Hidden World – a Solo Exhibition

Oh gosh… this is me… Yes, at it again… but this time it is my first solo exhibition, so I’m hoping you wont mind my using Pembrokeshire.Online to let you know about it.

After all, it’s really exciting for me, and not a little nervewracking, but what is life if not about taking a deep breath (or many deep breaths if you are an anxiety bunny like moi) and  trying new things that stretch you into a few unfamiliar shapes.

Two very dear friends seemingly delighted with their pictures

This exhibition is about trying to be OK in a crazy world. It’s about sharing some joyfulness and hoping that people will see a little of how we are all connected… and remembering it is never too late to have a go. By the time you see this, I will have reached the ripe old age of 69. I don’t know how that happened so quickly but, despite being a lot less physically able and decidedly bonkers, I am doing quite well, thank you, and determined to be grateful I am not living in a war zone or freezing on the streets.

Also, with my other hat on, I am including in the exhibition a few bits of my writings (bits of stories and poems) scattered about for people to love or hate… but hopefully read.

Writing I have been doing all my life, not always well, but I only started drawing a couple of years ago when I had a protracted stay in hospital and the VC Gallery sent me a bag of art materials. Then I joined some online art sessions with Anna Waters and Nina Camplin and they were so encouraging.

“Just express yourself,” they said.

“Look at other artists, other images, and see what you like.”

“Find your own style.”

So I did and these are some of the results

In hospital I looked at the paints and the white bedsheets and thought: “I don’t think so”, as one of my superpowers is chaos.

I then discovered acrylic pens and that is what got me going.

I do paint but I have very poor brush control, and pens, ink and acrylic are my main medium. I am learning all the time and am delighted to be able to say thank you to the VC Gallery and to share these little offerings in its premises.

Let me also just say that when I came to an exhibition by another artist at VC  I heard Amy Barrett say she wanted her art to be affordable so that more people could share in it, I loved that, and I have attempted to keep my prices low… after all the artwork gives me such pleasure to create and if it will go into the world and make some people smile, that just makes my heart sing.

I hope you like what you see, but whether you do or not, please feel free to have a go yourself. Express yourself, let your creativity flow. Turn off the voice that says you can’t (mine can be a real nagging nuisance) and just enjoy the flow that connects you to the joyful world.

Oh and please come along to the exhibition. The opening is on Thursday 2 February at 5pm. I would be so delighted to see you. There will be nibbles. Hurrah!

The exhibition runs for the whole of February. Check with the gallery for opening times.

If you want to contact me, you will find me at speaktofish@gmail.com or on 07760307880.