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DESIGNWITHFLAIR

creativity inspired by the spontaneity of scribble

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Author: designwithflair

Spontaneity is the watchword that informs my art practice. My artwork celebrates the energy of abstract expressionism. 'why not?' underlines my creative process. Forget the box! Its obsolete...it's all about whatever shape you want to throw on that dance floor! The process drives my practice!! For me, work well done is work I have thoroughly enjoyed making...work that has made me think, sweat, cry, scream and come back for more!!! Work that gets my back up; pushes me...gives me cause for doubt. Makes me push in order for 'why not?' to become possible. Boundaries? What boundaries?

Baroque-inspired ‘happening’

I hate having a cold!! I’m just glad I recorded ‘the happening’ I went to see at the Tate last … More

a happening, Baroque, got a cold, Pablo Bernstein, Tate Britain

Juggling choices

I am knackered!! Burn out!! Too tired to even think! I have put all my energy into work as a … More

art practice, juggling options, qualified teacher status, teaching

Waiting can be sketchy!

Today has been pretty interesting…thank God for pencils ✏️ and sketch pads! I would have been bored out of my … More

boredom, getting paid, sketching, working as a supply teacer

David Hockney 

Now that I’m in a pretty good headspace, I’m defo ready to chat about David Hockney. I went to the Royal … More

82 portraits and 1 still life, David Hockney

What a day I’m having!

This is doing my nut! (not really…I’m cushty…just feel like exaggerating). I am a little bit flabbergasted 😲!  Okay…so not … More

covering lessons, staffroom, supporting teachers, teaching

WordPress ‘likes’ and ego trips. 

Just read this awesome post by insanitybytes22 and it has just got my goat! It’s about ‘Liking likers’. I read it and … More

comments vs likes, tripping

If…

‘if’ is such an interesting, hidden in plain sight word, pregnant with meaning. You can make a bucket list of … More

being fearless, conjunction, if, words

Hindsight trumps mindsets

Hindsight is 20/20. Being in a particular frame of mind always determines our actions and that’s what I realise now (obviously)…Not … More

being openminded, change, hindsight, history, learning, mindsets

Aide Memoirs 

The painting with light exhibition put paid to all my misconceptions that the Pre-Raphaelites did not paint from photographs…they sure … More

albumen prints, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Julia Margaret Cameron, painting with light exhibition, Peter Henry Emerson, photo gravure, Thomas Frederick Goddall

Restful

As much as I tolerate the bustle of a full house, I absolutely, unequivocally love a quiet house!!!!!! The young … More

homebody, peace and quiet, september

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