» Listings for September 2009Posted on Thursday Sep 24 0:00:00 BST 2009
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Whoo! I’m fixed! Thank heaven, my back has mended itself at last, productivity has resumed! Full steam a head, never mind the brakes.
I have to admit with the Art Fair looming the prospect of hanging a stand full of paintings didn’t appeal and I was beginning to think about being armed with an over sized box of Ibuprofen! I can finally get back to sitting in front of my easel and get cracking with the new paintings, staring at boxes of blank canvas has been torture, not to mention the three unfinished pieces hanging in full view on the studio wall!
I haven’t been idle though, dear reader, lots of meetings with various people this week to keep things moving forward in a productive way, new opportunities and outlets on the horizon and a few in the bag!
The exhibition at The Bakehouse comes down tomorrow, some of the unsold paintings are off to pastures new on Monday, the sold ones being delivered over the weekend to their new enthusiastic owners. I hope they’ll all be very happy together and that the ladies bring laughter and fun for all.
On that note I shall have to dash, many many things to catch up with, lots to paint. Happy artist!
See you soon,
Mx Posted on Saturday Sep 19 0:00:00 BST 2009
Well, there you go, even the best laid plans and promises can find themselves scuppered! Our intrepid little painter has managed to put her back out. Good and proper!
I am desperate to get on with the painting, but spells at the easel and very short at the moment. Sitting for prolonged periods of time just exacerbates the problem and someone has to rescue me!!
Of course, I am getting quite restless, if I can't be at the easel then I want to be out in the garden, but it needs weeding and I can't do that either. Grrrrrr!
I have spent the last two days sporadically painting for tiny ten minute spells (useless..really!), and working on business, marketing and all things computer based, the laptop on the kitchen counter whilst I try to go from being right angled to vertical without too much screaming!
I suspect blog posts may be short a frequent over the next few days, I promise I'll let you know when I fixed and back at the easel, steaming ahead with the new work. It's terribly exciting, if only I could got on with it!
Mxx Posted on Monday Sep 14 0:00:00 BST 2009
Monday, 14 September 2009
It’s coffee time! (well, actually it’s almost tea time, but that’s splitting hairs!). Not wanting to be idle, I thought I’d drop in and say hello.
I’ve been tucked up in the studio all day with only my dog, two cats and some music for company. But it’s been cosy, and I have cracked along with some new work.
Do you want to see? Really? It’s not nearly finished yet, but since it’s you, I think I can afford a little peek. You’ll have to guess what it’s going to be. Lollipops for the right, closest or most original answer!
OK, here you go!
Hmmm, now what is going on here? If you come back at the weekend you’ll maybe find out!
There’s a lot to be getting on with here at the studio, a couple of great new galleries are interested in my work and of course the art fair at The Sage in Gateshead is looming. It’s all jolly exciting stuff. As always a million paintings are dashing about in my head, they’ve just heard I’ve ordered a huge box of new canvases, so they are forming an orderly queue to be the next one onto canvas!
So, what else has this little artist been up to, well, I spent 3 days last week helping out at the Mick Oxley Gallery in Craster, while Mick had a few days holiday. I had so much fun, it was great to get out and talk and laugh with all sorts of interesting people, it almost made me want to own a gallery…almost!
I afforded myself a day off on Sunday and actually fell asleep on the sofa… unheard of!
The rest of this week has been spent trying to catch up with the painting, as more work needs to be away this weekend, the results are…well, like I say, you’ll get to see soon!
So, on that note, I have finished my bucket of Nescafe, so I’ll head back to the easel until my poor overworked husband troops in from work (he’s promised to go and get a takeaway!).
Keep checking back though folks, it’s all happening right here!
See you again soon,
Mxxx Posted on Friday Sep 11 0:00:00 BST 2009
Just to let you know that my blog has now moved. You can read all the old posts and keep up to date with the new ones by clicking on 'The Blog' tab on my website at http://www.michellemilburn.co.uk
Look forward to continuing our little chats over there!
Toodle pip for now,
Mxx Posted on Wednesday Sep 9 0:00:00 BST 2009
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Bizarre things.... the most beautiful warm sunny day of the entire summer, no wind or lashing rain, no brooding clouds or distant thunder and what happens? POW!!! Power cut! Bizarre!
Anyway, strange happenings aside, it's been a lovely day, lots of positive things going on and most importantly for me (at least work wise), a whole stream of new painting ideas.
I have taken to carrying a little notebook and pencil round with me so if an idea pops of of nowhere I can capture the little devil before it makes off again! Sometimes I just jot down a sentence or a few words, or maybe a quick little layout sketch if the whole thing drops into my head with some semblance of composition. Either way it's jolly exciting and very motivating!
The paintings at the Bakehouse are still attracting a lot of attention and still selling, which is wonderful, and to be honest it's very rewarding (in more ways than one) to see little red dots appearing on the title cards. I have already begun work on new pieces, there simply aren't enough hours in the day for all the enthusiasm I have for these! It's a lovely feeling to go to bed at night excited about work tomorrow... I'm beginning to wonder if I'm normal (no, please, really, you don't have to answer that question, I am after all an artist!!).
I am spending the next three days down at the coast helping out a friend, I have no doubt at all that there will be many, many things for me to record in my little book whilst I'm there. How exciting!
Soooo, now that the power is back on, the chores are done, tea hungrily devoured, do you think I might squeeze in another couple of hours at the easel? |
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