September 2023

Blog  September 2023

Hi a lot and then not such a lot has happened since I last posted.

I had two major exhibitions but sold very little. The economic situation seems to have hit the art world particularly badly in Pembrokeshire and West Wales. I had to sell my car as I could no longer afford to run it. Everything came at once; the road tax was £330 ! My car insurance doubled and my car was such a gas guzzler that I decided to cut my losses and sell. Besides Europe was burning and I didn’t want to contribute to global warming.  So now I’m getting about by public transport which I am quite used to as I only got my driving licence late in life. I went up to Cardigan which is at least an hour’s drive and got a bus eye view of the countryside. Well worth the long wait at the bus stop. We’re in the middle of a heat wave at the moment which I am loving as I used to live in Spain and miss the heat.

I’m having a bit of success with my digital prints which seem to be more popular than my oils and acrylics and am slowly recovering from artist’s block after such a dreadful summer. I finished my first print and have started experimenting with abstract art as I feel this is the way forward for me. I find it difficult to assess if it’s good or not and rely on friends Facebook and Instagram comments as a guide.   

That’s all for now, I’ll try and keep you updated more regularly.