Finding a new way...

At the beginning of this year I had no work for sale in my own name. I forget that sometimes.
In January I made the decision I'd been working up to for ages- to give up trying to sell the work which is now wrapped and archived from the two years I'd painted under a different name. If you want to see my old blog to see why I used a different name and where it all went wrong click here, but you need to be over 18...

If not, here's one of the two pieces I've stolen from that portfolio and now claim as my own. It was painted in January and I only painted one more piece before I decided to concentrate on work which is easier to exhibit and less controversial. I'll still work on them occasionally because I love them and I spent a lot of time and work with models producing some great images, some of which still demand to be painted.


Because I jumped so suddenly, I had no idea what my work would be like. And quite honestly, when I look at it, it's not what I thought it would be at all! I do love painting flowers, they give me a lot of the same feelings I had painting nudes, but I didn't really think I'd be painting  some of the landscapes which are on the walls drying all around me.

My work on the left, Claire's on the right

Today I took my work to art on the railings in Norwich with my talented friend Claire Cansick, and when I put it up and stood back to look at it I realised I need a new direction. At least A direction, my work is all over the place in style and subject. The paintings I have in my head don't look like the paintings I've been doing. I need to narrow the gap between what I like to look at and what comes out of my paintbrush. I guess it won't be easy at first but I need to get back to basics, have some fun with paint and see what happens.

I also need to work on my sales skills. Hiding behind Claire isn't really working

Watch this space :)