On 7th May, Apple announced the new line-up of iPads, and it’s really obvious that they’re aimed squarely at creatives. New iPads, new Apple pencil. New prices. Other people will, and are, debating the technical details of these, but I’m an artist, so my interest is in using them as part of my creative practice. I’ll try not to get… Read More »Some musings on the new iPads
A recent post on the new-ish Threads app by user @lauriesmithwick made an interesting point. It said the following; “If a picture is worth a thousand words, why do I, a painter, have to write an art statement?” Which is a fair comment. All artists are familiar with writing a personal statement. We visit galleries, and artists have their statements.… Read More »Artist Profile – is it necessary?
There seems to be something of a revolution in social media right now. Since Elon Musk decided to make Twitter (X?) into a disaster zone, lots of new social media platforms appear to have turned up, and as an artist they vary as to their usefulness in terms of sharing art with people who might be interested. With that in… Read More »How to find me online
Until 30th June 2023 I’m very pleased that my oil painting ‘Carthorpe Mires, Signpost’ has been accepted into the Summer 2023 Open Exhibition at ‘The Open Gallery’ in Halifax. It’s a varied exhibition, with artwork of all kinds – painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, and given the standard I’m very pleased my work was accepted! If you have any concerns that… Read More »Open Exhibition, Halifax