I was busy and did lots of visiting including trips to Copenhagen and St Ives.
Start of 2020 looks like it could be fun (for me) and Westminster politics now at something of a 'Steady state' apart from the battle for the soul of the centre left which could be interesting.
What I have coming up are some great courses (I hope) at City Lit namely:
Metal Sculpture All Levels
and
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Stage 1
One of the things that motivated me to consider further practical courses was the fun that I had doing a Mosaic course led by Vanessa Benson who ensured that all those taking part were able to create something.
Here's the video of the process
I really would recommend people, with time who wish to make new friends and pursue an interest have a look at the CityLit Prospectus and/or website
In fact I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the chat before making my decision (and being accepted), one question I'd half thought about was 'Who's your favourite artist' and of course it came up, not a problem but there's no definitive answer - is there?
Well it's absolutely impossible isn't it - am a big fan of Caravaggio, Canaletto and Da Vinci also some of the Dutch masters like Jan Van Eyck and Rembrandt.
Of course in Modern artists/Surrealism I think Duchamp's work has charm and for Pop it's Ed Ruscha and Lichtenstein (along with British Artists like Eduardo Paolozzi and Bruce Lacey who I see I was blogging about 7 years ago!).
Of yes that reminds me, one of the artists who made me think of Mosaics was Lee Krasner - wife (and some would say the superior artist) of Jackson Pollock
Oh yes and Warhol should not be forgotten - oh goodness the list from goes on (and on) ..
Anyway expect to hear plenty more about this and other adventures in the year ahead
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