New job so no art has been made :(

Booo but kinda yay because by working part time i can afford to actually make nice pieces! Otherwise havn't really been to much art shows either, as yes im using it as an excuse again, i've been SO tired after coming home i barely have energy to update this blog ( shock shock horror horror!). Apart from going to the Wimbledon MA Show in Bow, which was quite good but quite dissapointing for UAL! Standards are dropping but alas the students can always count on the universities reputation, right?

otherwise i have started to use indian ink and watercolour and made some quick drawings last night which i hope to develop over the weekend and will obviously post on here soon enough and if i havn't shouted it down your ear (virtually that is) already I'M SOOO EXCITED ABOUT MIRO COMING IN APRIL!!!! i look in the book i got last year from a friend and just want to piss myself at the thought that i shall see some of these works for real VERY soon! If you don't go then you're just pure silly, as even though you might not be a big art fan, this show may infact convert you to the religion that is art.

His use of colours and sheer size of some of his pieces are totally worth going to even to see something SO intense you may want to paint or draw or photograph something in the near future.
Finally my last part of rant is wish me luck for this years RA Summer show, i am putting in "Crimson Lips" and hoping for the best. Shall update you on whether i get in or not in May.

SO yeah that's it until i get some energy together and make some decent work and i hope you're all doing well. Please contact if you have any Q's relating to art or painting or history as i'm pretty qualified and do see myself as a practising artist, although i have yet to sell a piece for over 1000 and had a show abroad (these are my 2011 Artist Resolutions :P).

Cheerios!

1 show seen....

Welcome Trusts High Society....
only piece i really liked was Brian Gysin's Dream Machine, which was basically a trick on the eyes kinda piece constisting of a turntable, a lampshade and inside it a gorgeous orange.. the show is now closed as when i went to see it last fri it only had 2 days left..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOZh7oSUY30
otherwise no painting going on as i've been ill and busy babysitting.
will update again soon...

LH

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ciao Bellas x

Pages of my sketchbook!

Have had to make them TIFFS as Jpegs seem to be going out of fashion! Just wanted to show you all how i work and the terrible that one may have if dyslexic/dyspraxic and an artist!
In other news, I have bought my entry form for this years RA Summer show, only submitting 1 piece this year as am a tad broke and maybe i'll be just as lucky with 1 as i was last year with 2 eh?!

Enjoy the pictures and watch this space for more Painting and Show News YAY.
Lauren

FB pimp and soon to come...

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Otherwise I went to see the Ai Weiwei commission at the Tate Modern along with Orozco's latest and wow, everyone should definetly go and see even though 9 pounds/5 concs is a bit steep it really is worth seeing. I have written reviews on both these artists/shows and shall be loading them up in the next couple of days!

Hope you all have lovely valentines and if you're not in a couple then its just as good to celebrate that your not tomorrow, think of all the money you save!!
Anyways ta ra for now peeps

Things Recently Done and Seen...

Well let's see, I have been drawing alot and still learning watercolour. Also did one big paper painting on my wall the other day which is quite good but needs developing. Otherwise yes if i don't do some canvas painting today I'm going to slap myself!! Anyone who reads this is also allowed slap me (NOT i repeat NOT on the face or bum though!)

In terms of what i've gone to see, havn't had time nor much money to see shows but i did go to see whats been happening in the Tate Modern recently and wow ROTHKO is gone from his room and instead been replaced by http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/CollectionDisplays?venueid=2&roomid=6416 yes Agnes Martin, whose colours and subtleness is nice but not as affecting and such a contrast to what was there previously. Besides that I reawakened my interest in artists Asger Jorn and Jean Dubuffet, whose colours are just SO great whenever i see their work i do almost need to paint in order to function. Seriously, if you don't know these artists you should!!!

Other artists in the collection who I hadn't come across were Vanessa Bell and Dieter Roth, again both very pleasing on the eye but not so much so that you'd like to dash to your studio or Photography Lab.

In other news i did go to Vyner street for First Thursdays http://www.firstthursdays.co.uk/ and have a fun time and also see some very interesting work in the Empire Gallery http://www.theempirelondon.com/gallery-hire/.
Work by Cristina Lobo and Sam Mead were really interesting and amazing space, which hopefully i could show in this year!

Nettie Horn, again great space but work not SO good however funny and unusual in material use. Other Than all that i havn't been seeing much though my list is still to see Orozco, Miro (in april), Welcome trusts latest show and finally RA's latest, though i missed the Glasgow boys which was apparently very good :(

Right well thats my post for this time.
I have to upload some new work on my site soon for you to see!
Cheers

Pictures from my Rag Factory Group Show....

Yeah it was a good show but i did kind of feel it was slightly unorganised and even tho 13 of my friends!! (Including bf of course) came i felt it could have been more of a success! But hey only 2 days and got 3 reviews so mustv'e done something right!

Otherwise i look forward to my next show in May which is 7 small pieces being displayed for charity for people to buy cheaply!
I should make some small watercolours and frame them soon just for some cafes or bars.
we shall see but yeah thats mostly whats been happening in the art side life of Lauren Hanrahan. Soon to be pimping myself out more via submissions and gallery visiting!
Here are some photos of the show including me and my work :)