Hellooooooo peeeps!

Blimey, blimey, damn and blast....it's been forever since my last blog. I have absolutely no excuse except, I have been dead busy, the computer went off line for a spell and I find it hard to know what and what not to write on this 'ere thing. Ho hum.

Where to start my chums?

Firstly...things have been rather successful at Park Gallery in Glasgow. David....the owner, and now my new best friend, has been an absolute brick. What that bloke doesn't know about figurative painting aint worth knicker elastic. The paintings are attracting alot of attention and I have managed to sell a few...ooooer...I'm so happy. It has been quite a journey for me, especially as I now have to muti task and get my head round "doing business"...not a good combination for me. I really don't muti task and can get quite hysterical....it's just as well that David is so calm and can put a stop to all of this carry on.
There is now to be a set of limited edition prints made from six of the paintings. It is part of the "Urban Angels" series and they will be available from November 2009. The "Battered Angels", "Mercury", "Romulus", "Gabriel the Messenger" and "The Protector" are the chosen ones, they will be launced at Taurus Bar, Canal Street Manchester on 1st November. Please feel free to pop along and check them out. I am very excited about this turn of events and love the idea of having a set of images that are a collective. Thank you David for having the faith in me...thank you Michael for all your support...and thank you Graham for just being....

www.parkgallery.net

I'm busy working on the "Urban Angels". I've just finished painting "The Protectors" mate. This was a tough one to do as I get getting distracted by other stuff....see...told you I don't muti task. Think I invested alot of emotional energy into this painting and it certainly shows. I had the usual "Oh why oh why do I bother even painting as I'm so crap at it!" after it was finished but I'm calm again now and about to embark on another piece. Mmmmm..this one will be the third in the series....not exactly a triptych...but as near as damn it. The three tell a story...I'll wait til they're all complete before I divulge...........hey hoo.

I've also been working on a commission...thank you Frank for being so patient. Painting the commission piece has been a very therapeutic experience as it managed to focus me whilst I was getting overly anxious about all the other stuff. I've almost finished it now and am hoping that Frank is as pleased with it as I want him to be...mmmmm....fingers crossed.

Thank you my chums for taking the time,

Ivor x