Author Archives: SumoUrbanPainting

I have been dabbling in bits and bobs. Revisiting some old work but I am definitely not at disciplined as I was in drawing daily. Life just takes over, but I value the positive impact it has on my headspace. I have been exploring these small originals painted onto recycled clothes labels. I really likeContinue reading “Summer 2025”

A real effort has been made this month to prioritise my want to focus on artwork – it is so hard with working full-time. But we started with promise and for the first week in January created work daily. This was exciting but not sustainable and once I returned to work I was too tiredContinue reading “2025 – January”

2024 has been a weird year, there has been no time or headspace for art, it is the first thing to push aside when time is tight. I was committed to supporting someone get through their thing this year, I was the motivator and it has been hard work, but with that now complete IContinue reading “2024: A summary”

I did have a small exhibition in January in Cov. The LTB, former Litten Tree Pub now Coventry Arts Centre, were looking for artists whose worked centred around buildings of Coventry. It was great to pull a selection of new and old paintings together, quite exciting all round. Met some lovely old faces on theContinue reading “2024 January Exhibition – LTB, Coventry”

I lost my drive this year, zapped inspiration. I didn’t matter what I tried to get going – nothing has worked. I have completed some commissions only. It is hard to establish whether it is the art that keeps me relaxed or if being relaxed is the time to tap in to my creativity. TeachingContinue reading “Summer 2024”

It has been a strange year, lots of things have interrupted my focus on art and In that time I have taken a slightly new approach to things. Over Christmas 2022 my husband took very poorly with COVID and was in hospital for a few weeks. He was back home at the end of JanuaryContinue reading “2023 – A Summary of ups and downs”