by Michelle Rumney | Jan 15, 2016 | Inspiring, Selected, Studio & Process
I met Agnes Martin in 1994, when I was in New Mexico on a student exchange. She was kind enough to give me an hour of her time and some advice as an artist. In my mind she became a sort of grandmother figure for me, not to mention an inspiration for my work. My real...
by Michelle Rumney | Oct 17, 2015 | Inspiring, On Show
The Agnes Martin show at Tate Modern left last weekend on the next leg of its journey to LA and then to the Guggenheim in New York. It was ‘the first retrospective of Martin’s work since 1994’, which is the year I first encountered her work. It was also...
by MiROTE | Apr 12, 2012 | Artist's Journeys, Inspiring, Talks & Workshops
I just returned from a real celebration. I went all the way back to Taos in New Mexico, and gave a talk at the Harwood Museum (eek! but it went great!) about meeting Agnes Martin in 1995 and just how much of an impact that meeting has had on my work and my own...
by MiROTE | Mar 22, 2011 | Inspiring, Interviews, Talks & Workshops
Today is Agnes Martin’s birthday. She would have been 99 this year! And what a great excuse to connect back with my own site. I’ve been meaning to post for ages but have also been committed to actually being in my new studio and staying present with that....
by MiROTE | Jan 15, 2010 | Inspiring, The Artist's Way
One of the most interesting aspects of Week 1 of The Artist’s Way, is questioning who we want to become and what inner beliefs may be stopping us. There are several useful exercises to do in the first week, like listing your creative monsters in a ‘Hall of...
