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	<title>Bridgette</title>
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		<title>Stuck in neutral</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ My one and only attempt at painting this year so far has not been particularly successful !
I am extremely distracted and wrongly assumed that I would be able to rush into the studio and create in between the chaos of celebrating matric results , the anxiety of waiting to hear from universities and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2010/01/21/stuck-in-neutral/</link>
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		<title>How long ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question I am frequently asked is “how long does it take you to do a painting”.
To answer that, firstly, it depends on a number of factors. The subject matter, the size of the canvas and to what degree I am inspired to paint whatever it is I am painting.
Truthfully, it takes years. By this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/11/14/how-long/</link>
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		<title>undecided</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am very undecided as whether to keep with one theme for the book , or whether to submit a different subject matters for the book !
My paintings are very diverse and although the nude studies are my best seller and have become my &#8220;trademark &#8220;I love working with vibrant colour .
Here are a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/09/30/undecided/</link>
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		<title>Studying again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I have finally taken the plunge and enrolled to study again. I have yet to discover where I am going to find the time amongst running a home , working and trying to civilize three teenagers , but as with most things in life , if we aspire to something badly enough , we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/09/19/studying-again/</link>
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		<title>Model fantasy dispelled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ There is one question with regards my work that I am asked more frequently than any other. “Do you use a model?”
Now, if this question were to be asked by a person genuinely interested in how I arrive at the completed work, I would be delighted to repeatedly explain the process, but sadly it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/09/09/model-fantasy-dispelled/</link>
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		<title>The emotional value of colour</title>
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The theory is that colours have healing energies and evoke certain emotions&#8230;
Colour conventions differ from one society to another. In Western cultures, red is supposed to be a fiery colour, green is said to be soothing. Another well-known example is with the two achromatic colours, black and white. Black is accepted as the symbolism of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/09/01/the-emotional-value-of-colour/</link>
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		<title>Artistic arrogance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a recent comment on my last blog, I decided to dabble with “digital art “for a couple of hours today.
The reason behind this is that apparently digital artists are often “made to feel inferior by their painting peers.” Initially when I read this, I was somewhat taken aback, but I should not have been. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/08/20/artistic-arrogance/</link>
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		<title>the airconditioner syndrome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This evening I was forwarded a letter, which was written in response to an news letter to which I subscribe on the market and marketing, which pertained to art.
The writer of the letter holds the belief that artists who do not sell their art well only have themselves to blame !
He calls the syndrome we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/08/17/the-airconditioner-syndrome/</link>
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		<title>Commodity or art ?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a poster ( by Fred Babb) in my studio on which is written “Good art won’t match your sofa”, which I use as a daily reminder not to be lured into the trap of mass producing ( yes I have been guilty of it ) work that I have little desire or no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/08/15/commodity-or-art/</link>
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		<title>Fads , fashions and tired art</title>
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I have often found myself considering the variety of subject matter that I paint and the vast differences between my almost monochrome nude studies and colour saturated florals and landscape paintings, and indeed , wondering if these differences in styles would be to my advantage or to my detriment in the commercial art world.
The bottom line is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://1stangel.co.uk/aaw/bridgette/2009/08/14/fads-fashions-and-tired-art/</link>
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