What follows are my notes on a guided tour of an exhibition of Louise Bourgeois' work at Compton Verney, 6th September 2024. Exhibition Notes are my way of recording and reflecting on exhibitions I've visited. They aren't polished by any means, but act as an aide-memoire, with photographs and comments, as well as links to the best rabbit holes I've enjoyed exploring. So grab a cuppa, sit back and be inspired. Louise Bourgeois' (LB) fraught and complex relationship with both parents is well...

As we draw our brain, informed by the eyes seeks a label of recognition- a shape, a form, a colour. Then we file the labels, according to experience into neat preconceived expectations. We predict the sea and sky is blue and clouds white. This is what life has taught us. Yet in doing so we limit our growth and art. To truly observe is to activate the muscle of dissociation. The challenge is to approach what we draw with curiosity, as if never encountered before. In mark making, rather than...

Here are six tips I use to inspire and develop my work..... Tip 1 - Look for colour combinations around me. I seek out the colours I'm...