Studio Cromie Tag

26 Jun

Posted at 09:22h in Music, New Work, Travel

Once my to tower was finished I settled into this nice cool and calm room to work on some ceramic plates. Grottaglie is famous for its ceramic tradition dating back hundreds of years so it only felt right to give it a go, although I...

25 Jun

Posted at 11:16h in Outside, Travel

And so to the Tower. Angelo had this great idea of painting these towers in the countryside around Grottaglie. It was more difficult finding a suitable tower though as many of them store electrical generators and have wires coming out the top. Not so good...

24 Jun

Posted at 10:48h in Outside, Travel

First up, how can I start blogging about my time in Italy without a dedication to all the beautiful food I ate? 'Fame' meaning 'hunger' in Italian is an appropriate title for the festival as eating was nearly all we did. These cherries were freshly...

13 Jun

Posted at 12:51h in Outside, Travel

This is just a quick post about Fame 2009. I got back from 9 days in the South of Italy painting and eating and drinking and painting and eating and drinking. Full report tomorrow with loadsa pix. Ciao....

20 Sep

Posted at 15:50h in Inside, New Work, Shows, Travel

'Pitbulls in Lipstick', oil and aerosol on canvas, 107cm x 122cm, 2008. This is my piece that I had in the FAME Exhibition out in Italy, organized by Studio Cromie. Thanks to Angelo for re-stretching it despite the patches of slightly sticky oils. Yikes.  'Pitbulls in Lipstick',...