Leytonstone Art Trail and Festival

The Leytonstone Art Trail starts from 24th July till the first of August I have a piece of work with the 100sqft exhibition which is being held at the Luna Lounge 7, church lane. The 100sqft. The 100 pieces of work are prints along side Carne Griffith's work in the Luna Lounge and the Launch of the main 100sqft exhibition is on August 1st at the Cholmeley Boy's Club, Dalston.

I have put in one of my images from the Beltane parade, it's a series I would like to show in an exhibition later.

The Leytonstone Art Trail has been growing year on year along with the Leytonstone Festival. which runs from 15th July till 25th July. I am having a art/craft stall at the Henry Reynolds Garden this Sunday 18th and in the town centre next Saturday 24th July.

RA summer exhibition

Ruth and I went to see the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, these hare sculptures are the installation outside.
I like to go each year, though I haven't entered work there for some time. I like to see what's been chosen, it is so subjective, the choices made by invited artists in some rooms as well as the work chosen from the public submissions.This year a lot of the work chosen from the public seemed more traditional, which was interesting.
There were a lot of more English colours, muted in tone and work that could have been produced a century ago or more. Not that this was a bad thing, just a bit surprising, as the RA had been going more modern recently.

Room 5 had some great work including pieces by Tacita Dean, Tim Lewis's tiny people and Paul Arney's cast aluminium "Winter Lake".

In room 7 David Mach had a huge intricate collage that I really liked and in the large Weston room were a number of artists books exhibited for the first time. I was pleased to see the books and that the RA is promoting them too.

Lyme Regis

Ruth and I went down to Lyme Regis for a few days, the weather was a mixture of strong winds, sun and clouds. We went on one of the fossil walks and found lots of fossils, mostly pieces but one good dinosaur vertibrae too. There was a tiny aquarium on in the harbour and these pipe fish moving in a graceful dance.

I love the sea air and the expanse of sea and sky, the sea is a real turqouise colour too.There is a great little harbour and boats and the cobb, which we walked along out in the sea. We took photos, did some sketching and enjoyed the fresh salty air.

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I Do Like To Be Beside The Lea exhibition

Waltham Forest Arts Club is showing work now at the Waterworks Nature Reserve info about the waterworks here in an exhibition called I Do Like To be beside The Lea. More info here There is a good mix of work, sculpture, including a large fascinating piece by Martin Adams, Martin's site here
Photographs,including some atmospheric photos by Paul Tucker, info about Paul's work here paintings and drawings, ceramics and textiles. The show is mixed in between the usual display about the Waterworks, the old filter beds that now make a sanctuary for birds. Perhaps surprisingly it works out pretty well.
There are other works out side including Katja's and Helen's pieces, like seaside amusements where you put your head through a hole in a picture. Katja's site here


I am showing an interactive 3D piece, Landscape by Design, made of acrylic cubes with photo images on 5 sides and a quote on the other. The photos are of landscapes in London, some from the waterworks, and other urban scenes. You can face the cubes to make different landscapes.



At the opening, the The Rose and Crown Singers (Director: Aaron Clingham) performed the premiere of "The Rival Engineers" by Eleanor Firman.