ART75

In the middle of June i was asked to help out with an exhibition in Penzance called ART75. It was an exhibition to celebrate 75 years of Jubilee Pool, the iconic Lido in Penzance. The day was amazing, with 75 artists each showing a piece of work in one of the changing cubicles that line the walls of the pool.

It was a beautiful day, and there were so many people that turned out for a great little exhibition. There were even some synchronized swimming going on too! Above is the piece that i exhibited in the show, called 'This Town Eats It's Young', made with Spray Paint and Posca Pen on A3 paper. Big thanks to Richard Ballinger and Jesse Leroy-Smith for organizing the whole event!

Chip Off The Old Block!

My 9 year old son, Jack has been involved in a little art project of his own recently. He's spent the last 8 weeks on an Artist Experience course run by the Penzance Pirates Rugby Club's Learning Zone. He was chosen to be part of this project that allowed school children to see what it would be like to experience the life of an artist! From going to galleries, coming up with ideas, life drawing, sending work to be framed and even self promotion, they spent 1 day a week for 8 weeks on the project!

Today, the 8 week project culminated in the Artist Experience Exhibition in St. Ives at the Crypt Gallery. This must have been a wonderful experience for all were involved, i wish i could have done something like this at school! Big respect to John Watson from the Learning Zone, who organised the project with the participating schools and who taught the children too. What a fantastic project, and what a group of talented kids!