Du bois, juste du bois

Late Summer, Forgandenny, oil on paper, 14" x 19" 2009

Are things looking up? A lengthy arid time, with art fans seemingly in hibernation and paintings left neglected and unloved on gallery walls across the nation, is now, hopefully, in abeyance. I'm reluctant to tempt fate, but a few pieces have been sold in the last couple of weeks and I'm hoping this bodes well for upcoming exhibitions. Next up: The Spring Exhibition at Auchterarder's lovely Ruthven Gallery, featuring Cathy Campbell, Albie Sinclair, David Hay, Hugh Kirkwood and me which kicks off a week today.

The picture above is one that was bought this morning, to be dispatched to an empty wall in South East Asia.

Here is a tiger, made not by me but by a three year old, using the magnificent medium that is Técap .  Técap is a French game, just a box of perfectly engineered wooden blocks, but in keeping with the way they do stuff on the other side of La Manche, it's really cool. It is very versatile and unlike most kids' games, really good fun for grown ups too. And it's made in France, which I also like. The website linked above is for all the games actually made in France.  

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