SLART, Author at SLART

SLART NOTE: I’m no art critic but I wanted to share my thoughts on 6 female artists with whom I have crossed paths with their work, who inspire me to be a better artist. After a chat with my wife about how our one-year-old daughter could be the next [Insert top female Olympic swimmer’s name… Continue reading 6 Captivating Twenty-First Century Women Artists Who Inspire and Influence

They were born to be a singer

…but they’ll die a commercial executive.

Weekly Art Practice #4

More studio refinements and headspace for new creations.

January 2024 Retrospective

Loss, celebration and renewal.

Weekly Art Practice #5

What’s next in SLART’s art world?

How do you listen to your gut and not your mind?

I’m not too sure, let’s find out together…

Little creative inklings in Childhood

Looking back at what came naturally to you as a kid.

Weekly Art Practice #6

The treasure trove that is Scrapstore.

Weekly Art Practice #7

The discovery of NALA an AI powered physical art platform.

February 2024 Retrospective

Inside an Artist’s February: Reflecting, Creating, and Navigating Life’s Ups and Downs

Very Low Iron, Man

Learning to laugh at life, and yourself.

Weekly Art Practice #8

Too sick for studio time, so we pivot.

Weekly Art Practice #9

Contacting galleries and shops, dealing with rejection in a positive way.

If not me, then who? If not now, when?

B̶e̶l̶i̶e̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶s̶e̶l̶f̶.̶ Knowing you can do it.

Embrace Life, Embrace Death ⌛

💀 The Wisdom of Montaigne and the Art of Memento Mori.

Time to slow down

Weekly Art Practice #11: Allowing Creative Renewal and exploring Malaga’s Art Scene

Ready to have fun in The Art World

Weekly Art Practice #12: Back home, refreshed and ready to play. Learning the nuances of the Art World.

#1 Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. Podcast

No fancy jingles or intros, just real chat with THE Gay Hendricks, founder of the Hendricks Institute.

#2 Susan Cain Podcast

Unedited version of my chat with introvert’s champion and New York Times best selling autor, Susan Cain. What a lovely lady!

Monkeys are smarter than humans

A cheeky artwork for a Berlin art exhibition.

Keith Haring

The Street Art Boy Next Door

Peace at Last

An artistic expression of a dying mother

I'm the cream of the crop

Help me rise to the top (start here)

Bloodlines

An artistic expression of Kidney Dialysis

1.2 Billion seconds

An artistic reflection of 38 years

I will find happiness…

A cute reminder of what matters in life

Is The Meditative State Our Natural State?

What do you think?

A letter to myself

It’s actually a letter to yourself

I painted myself nude

and you should too.

Bad art teachers, the perfection of nature and going beyond The Self

An intimate conversation with Brooklyn-based, Polish Artist, Olek (🎧 23 mins)

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When you’ve got 30 litres of cola trapped in your body and you expell it all by creating an expressive art piece.

Man on deathbed: “I wish I binged-watched more TV shows”

A short read about consumption and production

It's easy to quit…

…something you don’t like doing. But it’s even easier to be hard on yourself.

The Fitness Troll and The Masterpiece

Turning online troll’s opinions about my body into beautiful art.

I wished I was Steve Jobs

Stay hungry, stay foolish.

The taboo of organ donation

A kidney transplantee’s trip to parliament.

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

THIS TOO SHALL PASS (2023) – 100 CM X 75 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON BOARD AND NEWSPAPER “This Too Shall Pass” is part of a series of memento mori paintings inspired by a Victorian edition of The Times newspaper in England. Death, a common yet deeply feared occurrence in Western culture, underscores this artwork.… Continue reading THIS TOO SHALL PASS

Doubt your doubter’s doubts

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” William Shakespeare

The artist’s view of an art exhibition

This post is to show you how glamorous my life is an artist.

The time will pass anyway.

Pass these timeless words on to someone today.

Wrestling with the 🅷EGO

Expressing your inferiority complex through the lens of the 80s muscle man on a blank canvas

Why We Don’t Feel We Can Achieve Big Goals, and What the Real Barrier Is

An wonderful guest post by Beth Raps PhD

#3 Geoff Thompson Podcast

A raw long-form conversation on FEAR with former five times world karate champion, Geoff Thompson.

#4 Love yourself like your life depends on it

The Kamal Ravikant Episode.

An Artist's reflection conversation with AI

Better than self-reflection?

SLART October 2023 Retrospective

Overview of an Artist’s October Observations

#5 The 10-Second Philosophy

Derek “The Standards Guy” Mills Episode.

SLART Critique by Jerry Saltz

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Art Critic-Style Review.

#6 Art, 90s Hip hop music & the Tao te ching

SLART Interview with Thomas Berryman TV.

#7 Finding Peace Through Art: A Journey Beyond Chronic Illness

A lovely chat with brilliant Life Coach, Janis Hough.

#8 Art and Healing: Navigating Trauma and Body Image Reflections

Podcast with Artists Tara Vatanpour & Sophie El-Homsi.

Remembering loved ones on 11/11

⏳ MEMENTO MORI ⌛

“How do I…? “ Really means “Can I have permission to…?”

