Gillian HoldingAug 21, 20161 minFluxI’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to make (attempt) critically engaged painting. If not painting for the sake of...
Gillian HoldingMay 5, 20151 minPlaying With PaintHolbeck Viaduct (detail) work in progress More work on the old surface using up old materials to depict a Holbeck panorama. #holbeck...
Gillian HoldingSep 3, 20131 minHoliday studioHere’s an all time first. I’ve been staying the last fortnight with friends in their Indian Ocean paradise. As usual, I packed enough...
Gillian HoldingJun 21, 20131 minOil studiesHot sunny day, so nothing better than to creep inside and miss the sun in pursuit of painting. One of those phases where I revisit...
Gillian HoldingMay 1, 20131 minThe Old Travelling KitMy ongoing fascination with the ordinary everyday is now particularly focussing on abnormal normality and issues of collaboration and...
Gillian HoldingApr 23, 20131 minDash of PaintOn the point of scuttling out back to car and decided I had time for a quick oil painting. Placed materials and gilt wax on floor,...
Gillian HoldingApr 17, 20131 minShowing ProcessI have an exhibition starting this weekend. It’s in a relatively small room adjacent to a larger dining area and bar at The Reliance in...
Gillian HoldingMar 3, 20131 minStreet wanderingsI’ve been in the studio every spare second this week. When I’ve not been driving the backstreets of south Leeds in search of target...
Gillian HoldingFeb 23, 20131 minReal Life ClassWaiting at station to collect a young international concert pianist whom we are hosting this weekend. The train is due in a couple of...
Gillian HoldingFeb 23, 20131 minLife ClassI think it’s over two years since I last did a life class. I was tempted to spend all today doing a “Klimt” based one. It’s a nice way of...
Gillian HoldingNov 9, 20121 minPainting PleasureThe tendency after any sort of show for me is to sink into a state of overwhelming lassitude. Psychologically, I’m on a roll, but with no...
Gillian HoldingOct 24, 20121 minWestbourne Grove Drawings continue apace…I’d hoped to find a way of posting these daily tasters on the fb event page but the system is defeating me. I have to admit some days I...
Gillian HoldingJul 23, 20121 minEnamel Enamoured #gristtothemillAfter a busy couple of weeks spent staring at computer screens producing work for various festivals here, there and just about...
Gillian HoldingJul 11, 20121 minFinally done #gristtothemillAll done. Save mounting and finishing. The great thing about seeing any idea through to completion is the way I want to immediately start...
Gillian HoldingJul 9, 20121 minRevealing layers #gristtothemillTore away the masking tape this afternoon. I quite like it. Bit more to do tomorrow then it’s done. It’s at the abstract stage: the...
Gillian HoldingJul 8, 20121 minFigurative Abstracted #gristtothemillNerve-racking stuff painting through the last few days. Some bits working well. Some not so well. It’s at times like this I feel like...
Gillian HoldingJul 7, 20121 minInformed by Photoshop #gristtothemillBetween now and my deadline for this painting, I have chauffeur, chef, housemaid, teaching and advisory duties making lengthy studio...
Gillian HoldingJul 6, 20121 minUnderpainting #gristtothemillDespite the rain and consequential almost-floods requiring construction of a barrage of bags of compost across the drive, I made it in to...