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LIVERPOOL IS THE "POOL OF LIFE"

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"But I had a vision of unearthly beauty, and that is why I was able to live at all. Liverpool is the...

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CROSS POLLINATION

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I think all creative disciplines; art, design, architecture, fashion, theatre, film, food and music,...

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BLANK NO MORE

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On that first day, the endless possibilities, the journey just begun. Now, each day is a new day, st...

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MY FIRST STRETCHED CANVAS

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Getting a professional-level framed canvas with stretcher bars typically takes a lot of measuring an...

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NOURISHMENT FOR MY MIND

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I love this quote: A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows. — George Ber...

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SYN FESTIVAL — UTOPIAS

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Portable Utopias, left to right:Bliss BombshellAcrylic, Crayon, Chinagraph Pencil, & Pencil on P...

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PORTABLE UTOPIAS DELIVERED

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I delivered my 3 paintings to the Upper Church, Summerhall, Edinburgh today. They will be hung tomor...

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I HAVE AN IDEA FOR THE BABY IMAGE!

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I did my first self-portrait last week. Well, a slight twist on the traditional idea of what a self-...

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THE DETAILS ARE SKETCHY

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I make really basic, crude line drawings and sketches that are often incorporated into paintings or ...

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…FASCINATION AND INTEREST

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I think it's really important to devour culture, to soak, immerse, pickle and rinse your self in the...

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ORNAMENTAL DESPAIR (PAINTING FOR IAN CURTIS)

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Two weeks ago I visited the Musée d'Orsay, Paris to see Orsay through the Eyes of Julian Schnabel (a...

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION PARIS. SATURDAY 5 JANUARY 2019

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I set off from Rue Victor Massé and walked west on Place de Clichy heading for the leafless trees of...

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CROWN SILENCE HAS SOLD!

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I returned home last night to a good news e-mail: Hi Michael — hope you are well. Just to let y...

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PROBABLY THE WORST WORDS AN ARTIST CAN HEAR!

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Dear ArtistPre-selection is now complete. Sadly, on this occasion your work has not been selected fo...

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DANCE OF DEATH & THE SEAGULL. TALLINN, ESTONIA

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I was lucky enough to visit Tallinn, Estonia last week. Amongst many fascinating things that I exper...

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PIN-UPS: TOULOUSE-LAUTREC AND THE ART OF CELEBRITY

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I love this exhibition. It is very evocative, fabulously bohemian, innovative and inspiring.Cool tit...

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PROBABLY THE BEST WORDS AN ARTIST CAN HEAR!

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Probably the best words an artist can hear!"We are very pleased to inform you that your application ...

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5 YEARS…

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I have 3 paintings in the current show 5 Years at The Velvet Easel gallery in Portobello, Edinburgh....

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IT ALL GOES INTO THE ARTISTIC MIX

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A few things that have recently nourished my eyes, ears and soul! It all goes into the artistic mix....

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IN LONDON, THAT GREAT SEA, WHOSE EBB AND FLOW…

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I have just returned from an exhausting four-day visit to London. The city thrills me; it feeds my m...

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