One year in paintings

Posted by Swarez on March 10, 2010  |  No Comments

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I decided to take a long, lingering look back at the past twelve months and piece together the paintings that best reflected the work I had done and the progress I have made. I think as artists we are always learning – whether it be about the technicalities of paint, discovering new applications or learning more about ourselves so it’s good to sometimes look back on the 80% you have achieved and not always at the 20% you haven’t.

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February 22, 2010   |  No Comments

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Next time, take your hat

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The Funniest Joke in the World

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I’m sorry, I’ll say that again…

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January 24, 2010   |  No Comments

It’s long been documented that artists and the creative amongst our society are quite often as mad as a box of frogs. Well, by this I mean that they carry personality traits that are synonymous with certain categories of mental illness, a term that’s as harsh as it is broad.
I feel uneasy with carrying a [...]