Markets. In fine art circles this seems to be a bit of a dirty word. Artists seem to be expected to produce art for a year or so, pay for all of their living expenses, art materials, the cost of professional framing of all the works worthy of showing (and discarding all the failures), book an exhibition at least six months in advance...
Artist inspiration and artist influences. No biographies, dates or scholarly research here - this is a personal response to the work of the Findhorn Foundation by Australian artist Fiona Morgan. Findhorn nature sanctuary - a meditation room - photo courtesy of TripAdvisor It's probably been ten years since I took myself off to Findhorn for their Ecovillage Experience week. I was looking forward...
A few evenings of Star Trek and cutting up canvas offcuts from paintings. A quiet morning laying out and uncurling the canvas cards. A couple of episodes of Hearts of Space radio and stamping. ...