Completed and Sold

The posters are all completed and printed (I have added them to the Galleries section. If you happen to be in NYC you may see them hanging around.

As for ‘Mountain to climb’ well it’s sold, sold it within the first 2 days of the exhibition, as ever I’m a little sad to see it go, I spent a long time on it (9 months) but am happy to see it’s going to a happy home. It can still be seen in the Pro Arts exhibition at Canco lofts for another 2 weeks.

What’s next, well working on an even larger painting (but I have more than a few distractions coming) so it could be a while till it’s completed, I’m hoping it’ll all be done by the 18th of November. I also have an old painting that I may finish in the interim.

InDesign

Working on posters for David Shenton’s upcoming ‘Sunnyside Blues’ show, in Queens Sunnyside. For more information, please feel free to check out shentonmusic.com

Varnishing

Finally completed the painting for the Pro Arts studio tour, I’m still a little funny about it but it’s finished. I think I achived my goal of creating a real sense of ‘force’ from the waves and the colour worked out pretty well also. I have updated the Galleries section with information on it.

Exhibition details Varnishing

Pro Arts exhibition 2008, here are the details for the upcoming members exhibition in Jersey City:

Pro Arts Members Exhibition 2008
Canco lofts, 50 Dey Street
Dates from 27th September - 18th October 2008

Opening celebrations Friday October 3rd, 6-10pm - I will be there at these times please feel free to drop by.

Working

Yes thats right straight back to work (well kind of) I have a new Yoga position (boom boom) with a company called ‘Wellness 360’ which should begin October 1st, I am quite excited as I will be teaching Ashtanga Yoga classes, which are my preferred class. so I will keep you posted on classes and times.

Also I have been asked to design another CD cover and illustrate a children’s music book, ounce again for my good friend David Shenton. So will update when I have more information.

Back from Scotland

Just back, we had a great trip, I have added some photo’s to our online page GALLERY, and will add some more later. We met John Howe (illustrator from the Lord of the Rings) which was amazing as a fellow artist and illustrator I found him to be inspiring, interesting, insightful and funny. I have also been convinced to try out painting with inks. So watch this space.

Off to Scotland, but......

Yep that’s right Maria and I will be in Scotland from the 20th - 31st. Plans are to swank the evenings away during the festival, hang out with relatives, help my dad move and possible have a sneaky trip to the beautiful Isle of Skye.

I do have my concerns about the length of travel, missing classes and having a disrupted Yoga Practice. This is always a dilemma for me, as my practice is pretty integrated to my way of life here in NYC. On one had I find the attachment to it disturbing, Yoga is about freedom and structure to me, it’s just something I do, something I have always done and something I always will. However when I get into a routine (which I happily have been for the past 6 months) it also gets into a habit, and dare I say it an addiction.

So do I break this habit throw caution to the wind and just have a break. Or do I squeeze my practice into the few free moments (and there are only a few hours and usually at 2 in the morning at that) that I can spare. Orrr do I dedicate time to the practice and possibly sacrifice time I usually don’t get with my relatives.

Will keep you up to date!

APW

Ok, so I haven’t been posting, I have however been preparing for an exhibition for the 3rd of October I will submit just the one painting, but it’s a large painting. I will post an official flyer in the next week or two. You can see some scraps from the table here: Paintbox

I just realised

I just realised that last updated my website on the 17th of August this time last year, it must be something about this time of year. Website should work just fine now, if there are any problems feel free to contact me.

All Points West

Just a quick note to say Maria and I had a great time at all points west and will post photo’s on the our website. We had a great time, actually got VIP tickets to the last day (worth it for the toilets) and managed to catch Radiohead and the amazing Andrew bird. Yay for Jersey City.

Success in less then 10 hours

I Have finally managed to get the ‘Galleries’ section to work (albeit a bit slow) but it’s getting there.

More summer Yoga teaching

Ok, to say this summer’s teaching schedule has been lean...... would be being kind. The economic downturn as been effecting gyms and classes. Not the end of the world as most of my classes will be back in September.
Bit strange though to be so far and yet so near to Teaching. As I mentioned in June it has it’s upsides and it’s downsides. I really have gotten to know a few more of the students and as ever it is a learning experience, I’m feeling that the classes are getting stronger and the students more receptive (perhaps it’s just that the dedicated are more likely to come in from the warmth of the outside). Either way I have been enjoying the slower schedule.
The most amazing thing though is my own capacity to learn, I find that the smaller the class the more questions I get asked (which really throws my whirling brain off I have to admit, but it is always welcome) I find it’s been feeding my personal need for knowledge also. For example I have had a few Pregnant students which has (forced me to be fair) to research more comfortable positions and change the dynamics of the classes to suit all levels at once (which I can tell you is a challenge). I’m not sure how successful this has been, but on the whole I really am getting more flexible with the classes.
In fact I don’t even think I plan the classes anymore, what I may do is once a week post on this website what Asana/Pranayama I’ve been working on myself and adapt that to each class for the week, create a theme if you will for the proceeding classes.

Exhibition time again

Currently working on a large painting for an exhibition in Early October, I will update with dates and things closer to the time. I will also update the progress via the ‘paintbox’ page. Other than that nothing too exciting is going on, however a possible trip to the homeland is on the horizon for the end of August (hence the haste with the painting) and a new nephew. Also trying to update the website and make it faster, so if anything isn’t loading, it soon will (looking at you Galleries).

Summer

Teaching Yoga in the summer is kind of a new experience for me and a bit of a shock. A shock in the sense that as a teacher your classes dramatically drop off due to summer schedules/peoples holidays (even mine) and whatnots (hopefully not due to duff classes).
What is good about them though is you can really get to know students a lot better which is always a learning experience. I have so far been invited to a Buddhist chanting celebration and two Jazz evening this week and learned a heck of a lot more about Jersey city (the City I live in) this week than the whole 3 years I’ve lived here.
Also I have given some very dedicated students some much needed one-one time that they might not necessarily have the time/money to seek out. Which has been a joy for me also.

Anyway not really sure there is much to this post, but I wanted to add a little something, something to my site.

Love

m

a beginning is a very delicate time

Yay the website is new and improved

Back to work, I am back to the painting, I have an exhibition (group one mind, with ‘Pro-Arts’ here in Jersey City. I have been on a bit of a sabbatical with the old painting recently (last completing a painting in March). I have dedicated my time mostly to CD covers, a music festival and Yoga teaching. Since March I have been teaching with NYSC and Kneaded Bodywork's in NYC and soon to be ‘Steven's Institute of Technology’. Maria played saxophone and sung in Natchez Mississippi and David’s CD cover is going down a storm. So yes finally back to the paintings with an exhibition burning my ass in the direction of hard work.
Will update as soon as I have anything new.

Love -m

Ode to a cold

I have had a really bad, drawn-out, painful, tiring, draining and end of the world educing cold all week and haven’t been able to do ANYthing. So I tinkled around with the piano and wrote a little piece called ‘Ode to a Cold’ the recording isn’t great and if you listen closely you can here me sniffing (no kidding) and for some reason I just can't play consistently with it's being recorded. So yeah this is probably the first piece of music I have ever written so any critic would be welcome, you may crush my soul, but it will be a welcome crushing.

Love

m