I'll have 2 new paintings in a one-night only pop-up gallery
@ The Rabbit Rooms, Bangor
Saturday 12th February

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WHITEWASH II

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FRESHER OPENS TOMORROW!

FRESHER

opens tomorrow night

@ The Naughton Gallery at Queens

click here for more details

I have 14 new pieces on display

Photos will follow after the exhibition opens

See you there!

FRESHER UPDATE

HERES A SNEAK PEEK OF SOME NEW WORK AHEAD OF MY SHOW IN SPETMEBER

see the previous post for more details on the exhibition

GETTIN BACK IN THE SWING

GOT A CHANCE TO START PAINTING WALLS AGAIN - THE WELCOME RETURN OF 'THE WALKWAY'

FRESHER EXHIBITION

I WILL BE PART OF AN EXHIBITION OF YOUNG EMERGING ARTISTS @ THE NAUGHTON GALLERY AT QUEENS UNIVERSITY IN SPETEMBER

FIND OUT MORE HERE

WHITEWASH

PAINTED RECENTLY AT THE 'WHITEWASH' EVENT @ MILLENIUM COURT ARTS CENTRE, PORTADOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND

CHEERS TO VERZ, DERMIN8R, DROKK, PADDY AND ALL AT MCAC FOR A GREAT NIGHT

MEETING OF STYLES - BELFAST

MEETING OF STYLES IS COMING UP VERY SOON AGAIN IN BELFAST

THE PEACE WALL WILL GET A FRESH COAT OF INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI

SAT 7th AUGUST - SUN 8th AUGUST 2010

SEE YOU THERE!

new shows on the horizon

very slow with updates these days...

im working towards a new show in September in Belfast.

more details to follow soon, along with some sneak peeks at some of the paintings!

for now, look up more!

LIFE AFTER VINYL

NEXT SHOW I'M IN....

GROUP SHOW, EVERYONE'S PIECES BASED ON VINYL RECORDS

77 DUBLIN ROAD

BELFAST

28th MAY 2010

6-9pm

MORE DETAILS HERE:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=121665461185719

painty painty

QUICK PAINT TEST AT THE START OF THE WEEK

THE PAINT WORKED OUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED

THE PIECE DIDN'T, AS COLOURS WERE LIMITED

MORE TO FOLLOW SOON

follow every instruction

'retreat' 2010 - acrylic on wood

i have a knack for taking really bad photos of my work.

i think it lends something to the paintings though, hiding some of the flaws

but sometimes the flaws help make it what it is.

who knows?

who cares?

i'll still paint it and take a bad photo anyway

after reading an interview with tim biskup in juxtapoz im back to knowing different people have their place in the world.

i remember that i dont have to do things in a certain order or a certain way.

often enough i decide that i dont care about the art world and ill just get on and do what i want to do, and have been doing.

then i fear that no one will see my paintings or drawings and i better do this or that or the world will implode!

but at the end of the day, i get no further or do better

and im comfortable with that

ive been painting for a long time and have never had success

so why does the fear of failure enter my mind?

its not like id be losing something

id still be painting and doing everything else i want to

DIY always

this is filth

i dont care if you read this or not

really

everything i paint is about process, getting an idea to a finished product is more important than anything that could happen to that piece

but i dont want to document that process - its for me, you can see the result right there if i happen to upload a photo and you happen to look at it.

and dont worry about spending time trying to work out what the meaning is or what i meant.

generally the work speaks for itself, it either comments or gives instructions.

what you do with that is for you to decide but more than likely i meant them as words.

purely words that were going round my head until i decided i had to write them down to stop them.

go read a book or go skate

broken down...

my internet is currently having a fit

so instead of 2 different paintings, you are seeing one twice.

its a work in progress and no, theres no difference between the pictures

im just to lazy to delete one after waiting 5 minutes for them to upload!

skate park painting

FILTH AND CIAR
it was a nightmare on the elbow but i got my part (background + skateboard) finished, which i was worried about.

Photos of the rest of the work done will be available to view online soon
I'll post a link when they're ready

SOMEWHERE ELSE TO CHECK OUT MY PHOTOS AND RAMBLINGS FROM TIME TO TIME...

(WHEN I REMEMBER THE PASSWORD USUALLY!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/writethisdown/

something new... but not finished

updates are rare at the moment

due to an injury that is preventing me from drawing and painting

managed to paint this on sunday
had to give up before getting onto the background

more photos when its finished

IRISH STREET ART

Click the image above to check the feature IrishStreetArt.com have done on me

OH NO! Exhibition, Belfast

OH NO!
@ The Black Box, Belfast
Opening September 3rd @ 7pm!

50 of the above CDs will be available to the first 50 people into the exhibition!

I have a painting in this show, so head over and see it!
Exhibition continues in the Black Box Cafe until September 30th

Cheers to Ryan.



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TIME FLIES!

I got the amazing opportunity to paint at Meeting of Styles for the 2nd year running
The photo above showing my piece on the 'Peace Wall' in West Belfast.
Cheers to DRIS and RASK as usual!


I got new stickers produced recently, with the help of My Tarpit
Below is one of the travelling stickers that some kind soul has applied to a surface I wouldn't have the chance to touch.
Here's the photo that dropped into my inbox:

It's been a while since I update this!
I didn't really notice though as I've been really busy,
although I've nothing to show for it, as usual!!

But I'll be back more regularly now, and hopefully with more to show for myself!