No one can truly tell you HOW to do something.

#9 A bold, vulnerable conversation with Ruby Wax on Social Anxiety

The butterfly effect that almost never happened…

SLART's Artistic Fusion of Dubuffet, Shrigley, and Haring

Interview with Jessica Turner, Art Journalist*.

Weekly Art Practice #3

Finishing studio touches and new ideas.

The never ending promise of food 🍔

Even if I had a bottomless bucket of KFC it would never satiate me

March 2024 Retrospective

Inside an Artist’s March: Massive action, wellness and gratitute.

The flywheel is spinning

Weekly Art Practice #10: Embracing Rejections, Moving Forward, submitting proposals with Power and Grace.

Limitless

Obstacles of the mind.

Cause and effect: Useful habits that aren't that really useful at all

How much time would you waste to save £12.99?

Sharing my Art Practice

Studio time is precious.

A simpler art practice

Removing all chases and the most important thing, the enjoyment of creating art.

Biscuit-addled Mind

Get the kettle on. How do you take yours? Three TV sets and a splash of WhatsApp, please. On second thoughts, I’ll just have black coffee.

To Don’t List 2024

Less is more. No goals just vibes. Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

SLART 2023 Retrospective

A year in the life of an artist and new father.

#14 My Internal Goliath

Making eye contact with Goliath: A Journey of Triumph Over Shyness and Social Anxiety.

#13 ̶N̶o̶t̶ Everyone ̶U̶n̶d̶e̶r̶s̶t̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ Loves House Music

With the French Superstar DJ formally known as Franck Keller Junior, now known as Francine.

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans

A cosmic joke that you just have to ̶l̶a̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶a̶t̶ admire.

#12 Art and Music Therapy for Kidney Patients

…But it can benefit anyone. National Kidney Foundation Interview.

Time the great equaliser

Here today, gone tomorrow. The sands of time keep on ticking.

#11 Where is the edge? [of art] with Beth Raps

We were only just getting started!

#10 The Journey From Social Anxiety to Self Confidence

with Supercoach Michael Neill.

SLART November 2023 Retrospective

Notable Notions from an Artist’s November Noticings

My tuppence worth on smartphone [over] usage in modern society

It’s like walking into another room and forgetting what you came in for, but on your phone, and forever. So, stop it!

Weekly Art Practice #2

Time for renewal. Studio decluttering session.

The Art of Self-Appreciation over Comparison

No one can excel at being you like you can.

SÜẞ (2024) – 42 CM x 29.7 CM – ACRYLIC PAINT AND PENCIL ON PAPER

About the Artwork: SÜẞ “SÜẞ” is an exploration of human eye contact highlighting the theme of communication, how two individuals can share a deep, wordless exchange. The artwork’s vibrant colours and expressive forms evoke the sweetness and complexity of human interaction, inviting viewers to contemplate the unspoken emotions that pass between people. Inspired by the… Continue reading SÜẞ (2024) – 42 CM x 29.7 CM – ACRYLIC PAINT AND PENCIL ON PAPER

I AM ‘THAT’ I AM

I AM ‘THAT’ I AM (2024) – 70 CM x 50 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS As part of the Trespasso series, this piece explores the profound concept of “I Am That I Am,” capturing the sensation of losing oneself in another’s gaze. It evokes the moment when you become so immersed in someone… Continue reading I AM ‘THAT’ I AM

MENSCH

MENSCH (2024) – 42 CM x 29.7 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON PAPER As part of the Trespasso series, “Mensch” employs a striking complementary colour combination of blue and orange. This piece compellingly explores the often-overlooked importance of connecting solely through eye contact, particularly in today’s screen-dominated world of 2023. Drawing inspiration from Marina Abramović’s… Continue reading MENSCH

PLEIN

PLEIN (2023) – 42 CM x 29.7 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON PAPER Part of the Trespasso series, “Plein” employs my favourite blue and orange complementary colour combination. The underrated power of connecting solely through eye contact, especially in a screen-dominated world in 2023, is compellingly captured in this piece. Inspired by Marina Abramović’s 2010… Continue reading PLEIN

LOST CONNECTION

LOST CONNECTION (2023) – 40 CM x 50 CM – ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS Captured from a reference photograph, this artwork portrays my biological father observing a tiny baby boy—myself—through the sight of a circle formed by his hand. Born weighing only 3lbs, I was very small. This piece delves into the deep-seated feelings of… Continue reading LOST CONNECTION

TIME: THE GREAT EQUALISER

TIME: THE GREAT EQUALISER (2023) – 45 cm x 138 cm – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS In this piece, the hourglass is the focal point, inspired by the symbolism of memento mori. It portrays the cycle from birth to death in an uplifting manner. This was a moving piece to create, starting with the central… Continue reading TIME: THE GREAT EQUALISER

FIGHTING WITH PICASSO

FIGHTING WITH PICASSO (2022) – 90 CM X 30 CM – OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS I painted this piece as part of a series called “Fighting with my Heroes” which explores male insecurity, inferiority and machoism. You could say that I am squaring up to Picasso as a pair of heavyweight boxers would before a… Continue reading FIGHTING WITH PICASSO