Studio Cromie Tag

Once my to tower was finished I settled into this nice cool and calm room to work on some ceramic plates. Grottaglie is famous for its ceramic tradition dating back hundreds of years so it only felt right to give it a go, although I...

And so to the Tower. Angelo had this great idea of painting these towers in the countryside around Grottaglie. It was more difficult finding a suitable tower though as many of them store electrical generators and have wires coming out the top. Not so good...

First up, how can I start blogging about my time in Italy without a dedication to all the beautiful food I ate? 'Fame' meaning 'hunger' in Italian is an appropriate title for the festival as eating was nearly all we did. These cherries were freshly...

This is just a quick post about Fame 2009. I got back from 9 days in the South of Italy painting and eating and drinking and painting and eating and drinking. Full report tomorrow with loadsa pix. Ciao....

'Pitbulls in Lipstick', oil and aerosol on canvas, 107cm x 122cm, 2008. This is my piece that I had in the FAME Exhibition out in Italy, organized by Studio Cromie. Thanks to Angelo for re-stretching it despite the patches of slightly sticky oils. Yikes.  'Pitbulls in Lipstick',...