Tribute to Alice Neel

In my last blog I shared my experience of visiting the Barbican’s exhibition of Alice Neels portraits. If you missed it you can catch up here  I bought the exhibition catalogue so that I could remember and savour what I saw. Inside the book was an intriguing black and white photo of Alice Neel and

Tribute to Alice Neel Read More »

What makes a good painting?

Creating a painting is a journey. It starts with the initial inspiration and impetus to create, then sketches to map out composition, perhaps a few drawing studies and then onto the canvas where a whole new series of questions arise. But aside from this there is another big factor at play, that I have found

What makes a good painting? Read More »

Art in the Park

Walking to the studio Inspired by the sunshine I walked to the studio through the park. On the path was a leaf- a Matisse style leaf. At first I walked past it, but then I went back and picked it up. Such a waste of a great form. In the studio I am mid-way through

Art in the Park Read More »

Cynefin

Cynefin: Teaching Black History in Wales through the arts I’m currently working on my second Cynefin project funded by Arts Council Wales. Cynefin is a Welsh word for belonging. These projects, actively promote the contribution made to Wales by multicultural communities. Wales is taking the lead in embedding black history into the new Welsh curriculum.

Cynefin Read More »

Portrait of Dorothy Bonarjee

Who was Dorothy Bonarjee?

Who was Dorothy Bonarjee? An Indian woman in Wales in 1914. Why was she in Wales? How did she end up in France? The story of Dorothy is fascinating and largely hidden. I only came across her by chance during an arts project on minority ethnic women in Wales. Her story resonated. on so many

Who was Dorothy Bonarjee? Read More »

Scroll to Top