leaving the books

Over ten years ago i painted my first pictures.

It didn't matter to me then about art history, technique, form etc - i just wanted to paint.

However, when the first wave had passed, i realised what I had been painting was indeed connected to artists whose work i had the fortune to stand in front of.

So I started buying books and learning about artists I admired.

And now - it's full circle time - i know a little bit about a little bit; perhaps enough to be a half decent escort (must spend more time getting to know one wine from another).

Here is one of a series of new paintings which i completed recently - to me this constitutes moving on from the last ten years, taking only the feelings and painting them over and over again.

Dot Dash Dot Dash

Coming towards the close of 2010, so high time i published an entry on my blog. I am performing my poetry here and there more often and painting portraits now for next year. Aside from the creative stuff, I have read much and watched and learned from other poets based in Rainy City area.

I have written poetry specifically for the Floods in Pakistan and more recently completed a promotion film and logo for http://www.mistngo.org/

At the moment, I am writing poetry linked to childhood experiences, and this work will be read as part of the forthcoming readings I have in Manchester:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167716489922258

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156534617719223

it goes without saying that i am grateful for the opportunity to read guest slot, it makes the hours of reading, writing and editing worthwhile