James Flynn

Here I am again, sitting in front of the TV, summarising the recent happenings of my life, so I can put it all down in words for you to enjoy.

I have to say, this blog started as a way for people to view my recent paintings, with a brief explanation to go along with it. Now, it is of course still a platform where I can show you my latest work, but I like to think it's a little bit more now......

Let me explain. I have grown quite fond of writing up these blog posts, and I now use this blog as a kind of therapeutic tool. Very deep, I know, but I actually look forward to posting new works, and I can now use this blog as a way to put down whatever goes through my head, whether it be painting related, or something that has got my attention in the past few days. As most of you have probably guessed, by my gallery dedicated to astronomy, I am fascinated by space, and I constantly come across new pictures on the net, or elsewhere, which I like to share for other people to see, so I can now use this blog to show these too a larger audience. In a nutshell, I am enjoying this blog, as I have said previously, and you can look forward to some great posts that I have planned.

With the new year in site, it looks like I have a busy time ahead. As you may know, I have a solo exhibition coming up sometime in the spring/summer time, at an undecided location. Additional to this, I have decided to write, and illustrate my own childrens story book.... Yes, thats right! This obviously has a long way to go, but I already have a idea to develop, and I will be working on next year. I will write about developments of this here soon, but I am not giving anything away just yet!

Now, back to the third painting of my series of portraits.....

I have named this piece, "a night of darkness"....

This name has particular relevance, as it was a very dark night when I painted this portrait in more ways than one. Not only was there gale force winds, and a downpour of rain going on that night, but I was also going through a very "dark night" in regards to mood/frame of mind that night. I won't go into details, but I think I have managed to convey mood very well so far with this series, and I think I have just one or two more to complete before I will move onto some more work.

So, here it is....."a night of darkness"...(literally)

Let me know what you think....

Now, as I mentioned earlier, this blog has become a platform for me to share different subjects that come to my attention, and I would just like to share with you another gem, I stumbled upon tonight.

I will leave you with possibly the best photograph of the milky way, I for one have ever seen. To the best of my knowledge this photo is real, no photoshopping at all!.... Enjoy this amazing pic.

Until next time,

James