{"id":14928,"date":"2025-03-26T10:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirstenharrisart.co.uk\/?p=14928"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:37:43","slug":"five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirstenharrisart.co.uk\/?p=14928","title":{"rendered":"Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Listening by Kirsten Harris, Acrylic on Canvas, 150 x 100 cm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Bowies epic song ‘Five Years’ plays in my mind this morning. Five years since lockdown, five years staying home and painting painting painting. Soon an exhibition in Edinburgh. A chance to see people – ‘so many people… all the somebody people..’ I hope so, anyway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This upcoming exhibition feels like a big deal. A chance to push myself out of my lovely rural rut. I have no town clothes anymore, so it’s also a chance to dress up… or at least to see if I can still scrub up! Yikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some sort of unspoken ‘rule’ in the art world that if you hang a show your art is all kind of meant to look the same. I have been worrying a bit that mine doesn’t! My art has journeyed in 5 years from medieval inspired paintings done in chalk paint displayed in antique frames, to collages, small and large semi abstract paintings and a deck of tarot cards drawn in pen and ink. I’ve taken most of the work off my walls now and the house feels delightfully naked! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning I had a Narnia moment opening a cupboard and finding paintings that I had completely forgotten about. The empty cupboard is making me think of this exhibition as some kind of portal to the next bit of life. An adventure! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel excited, but also nervous about exhibiting in Edinburgh again, although I know those two feelings are much the same, so will go with excitement! A lovely thing has happened already… Visual Arts Scotland have chosen our exhibition as the featured exhibition of the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wowzer! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was unexpected and a real honour. I’ll share more closer to the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hope to see you if you can make it to The Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off to the picture framers now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love Kirsten <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Portal by Kirsten Harris 100 x 100 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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