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HE SLOW ACID MAN FINISHED

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I subdued the words and now declare it finished. Three of four that I will deliver to Summerhall tod...

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INSPIRATIONS

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Here are a few things that have caught my eyes, ears and sensitivities recently. It all goes into th...

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HE SLOW ACID MAN

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This is one of 4 canvases that I have been working on for a group show at Summerhall in October. To ...

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THE OPENING NIGHT PARTY

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Thank you PCS and the team that hung the show for a great party and exhibition. It looks brilliant!C...

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COAL MOUTH DELIVERED

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Today, I delivered a small painting, Coal Mouth to the Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh for the Public ...

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WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

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Last Friday night I started to paint and threw my normal caution with acrylic paint to the winds of ...

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ENTHUSIASMS!

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Here are a few things that have caught my eyes, ears and sensitivities this week. It all goes into t...

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GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS!

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I was listening to this brilliant song from the 1981 album Tom Tom Club last night as I was painting...

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WHEN DOES A PAINTING BEGIN #2

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I added some blue acrylic and then wished I hadn't! Ok, time to cover up with grey acrylic and to me...

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WHEN DOES A PAINTING BEGIN?

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Art inspiration sometimes dries up. It's a common dilemma that plagues every creative person. To enc...

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TWO MORE A3 POSTER DESIGNS

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I have created 2 new designs for the A3 poster for the Scottish Mental Health Art Festival exhibitio...

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WHEN IS IT FINISHED?

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Leonardo da Vinci declared, "Art is never finished, only abandoned."I'm not sure about that but I do...

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THIS WEEK'S SOUNDTRACK

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This week I have been listening to (and painting and designing to) David Bowie, Sound + Vision Box S...

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Poster Design

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I have recently been working on an A3 poster design for a Scottish Mental Health Art Festival exhibi...

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ALL TOO HUMAN — BACON, FREUD AND A CENTURY OF PAINTING LIFE

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I took this photograph a few months ago at Tate Britain in the All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Cen...

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FRANK AUERBACH - TO THE STUDIO DOCUMENTARY

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I watched an amazing documentary last night – Frank Auerbach - To The Studio - gave me goose bumps! ...

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Artists at work

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I currently have a painting on display at the Scottish National Gallery as part of the Artists at Wo...

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