Thursday 28 September 2017

Better Late Than

Last Sunday I had two visitors booked, who had seen my virtual tour on the website and were very interested to see my painting 'In Three Our Kingdom' for real. I decided to do the tour entitled 'TIME' for them and promised that this painting would be included.
I got everything ready - which takes about two hours to organise and waited in the garden for them to arrive.
The start time is 2pm and at 2:25pm I had almost given up. In nine years of doing guided tours I had never been let down before. I felt like an actor with no audience.
Finally they arrived full  of apologues as they thought it began at 2:30!
Anyway, the tour went well and they were very appreciative.
They found the work very moving - you can see it for yourself on the PRINTS FOR SALE or as part of the tour(real or virtual)

Friday 22 September 2017

Once Upon A Time

One of the most interesting artists I saw on our travels this summer, was a Kenyan painter called Michael Armitage, whose work we encountered at the Turner Contemporary in Margate.
He told stories, often horrific but very moving, through his paintings.
 I liked his work, partly because he was a terrific painter, but also because of his ability to visualise a story. This is something I also try to do  in my work.
I was explaining to some visitors in my pop-up gallery last week, the story behind my painting
 'Snow Angels and No Angels'. 
Queen Eleanor of Castile died in Harby, Lincolnshire in 1290 and everywhere along the route of her cortege to Westminster Abbey, her grieving husband, Edward 1 had a cross erected to mark her passing.
I followed the same route by bicycle in 2008 and placed a flower on the site of each cross to commemorate/celebrate, fifteen female members of my family. This formed the basis for my picture.
You can see the painting (one image at a time) on the HOME page of my website. If you want to see all fifteen canvases together, go to the PRINTS FOR SALE page and follow the link. 

Friday 15 September 2017

Getting To Know Me

I will do most things to advertise Ted Coney's Family Portraits, especially if they are free. Well, maybe not running naked through the streets of Ely, but you know what I mean.
So an invitation from the local newspaper to answer twenty questions in their 'Getting To Know You' column seemed like a good opportunity.
You can see the results on the NEWS AND REVIEWS page of my website. It's the first article in the REVIEWS AND ARTICLES section.

Friday 8 September 2017

Disolving Into Darkness

In my current painting 'Forget- Me- Nots', I have been experimenting with different ways of representing dementia.
During a recent visit to Amsterdam I  looked at how Rembrandt made his objects and people dissolve into darkness and deep shadow.
In my painting, this could represent loss of memory and a lack of  understanding.
 I aim to combine this idea with other techniques eventually, but you can see the results so far, in the NEWS AND REVIEWS page on my website