world the same world, because our eyes pick up differences in shade and colour, see more shadows than others. see more lines than other each other. It is one of the first and most important lessons to learn when viewing ‘works of art’ that…
When All Is Quiet
I am working for a high-end regional gallery in a lovely spot in Cornwall. It is self-employed work so I agree my days with the director and owner. This past week we have had a lovely exhibition of ceramics by the British/Egyptian ceramicist Ashraf Hanna. In a city scape the days I have worked would…
Inside Your Head
My artist friends tell me they could teach me to draw – all it takes is time and practice. While I understand the techniques associated with all the Arts can be reduced to certain rules (drawing is all about controlling light for example) the truth of the matter for me lies in the fact that…
Edit And Revise
I was talking with friends recently and it was pointed out to me that some people believe it is the speed with which people write their verse, or paint, or whatever art it is they practice, that proves their talent. I actually think is absurd given that even those who create might have thought about…
One-Upmanship
I know we all try to do it one way or another. The subtlest way I know is used by artists of all kinds, who try to promote their own art form over-and-above all others. Perhaps not so subtle now I come to think about it. Musicians who cite the voice and song as the…
Lacking Skills
I love working with painters because my stick creatures never really manage to hit the mark. I recall my mother when she was younger knew the artists Sheila Fell, who tragically died quite young, and she used to pick up Sheila’s charcoal and pencil sketches from the floor and hang them on her wall. She…
How Do Artists Survive?
I have in passing made distinctions between people who are active in the arts world and people who are Artists. Whether musicians, sculptors, poets etc. Perhaps I should say what I think I know about Artists, in whatever art form they are found. Artists are driven people. If they have other work, if they make…
The Art Of the ‘Thing’
There is a great debate amongst commentators on the arts, as to whether you can separate the artists from what they create, whether, for example, a painting can be looked at as just a painting or whether you need to know about he artist in order to appreciate it. Now obviously you can look at…
Do We Understand Each Other
The simple answer is, ‘only if we make an effort.’ I think my upbringing, being with a single parent who happened to be one of the great beauties of her age and one of the most talented poets of the century, is not going to be typical by anyone’s standards. But I think if you…