Vidya’s Blog

I ventured across to the sleepy village of Sway for a one-to-one portfolio appointment at the contemporary gallery of ArtSway with curator Peter Bonnell. I was challenged to consider whether my painting on the frames is derivative of Howard Hodgkin. I have to say that whilst an admirer of Hodgkin’s work, this had never occurred to me. In a sense I can’t help myself in that the work tends to grow organically, and encroaches on the frame when I feel the need to expand beyond the predetermined boundaries. Nonetheless I will take the advice on board and consider presenting the work slightly differently. The session was very reassuring and dispelled a number of insecurities. It was a good opportunity to get my work seen by someone with considerable experience of the art world and although ArtSway does not showcase the type of expressive painterly work I do, it gives me the confidence to go out and find the galleries that do.