Some thoughts on my paintings
I am acutely aware that I am privileged to have the opportunity to make art – millions are not so lucky. My oil painting occupies a hinterland between the abstract and figurative - it is concerned with space, colour, tones, texture, movement, form and shape.
It is not a smooth path from conception to completion. I disrupt and rework and it often takes months for me to reach an outcome that I let go.
I would welcome comments – favourable or unfavourable. Also, it would be nice to sell some work at some point so that it doesn’t end up in a skip when I die. If you are interested in buying any of my paintings please get in touch.
Andy Day (b. 1955)
Hertfordshire College of Art and Design 1974-1975
Burslem School of Art Fine Art (Painting) 1975-1978
I took part in various exhibitions after leaving college including a group show at the Potteries Museum, a solo exhibition at the Brampton in Newcastle-under-Lyme. I also showed at the Midland View open exhibition and Stoke-on-Trent Open, both at the Potteries Museum.
In the eighties I got involved in the Labour and peace movements in Stoke-on-Trent, working for the Unemployment Action Centre, organising street collections for the striking miners in 1984/5 and helping to run the Peace Centre in Hanley until the early nineties. From 1993-5 I taught art in a middle school in Bedford and in 1995 returned to Stoke-on-Trent to work for the North Staffordshire Pensioners’ Convention until I retired in 2021. I still volunteer for the Convention once a week and write a column every six weeks for the Sentinel – the Staffordshire newspaper.
Art has always played a big part in my life and I began to paint regularly again in 2016. Since retirement, I have devoted more and more time to my painting. In recent years I have enjoyed taking part in the annual ‘Three Counties’ exhibition in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.
