home again

UGO

Well it's been a while…. back home again from NZ and back in the studio at last with my faithful studio assistant.  Framing ready for "Side by Side" an exhibition at Vinosofia in Spello next week and getting organised to take some works to brighten up our local "Festa della Casagna" here in Manciano.

Things I love about Italy… I have been down to the local blacksmith - still pretty common in these parts… and he's going to make me some steel frames for these couple of paintings (red on red on red and blue/black). I'm really hoping that this will turn out to be an answer to an ongoing issue for me.

loving the lumber

planks of olmo. 

Loved the wood yesterday as I was buying my boring panels for painting and mounting. All around me were these fabulous planks of elm, oak, chestnut just waiting to be a sculpture - maybe for another exhibition. for now having had a day off at AgriUmbra tomorrow it is back to work in the studio. For those unfamiliar with AgriUmbria the pics below will give you the tip. Love an AMP show me.

chicks

Sheep(s) or are they goats. Sheep(s) i think

Mostra a Trevi

Well I've committed myself to this mostra/exhibition in Trevi for the occasion of PIC&NIC a Trevi in April. So the sleepless nights have started. No "naked in public" dreams so far, but I guess that will come. Loads to do and managed spend 2 hours buying mdf panels today while to the poor guy at Paolini (wood merchant) retrieved them from bottom of a huge stack and then…. I want them cut to measure of course. Ahhh the customer is always right - a very patient chap he was. Thank goodness they were quiet, La Crisi in this case had its upside for me. Now its all to do… Dates and details to follow...