And'Art Casablanca

In September I was privileged to be chosen to take part in a residency with Terre Sans Frontiere in Casablanca.

The experience was fascinating on many levels. A mix of cultures brought together to respond to the setting of Casablanca through a variety of artistic media. Musicians, sculptors, photographers, painters and animators both international and local to Morocco collaborated and worked individually to overcome language barriers and create fantastic art and music synergy.

Here's what I got up to -


Collaborative work; Our animation entitled 'Casa Blanca'

With Aïmen Hachem, Music (Morocco) https://www.facebook.com/Nomade.studios
Stephanie Carlton-Smith, Sculptor (London) http://www.stephaniecarltonsmith.co.uk/
Kim Alexander, Animator/Illustrator (London) http://www.kimalexander.co.uk/

 Stop motion painting of our White House

 Stop motion Atlas, made from gravel, sand and local spices.

 A stop motion painting scene, up on the roof with a view of Casa's landscape.

 Another scene; cameo's from some of the many, many kittens and cats that roam free on the streets of Casa.

 Waiting for a 'petit taxi', which we drove around in to film our White House against a back drop of an evolving Casablanca.

 

Kim and Aimen filmed our taxi ride from Aimen's scooter. There was no budget for stunt doubles, it really was them.

Watch the animation on YouTube!



Collaboration with Camilla Helen Brendon (London) http://www.camillabrendon.com/ ; an experimental drawing installation, with documenting through photography and video by Marina Velez Vago(Cambridge) http://www.marinavelez.com/
and Andy Sawyer (Manchester) http://andysawyer.com/

My Personal work

Acrylic paint, watercolour paper and found materials (cardboard, concrete floor tile.)
120x80cm

Thanks to Andy Sawyer (Manchester)for the photographs, he's dead good at them.

Thank you to Amy Smyth-Said and Saad Eddine Said the co-ordinators of And'Art and Terre Sans Frontiere

Lots of love to everyone involved xx

 

Atelier East Summer Exhibition

'Spilt' was chosen to be exhibited in the Atelier East Summer Exhibition, which ran from July to September, at the Wisbech&Fenland Museum.

More info here http://www.atelier-east.co.uk/

Photos by  Mark Shihadeh, and Gary Paul Edwards

It Warn't no Time to be Sentimentering

Finishing a painting is the best feeling in the world.

'It Warn't no Time to be Sentimentering ', September 2012.

Oil, Acrylic, Gloss, spraypaint on canvas. Dimensions at greatest points 110x110cm

Developments

I never show my sketchbooks these days.

Niki visited yesterday, he takes pictures and draws pictures. See here http://www.nikiduffy.blogspot.co.uk/

Bolton Festival of the Arts

Currently have some work on show alongside an installation by transitional and prolific artist, Faye Scott-Farrington and Sophie Daniel. Located at Saint Andrews Court, a quaint building inhabited by independent businesses. A unique setting and interesting to see my work here. The paintings have been well received by the people of Bolton.

Cancer Room, 2010

The Motors Were Stopping, 2011

The Drift, 2011

A sneaky look in my studio

Well I've been at AWOL one month, and its affecting my working practice in the exact way I expected it to. I love the space and can be found there most the time now. Last night discovered it is indeed suitable to sleep in too. Looking forward to a summer of all nighters.

Particularly lovely view out the window today

My tea collection is starting to take over though...

Things on the walls. Bit of Iceland, as usual.

Sneaky details of my current works in progress

Sneaky me!