Not going to lie to you folks my artistic productivity has gone off the cliff. I am in pursuit of some other priorities to try and make my life a little more stable. A little bit of sacrifice now for the greater good but honestly it feels pretty gross to not be doing art stuff. It’s probably the first time in my life that I’ve almost put a full stop on things for a while.

Despite swearing by ranger for quite a few years I am a recent convert to the very similar lf file manager. It just feels a little lighter, faster and simpler and lets me fly around my system super fast. Today I finally got image previews working and very nicely too. I can do away with Ranger and the no longer maintained ueberzug for terminal image previews. The answer for me was that I needed to install chafa.

I was recently asked to record someones short performance at a gig on my phone. I obliged of course but I’ve got to admit dealing with video footage on phones is not all that fun to me. Mostly because of the huge file sizes. Then we’ve got to work out how we’re going to transfer it to a computer for some post processing and send it on. The piece of video in question was around 5 gigs in size.

Navigators Art and Performance Presents: A FEAST OF FOOLS II Folk Music and words to Celebrate Old Christmas and Twelfth Night Holiday’s end - the last gasp of Mischief! Welcome to our second alternative end-of-season celebration of Twelfth Night and Old Christmas: packed with live folk music, spoken word and a nod to the pagan and the impish. All at York’s unique ancient Black Swan Inn @blackswanyork! Flushed with Edinburgh Fringe success, Dr Lara McClure sets the scene with some atmospheric storytelling.

Navigators Art and Performance Presents: CO-AUDENATION: A creative exploration of W. H. Auden A new expanded version of our sold-out summer show.. SPOKEN WORD, LIVE MUSIC & PERFORMANCE ART “Born in Bootham in 1907, this “Picasso of modern poetry” became a controversial star of the avant-garde..” Featuring: Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Antony Dunn, Carrieanne Vivianette, Elizabeth Chadwick Pywell, Ian Parks, Jane Stockdale, Janet Dean, JT Welsch, Richard Kitchen, Alan Gillott, Hugh Bernays + more

I launched my YouTube channel a little while ago, starting initially with just some time-lapse videos of my digital process. I was trying to just get in the habit of recording, editing, adding some audio and posting online. My first attempt with some kind of vocal commentary was a bit let down by poor audio quality but I think I’ve been levelling them up a little each time.

The Amiga was an essential part of my art journey. The art I saw as a kid on the first computer we had was a huge part in me wanting to become an artist. Those graphics, loading screens, the box art and the music was an incredible multimedia experience at the time. Cartoons and comics had a similar role in firing me up but I will always have a soft spot for the charms of the Amiga and the late 80’s and early 90’s.

The Micklegate Art Trail is starting on the 1st June! Pleased to say I have a piece included to be shown at The Blossom Street Gallery, York You can see the work of over 50 local artists in 20+ shops, restaurants, cafes and more all over Micklegate! There will be several informal ‘Launch’ events in various locations on Sunday afternoon - 2nd June The Falcon where there’ll be a chance to explore the trail, meet the artists, a demonstration from @felty_and_fabulous and DJ set from @sola_artofstreet starting at 3pm

The Basement Sessions returns.. LIVE, LOCAL AND LOUD! Navigators Art and Performance presents a very special lineup of local performers selected for their spirit of experimentality and community - and of course for being excellent! The latest in our series showcasing some of the best of Alternative York’s artists and performers is presented in association with the 2024 York Festival of Ideas and celebrates the power of the arts to entertain, connect, provoke, question, enrich, inspire & change.

Recent works in progress. Related Shelby Brothers Oil on Paper Oil Studies of Elders Small Gouache People