Farewell Nottingham (for now)

It's official. I've gone from graduand to graduate, and it was over in an instant. I had a wonderful week celebrating (again!) my results, I still can't quite believe it.

I've left my lovely house in Nottingham for the summer and moved home to Tewkesbury. Luckily there aren't many distractions in this little town, so I can crack on with all the painting I've been itching to do. Keep an eye out for new Polaroids that I'll be posting on here, I think it may take a bit of time to get going again. FULL STEAM AHEAD.

In other news, some of my work from 1st and 2nd year has been selected for the Bad Art Salon being held at the Vintage @ Goodwood Festival. This takes place from 13th-15th August at the Goodwood Estate, West Sussex. Mary and Norman (below) are in it, if you're going, do go and look!

'Summer'

I've finished a new painting; Thistle.

You can see it in the 'Summer' exhibition at The Crocus Gallery, Number 1 Church Square, Lenton, Nottingham. It opens on the 17th July and runs until 7th August. 11am - 4pm.

What next?

It's officially over now. Had my last tutorial this time last week, and graduations only 2 weeks away. It feels rather strange not to be in the studios, and not seeing the same faces every day. I also said goodbye the last of my sold Polaroid paintings; I did feel a little sad.

So, where do I go from here?

I've been selected for Making The Future 2010, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham. The exhibition brings together a range of works from recent graduates of NTU's School of Art & Design - Fine Art to Fashion to Photography - I'm very lucky to have been chosen. This also means that I'll get to see my paintings again, as I'll be taking them back on loan to exhibit. Making The Future opens in September, so I'll keep you updated on that.

I've also been commissioned by a couple of people to create new Polaroid paintings, and, even better, I've been invited to make work to be permanently displayed in the Newton/Arkwright University building.

Now, time to get out those paint brushes! But in the meantime, go take a look at Tim Gardner's work. They're watercolour paintings, and truly stunning.

Untitled (Parking Lot) 2002
watercolour on paper
6.5 x 5 inches