Paint my paintings
In 2012 I founded and curated Paint My Paintings, an on-line community of people contributing to and collaborating on art projects. The community was entirely inclusive, free and open to anyone, anywhere in the world; artist and non-artist alike. Paint My Paintings provided a digital platform for people to express themselves, be part of something creative with others and find some creative fulfilment. Its secondary purpose was to explore the potential of social media in enabling wider participation and collaboration in art. The projects delivered over 120 works by artists from the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Brazil, USA and Australia. Here's how it happened: Making art is a solitary practice. Fortunately, I'm not an extrovert and I enjoy my own company, working through a creative problem, trying out different ideas, discovering what feels good, what looks right. Having to please no one but myself, art-making represents total freedom and self-actualisation.