Oh to be able to work for a loving and not for a living!

Breaking free from the tedium of the daily grind, I slipped the bonds of work this lunchtime and visited the Emer Gallery’s latest exhibition, in the old Northern Bank building, Waring Street, Belfast; both a Retrospective and a sale of new works by the Irish artist JB Vallely.

A wonderful record of the artist’s work over the past half century, his portrayal of uillean pipers, fiddlers and dancers were of particular interest to myself, bringing alive the movement and joy that folk music generates.

Click on the link and have a look: http://www.emergallery.com/

Better still, get down and have a look for yourself. The exhibition runs until the 31^st January 2009.

Undoubtedly it is difficult to get established as an artist, but being able to earn a living from doing something as creative and rewarding, both financially and emotionally as art, must be a real buzz. Sadly, due to a lack of talent it is back to the computer screen for me….