Fa Fa Fa friday

Last year I stood in the kitchen and asked myself the question - If I wasn’t afraid; what would I choose to do?

The answer was pretty clear - I wanted to consider the possibility of studying an MFA - Masters in Fine Art. I knew that I needed to have a conversation with two people and after that I’d know the next steps to take. It turned out that I wasn’t in need of studying for a masters, I was in need of time to be able to paint. Clare agreed (Lovely Wife that she is).

So we took the decision that I would move to a four day week as a school technician and on a Friday I would focus on painting.

It became clear to me that I really needed a studio - it was time for that distinction and the investment of money into a space.

I contacted 12 studios in Belfast (repeatedly) and to no avail. Then a wise friend from church suggested that God maybe had something even better.

So in October 2023 I took delivery of my wondrous little 12 x 8ft studio in our back garden. A little space that has made a massive difference.

I type all of this in my little blog to communicate to you that I am so very grateful that I stepped out of a 5 day week into having each Friday ‘off’. ‘Off’ meaning enthralled passionately in the pursuit of painting, working hard (doesn’t feel like work’ doing something that is pretty darn indescribable.

I have to go, I have a big day tomorrow, you see it’s Fa Fa Fa Friday, the very best day of the week!