Charity paintings

Ages ago (before I started working there), I did a painting course at the Horniman Museum.

At the end of each class, there was usually some paint left over on our makeshift palettes (cereal packets). I hate to throw unused things away, so I would get this paint and smear it on to paper in the hope it would make interesting patterns and pictures.

And then I held on to these "paintings" for years...

A few months ago, I was giving some small picture frames to a charity shop, and thought how much nicer they'd look with images inside them.

So I dug out the paint-splash-paintings, added some circles, and put them in the frames. Here they are...

I wonder who bought them, and what they make of them...

Charity auction of photo print: Dingle Pensinsula

A group has recently been set up on flickr for photographers who wish to donate a print of one of their photos, to be auctioned to raise money for the relief effort in Haïti.

I think this is a great idea, and am auctioning a print of this photo of the sun streaming through clouds on Dingle Peninsula in Kerry, Ireland.

I took this on a beautiful peaceful New Years Day in 2003. Hopefully the money it will raise will help others find peace too.



Click on the image above to go to flickr and bid on the image. Or leave a comment here and I'll bid on your behalf. Thanks.