"I would not want to live in the Cotswolds... No offence to the Cotswolds community."

This time on WDYD I sit down at home with Edith to hear all about the ups, downs and everything in-between of being a painter.

It's a lovely hour, as we talk about what it means to sit with an object and to learn from it, the perils of portraiture, and how the door never really closes on taking up a creative pursuit. Oh, and the Cotswolds takes an absolute reputational battering. Take that, Cotswolds!

Edith's website, featuring a selection of her beautiful work, is here: https://www.edithdormandy.co.uk/

And if you're London-based and you've been inspired to break out the brushes, why not join Edith's course later this month at Hackney Fine Arts? You can take a look and book here:  https://www.hackneyfinearts.org/masterclasses

And the podcast and report Edith mentioned during the episode are here:

https://www.we-industria.org/_files/ugd/2d0dc3_a590eee01e234c7aa8ddd4ae832b2639.pdf

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-week-in-art/id1280469178?i=1000604572845

Produced by Quincy De Vries

Music by Joe Greaney: https://soundcloud.com/joegreaney

Graphics by LUKE.TYPE: https://luketype.com/