How many meetings between young lovers begin like this, one arrives early and the other is late. What would be going through your mind at this time. Cathy Read’s painting Rendezvous at the V and A is about such a moment when you feel small and insignificant but have heavy thoughts on your mind.
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Ever wonder what goes through the mind of the security guard who closes the museum gates? Or the British Library, in this case. This painting called Keeper of the Gates is based on a photo taken as I was leaving the British Library on a hot day, and I can’t help thinking “What was on his mind?” This poem is the result.
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Manchester glows at night, especially around St Peter’s Square and Albert Square. Cities are at their best at night time. The lights never fail to turn the drabbest of scenes into magical spaces. Especially where the architecture is as stunning as Manchester Central Library and the Midland Hotel.
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Art only comes to life when it’s on display but the first solo exhibition for an artist is a major step. Although I’ve had bigger events, my first one as Cathy Read “The Artist” was probably the most nerve wracking.
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Serendipity is a curious thing. I discovered how during a painting demonstration when my painting of a clock face took on a life of it’s own.
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Cathy Read’s painting, ‘Westminster Bridge – Impressions of Westminster’ had a working title of ‘Westminster Bridge’: descriptive, safe, and boring. Although dissatisfied with it, nothing better came to Cathy’s mind. But as she meditated on the painting more deeply, ‘Impressions of Westminster’ came to her. A suitable name when considering one of London’s more contentious
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