Category: Artist of the Month

There are many arts journals, which would you consult regularly? I subscribe to Frieze magazine. It can be a little ad-heavy but there are some great features and I find it to be a good all-rounder for criticism, theory and highlighting artists I might not otherwise have come across. I feel it gives a good…

What is your typical studio routine? At the moment, I don’t have one. Like many people, current circumstances have impacted on what we can and can’t do on a daily or weekly basis. In more normal times, I would have been in the studio everyday and sometimes at weekends. Currently, I am in the last…

What is your typical studio routine? I’m not in the studio everyday, except when I have a big deadline coming up. I quite often do administration, research and planning from home. Normally, I’m in the studio three to four days a week. I have a school drop off, so would usually do a 10-6 kind…

01. Was there a definitive point in your life that you decided to become a professional artist? As an artist with a background in dance and performance, I started training as a ballet dancer from a very young age. It felt almost impossible to me, back when I was a young person, that I would…

What is your typical studio routine? I don’t think I have a typical studio routine. I try to get into the studio space as much as possible and the intensity of that routine is dependent on what I am working on. As screenprinting forms a large part of my practice, I divide my time between…

1. What is your typical studio routine? My studio routine generally consists of me concentrating heavily on the sculptural aspects of my practice, where I experiment working with numerous materials and arrangements. I think that having shops like Wyse Byse and the Range nearby are very helpful as if I need to stock up on…

Was there a definitive point in your life that you decided to become a professional artist? I didn’t go to art school until I was 23; somehow, I found art through much time spent alone with a small child, questioning, pondering, wondering. There wasn’t a definitive moment, to decide to be an artist, but the…

What is your typical studio routine?  My studio routine, if I’m honest, is quite sporadic and in recent years my studio activities have tended to be deadline and production driven for exhibitions. I think part of the reason for this is that as well as having my studio at QSS I also have an at…

What is your typical studio routine? I tend to follow routine in terms of my working day/hours and general commitment to the studio, that said there are very few constants within a normal working day. I tend to trust my instincts and make use of ‘fresh eyes’ upon entering the studio. I try to dedicate…

Socially, historically and perhaps geographically, Belfast has many ‘unique’ attributes that define it as a city. Can you describe one positive and one negative aspect of working in this ‘unique’ place? I’ve been a resident in Belfast since 1997, and over the past twenty years, I’ve watched the city contort into the odd shape it…

What is your typical studio routine?My typical studio routine varies; I tend to always start with a coffee. I then get myself organised, I will mix up any colours I need for the day, give my brushes a fresh clean and organise any other materials I may need. I then will work on a few…

What is your typical studio routine? I vary the route and try not to have a routine journey, sometimes I stop at different spots by the River Lagan and make drawings of the rowers, moorhens, bridges and reflections in my notebook. I feel that I have already started before I reach my studio which is…

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] Was there a definitive point in your life that you decided to become a professional artist? What is your typical studio routine? The fear only passes once I get some paint on the canvas.   Can you name some of the contemporary artists you are interested in? *Rob Moore closeup from “The Eloquent…

[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] What is your typical studio routine? I start by checking all my canvases – I usually have at least 10 paintings on the go. I come in and assess them, see if any of them have miraculously evolved in the night, usually they look like they have lost something that I can’t put…

What is your typical studio routine? I try to keep my studio routine constant, even when I don’t have any exhibitions or deadlines. I aim to be in the studio five days a week. I get in around 10am and work until 7pm. Once in the studio the only real routine I have is caffeine…