Here are a few pictures of the pv at Oxo. The blurred figure in the top photo is me, bringing more supplies to the bar. A lot of wine was needed that night, not least by me….
Colin Moore standing in front of Louise Davies‘ work, with Sonia Rollo‘s to the left.
A view from the outside of the gallery.
My work to the left and Veta Gorner‘s work to the right.
The new show is going up today and the Private View is on Thursday from 6-9. Please come along – I’ll be there all night. ( and please disregard anything I may have said in the previous post – of course I LOVE all private views……..)
Alas, I have a couple of private views to go to in the next couple of weeks, one of mine, and one I’ve been invited to. I always feel I have to go, although I don’t enjoy them.
For a start, asking people to your pv is a minefield. You don’t want them to feel any obligation to buy anything – they probably wouldn’t come if they thought they’d be subjected to a hard sell. But if they don’t buy, then really what’s the point? Just a bit of moral support, I suppose, and a knees-up for one and all at your expense….
Even if it’s not your own exhibition, private views can still be a bit of a nightmare. If they’re busy, then the artist friend or gallery owner who’s invited you only has time to wave at you before going off to schmooze the next (proper) customer.
Then you’re left there looking at the work (which takes 15 mins max) and nursing a warm glass of something, which should be cold, all the while trying to look interested and full of admiration.
But believe me, it’s a thousand times worse if no-one turns up…..
At long last, here is the finished print – and yet another dodgy photo courtesy of the iPhone…..
All the work has now come back from Glasgow Art Fair and here is Martin, sorting out the bubble wrap mountain…..
I have two linocuts on show at Originals 10 at the Mall Galleries in London. It’s on from Thursday 25th March until Saturday 3rd April, 10 – 5. Admission £2.50, children free.
Originals is the annual contemporary printmaking show and as I was up in town today, I popped in to see it – there really is a lively and varied range of work.
It’s well worth a visit, especially as the Mall Gallery also has a bookshop and a little cafe – what more could you ask for? (Not at all sure about the new frosted glass cubicles in the loos, though….)
I love working in my studio, especially when I’m planning something new. There’s nothing like pulling the first proof off the press, even if it’s a disaster. I like editioning too – there’s something very satisfying about a pile of finished prints, ready to go out to galleries (or more likely, ready to go straight into the plan chest).
But what I’m not so keen on is having to sell my own work. I don’t like invigilating at exhibitions or sitting at art fair stands.
I’m not a natural salesperson, and I find it all very tiring, especially when answering questions like “How long did that take?” or “When I was at school I was good at art” or even “Have you got that in a bigger size/different colour?” Every now and again I have to sit in the stock cupboard for a bit of a breather….
So anyway, I’m really happy to pay my galleries’ commission to sell my work and then I can go back to what I do best – hiding in my studio…..
This is a quick photo (sorry about the flash) taken of the three blocks printed together, using purple (instead of the original brown), pale blue-grey, and crimson (instead of the original scarlet). The last block has now been cut and I’ll probably print it in yellow and/or orange.
I did think it might be interesting to chart the progress of a linocut being made but actually it’s been a bit repetitive.
Well, I guess I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves…..
Glasgow Art Fair is upon us and the studio is mostly a hive of activity – we can hardly move for bubble wrap, frames and piles of prints everywhere.
Speaking personally, I like to leave everything to the last minute and will most probably give myself a nervous breakdown instead….
Anyway, I have a limited number of tickets for the Private View on Wednesday 24th March 6.30-9.00 or the Corporate View on Thursday 25th March 7.00-9.00 if anyone would like one ( the tickets admit two). Just email me with your details if you’re interested….
Cutting the third block and inking up in red….
