Art for Everyone

Organic

Still life is not my usual thing as you know, and I am certainly not a master at it, but my fruit bowl has been so bright this week I had to do something about it.

This is up for auction here

normal service will now resume.

I have been a poor blogger AGAIN

And want to say a big sorry to all of my friends here.

Life is....well, the sun's out. That's good anyway.

I am ebaying art again: please please please take a look and maybe even bid!

Listings

And I am afraid, being particularly desparate right now, there will be more very soon!

I listed an ACEO on Tazbar!

I feel almost a traitor after my long love-hate affair with eBay, but the buyers are scarce these days and time in the Swingewood household are lean!

So....

Be happy, an ink and watercolour ACEO is for sale at Tazbar a rival auction site! Please stop by and look at the listing and let me know what you think.

I got tagged! Okay, I admit it... I am a little odd...

My good friend and frankly enormous inspiration Amy tagged me. Which means, apparently, I have to tell you five weird things about me. I don't know if these things are weird or just true.

1. I moved to the most beautiful place, the kind people dream of moving to, with a big house and a great view.... but I hated it and convinced my whole family to move back to a small house in need of a major overhaul on a poor inner city estate. I am much happier now. So is everyone else.

2. I prefer something with chilli and garlic for breakfast.

3. I can see 89 pieces of original art right now, from where I am sitting. Yes. I counted.

4. My son's real name is Spike. And no, we don't regret it.

5. The designer Vivenne Westwood once grabbed my boobs and shouted "Look at all of this lovely bust" to her son.

I opened an eBay store for Christmas

I have been in a listing frenzy again. Amongst my latest obssessions is a crazy zine type ACEO sized stocking filler type Lazy Cook Book thing which comes with an original aceo for good measure.

Click here for the auction PLEASE look!

Do check out my shop while you are there.

work, work, work

Well I paint and I paint and I paint.... and to be truthful there are moments of success - I sold this painting last week

through the wonderful

Skylark Gallery

.

But I am fed up with being a starving artist. I want to be a full-bellied, properly clothes artist. At least now and then.

Maybe

The Great Art Fair

at Alexandra Palace, North London will be the answer? Who knows.

I am a bad blogger

Forgive me readers, for I have not blogged in some months.

Summer was a busy blur of art and sunshine, which can't be bad. And the big news is that I was accepted into a gallery on central London, which is extremely exciting!

Check out

Skylark Galleries

for more information – and do come and visit us! We are holding late night meet-the-artists events on the last Thursday of every month, from 6pm-8pm STARTING TODAY!

COME ALL YE GROUNDLINGS!!!
August 3rd-August 6th, 2006
The Red Lion Pub Gallery
2nd Floor
2446 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

Exhibition:
Painting Shakespeare's Words
A Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of The Chicago Shakespeare's First Performance at the Red Lion Pub featuring fine art from well known international artists, Susan Barton, Amanda Cox, Elaine Jones, Laura Keeble, Michelle Izzard, Sally Swingewood, Terry John Waites and Colin Cordwell.

Artist reception on Saturday, August 5th, from 7pm-11-pm.

Busy working towards Chicago!

The Shakespeare show is galloping towards us and I am painting like a demon.

It's kind of fun!

Here's a sneak preview of what will be on show at The Red Lion Gallery, Chicago, from August 3rd-6th. If you would like an invitation to the private view get in touch!

39x12 inch mixed media canvas - Neptune (from The Tempest)