
Hurly Burly-An Experimental Adventure
Hurly Burly, an experimental studio adventure explores an exhilarating interplay between tumult and tranquility.
Create 52 works in 52 weeks! This pursuit arose after emerging victoriously from a particularly character-building period of life.
In returning to my studio practice, I considered narrative realism demanded too much preparation and planning. Worn out from an extended rebuild of my home whilst living in it, I opted to pursue abstraction. Knowing that abstraction was not easy, I gave myself an extended time of studio play with no expectations other than to see where it all might lead if I pushed myself to create one abstract each week. Importantly, I am motivated by having a specific goal.
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The first works resulting from this pursuit debuted July 2024.
Hurly Burly, an experimental studio adventure explores an exhilarating interplay between tumult and tranquility.
Here’s a complete list of my art works I made between late 2019 and March 2025. It goes along with the post, “The Best Thing for your Creativity in 2025”
‘Moving On’, a significant studio conquest and personal victory, arises from a year-long dive into abstraction, after a life-time of narrative realism.
My year long art challenge changed me in profound ways. I’m delighted that my studio is filled with 52 new works created in a style I never imagined I’d make.
I had a good studio year thanks to designing it. I’m showing you the good and the not so good outcomes from designing my studio time for 2023.
It’s time to design your time to have a more fulfilling studio practice. See how I did it.
You can come back strong in the new year by taking time to know exactly what you want to achieve when you return to the studio.
An annual reflection can help keep you from stuffing around when you get back into the studio in the new year or after time away.
Creating a BHAG is a tool that helps you live out your values in the studio and in life. Now is the time to think about studio life next year.