Driller Killers - Mike and Phil up tools during construction work

April 30, 2012

WORKING ON THE GREEN ROOM CAFE AT THE PHOENIX - It will be open during the Brighton festival for a trial period. I'm hoping that it will become an interesting place to go. Is interesting the new nice?

WIP today and International Women’s Day today &hearts;️

#contemporarybritishpainting #slowpainting #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #hardpainting #DIY #contemporaryart #mixol #hardedged #resins #mixol #

WIP today and International Women’s Day today ♥️ #contemporarybritishpainting #slowpainting #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #hardpainting #DIY #contemporaryart #mixol #hardedged #resins #mixol #colecorner #philipcole #H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G

It’s been a long time since I made a mosaic - lovely to use the reverse method again! - a little trial before a workshop for the Newquay renaissance project next month #newquayrenaissanceproject @newquayrenaissanceproject #mosaics #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #DIY #contemporaryart #hardedged #colecorner #philipcole

It’s great to have your work photographed properly - thanks to @bgmphoto for taking these pictures of some of my recent work 1,2 ‘Assist’ 30x30x3cm 3,4 ‘Gloryland’ 30x30x3cm 5,6, ‘Desist’ 30x30x3cm 7,8 ‘Untitled’ 50x50x3cm All - Coloured Polyester resins on birch ply #contemporarybritishpainting #slowpainting #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #hardpainting #DIY #contemporaryart #mixol #hardedged #resins #mixol #colecorner #philipcole #H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G

‘Way-Beyond’ Painting object 50x50x3cm Coloured Polyester Resins and glass fibre on birch ply #contemporarybritishpainting #slowpainting #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #hardpainting #DIY #contemporaryart #mixol #hardedged #resins #mixol #colecorner #philipcole #H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G

‘Desist’ Painting object 30x30x3.5cm Coloured Polyester Resins on birch ply Also shown with ‘Gloryland’ #contemporarybritishpainting #slowpainting #contemporarybritishabstraction #contemporaryabstraction #nonobjectiveart #hardpainting #DIY #contemporaryart #mixol #hardedged #resins #mixol #colecorner #philipcole #H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G

2 years ago today H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G_x2 opened @phoenix_artspace Little were we to know that in just a few weeks following the close of the exhibition we would be facing the first lockdown - how times change! Here are a few photos from part2 to celebrate the work of the wonderful group of artists taking part. All artists listed from L to R. All Photos by Bernard G Mills @bgmfoto2 1 Patrick O'Donnell The Grey Passion Carol Robertson Colour Map - Yellow 2 Jost Munster muN4ro, 5yS*nt Rana Begum 917 Stig Evans Untitled Philip Cole Shift 3, Slider 5 Mali Morris Ashbery Sunburst 3 Carol Robertson Colour Map - Orange Stig Evans Untitled Biggs and Collings Night Stig Evans Untitled Deb Covell Drape 4 Biggs and Collings Night Stig Evans Untitled Deb Covell Drape Jost Munster muN4ro, 5yS*nt 5 Patrick O'Donnell Room for a Few (part) Jane Harris Playing Putti, Out of Bounds, Pearling Blue 6 Mali Morris Touch, Trio 7 Ian Boutell Slipslideshift II, Semper, Slipslideshift Rana Begum 917 8 Daniel Sturgis Not Fixed Ill, Not Fixed I, Not Fixed II 9 Deb Covell Tight Fit, Blue Pleat 10 Philip Cole Shift 3, Slider 5, Shift 4 Patrick O'Donnell Room for a Few, Ten Planes, The Grey Passion No.2 H_A_R_D_P_A_I_N_T_I_N_G_x2 was curated by Ian Boutell. Philip Cole, Stig Evans, Della Gooden and Patrick O’Donnell and featured work by: Rana Begum, Richard Bell, Katrina Blannin, Ian Boutell, John Carter, Philip Cole, Biggs & Collings, Deb Covell, Stig Evans, Catherine Ferguson, Della Gooden, Richard Graville, Morrissey & Hancock, Jane Harris, Tess Jaray, Jo McGonigal, Mali Morris, Jost Münster, Patrick O’Donnell, Carol Robertson, Daniel Sturgis, Lars Wolter and Jessie Yates. @richardbellart @ranabegumstudio @katrinablannin @ianboutell @debcovell @emma.biggs @matthew.collings #johncarter @colecorner #biggsandcollings @stigevans @cmferguson_paintings @della_gooden @richard_graville @morrissey_and_hancock @jane_k_harris #tessjaray @jomcgonigal @malimorrispaintings @jost_munster @donnellpatrick @carolrobertson.artist @danielsturgis.studio @larswolter @jessiejyates

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