A busy start to 2016.
This year has had a busy start.
Creative Leap:
A new online month long course started on 1 February.
An alternative mini projects based program linked to the alphabet where letters are used as the inspiration for a wide range of subjects. Creative leap developed from mini projects and exercises I've used in different workshops to stimulate creativity. The course is mainly drawing focussed and the daily mini projects and It is suitable for all levels of art experience and disciplines.
Have a look at these time lapse videos to get an idea of the process.
I really enjoyed putting this course itogether and seeing the creativity flow from reaction to the prompts was a thrill.
Based on the positive responses I will be offering another course in June.
Art Fairs:
A large body of work, mainly still life and floral paintings were created for the Affordable art fairs In February and March I was represented by
Will's Art
.at
AAF Brussels
and
AAF Battersea
.
Artist of the year contest:
In February
Summer's Eve was exhibited at the
Mall galleries along with 49 other paintings shortlisted for the Artist and Illustrator magazine's
artist of the year contest. I was awarded the Great Art prize of £500's worth of art materials, what a treat!
Upcoming events:
On 23-24 April I will be artist in residence at the
Reading Contemporary art fair an interactive art project linked to Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, consisting of 90 individual star shapes will be created by visitors.
Open Studios:
In April it is time for the
Henley arts trail again. This annual open studio event is the only one I participate in, and it offers a rare chance to see work in progress as well as buy directly from the studio or discuss commissioning pieces. 30 April to 2 May.
Periscope a social media platform that I enjoy doing live demos or painting sessions on. If you would like to receive notification of these broadcasts, download the app, my tag is #estemacleod
Periscope a social media platform that I enjoy doing live demos or painting sessions on. If you would like to receive notification of these broadcasts, download the app, my tag is #estemacleod