If you’ve been into the Centre recently, you’ll have seen some of my drawings that I’ve been putting up on the walls. This has turned out to be an extremely effective marketing strategy (people see them, say “oh those are lovely” we get into conversation and then they say “can I buy one” – funny, it’s almost as if markets were conversations…) and so I’ve been working today and yesterday on my first commissioned pieces.
w00t!
It strikes me there are two bits of progress here: 1. I’ve been willing to put my work up on the wall; and 2. I’ve been willing to talk to people about them and own up to them being mine.
Actually there’s also a 3. which I’m not so inclined to admit, which is that when they ask if they can buy one, I’ve said “yes” rather than flannel and bluster and look at my shoes.
So if you like them too, let me know if you’d like to commission one. They start at postcard size, but the largest one I’ve done is about 2′ x 4′
You can see some earlier studies for these on my flickr









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May 27, 2010 at 2:56 am
Laurie Cosbey
Congratulations!
Thanks for the inspiration.
June 9, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Patrick
I had been wondering who/where those had come from!
I had assumed it was someone from Goldsmiths…
They are good.
I should put some photos up…!
June 9, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Lloyd Davis
haha! yes I’d deliberately left them anonymous to see what people who know me but haven’t seen them before might think.
Obviously coming out of the closet a lot more now
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