Hello Stephen,
I saw you painting Monroes and I asked you to go to Ancoats Dispensary vigil and paint it. I was pleased when I heard you did but it has been quite a while before I discovered your painting on the website. Thanks so much. It is lovely ..the angle -the street bricks and sleepers – and the gothic windows behind the scaffolding. I wonder if I got it put onto a post card ,with our website and yours could we sell it to raise money for the structural engineers survey.? Do you work from home. Why do you make own paints.? Is it cheaper. We are having art ex and social. Perhaps you can come to both and display the original . Has nick been in touch. Best wishes Jill
Hi Stephen
I eventually found my way to ClarkArt gallery and the chance to see this great exhibition. I especially like st James building painting which is on the back cover of the Northern Art catalogue Past and Present. Lovely weather for painting (and running) today.
Good to meet you and have a chat this evening at the Buxton Spa Prize preview. I enjoyed watching your video profile. Some the things you said make more sense now. Interesting that your grandfather was a chemical engineer. You seem to have an appreciation for the magic of chemistry through preparing and working with the components of paint. I like the use of the pipette! As I mentioned I have had a go a mixing my own paint. I studied chemistry at degree level for a year at Sheffield Uni before deciding that I wanted to study art instead which eventually led me to study sculpture at Manchester. There is something about working with paint that taps into the magical side of chemistry – it’s a kind of alchemy for me.
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Hello Stephen,
I saw you painting Monroes and I asked you to go to Ancoats Dispensary vigil and paint it. I was pleased when I heard you did but it has been quite a while before I discovered your painting on the website. Thanks so much. It is lovely ..the angle -the street bricks and sleepers – and the gothic windows behind the scaffolding. I wonder if I got it put onto a post card ,with our website and yours could we sell it to raise money for the structural engineers survey.? Do you work from home. Why do you make own paints.? Is it cheaper. We are having art ex and social. Perhaps you can come to both and display the original . Has nick been in touch. Best wishes Jill
I miss you Jill. I saw that you left beautiful patterns in all the people you met. You live on within us.
Hi Stephen
I eventually found my way to ClarkArt gallery and the chance to see this great exhibition. I especially like st James building painting which is on the back cover of the Northern Art catalogue Past and Present. Lovely weather for painting (and running) today.
Hi Stephen,
Good to meet you and have a chat this evening at the Buxton Spa Prize preview. I enjoyed watching your video profile. Some the things you said make more sense now. Interesting that your grandfather was a chemical engineer. You seem to have an appreciation for the magic of chemistry through preparing and working with the components of paint. I like the use of the pipette! As I mentioned I have had a go a mixing my own paint. I studied chemistry at degree level for a year at Sheffield Uni before deciding that I wanted to study art instead which eventually led me to study sculpture at Manchester. There is something about working with paint that taps into the magical side of chemistry – it’s a kind of alchemy for me.