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I am a warm, creative, fun and quick-minded woman. English, of Irish/Spanish origin, I am an artist, freelance curator and lecturer who exhibits and teaches internationally. I enjoy the arts for pleasure too, visiting exhibitions and attending concerts. I love my family and my friends and am kind, loyal and a good listener. With my family grown now I would like to develop new friendships that may lead to love. Although comfortable spending time alone I prefer to be in a loving relationship. I am sensual, affectionate and able to express my feelings. I am tactile, love to walk holding hands, to kiss. I am energetic and like to live life to the full but am able to make space in my life to reflect, to be still and share special times. I am stylish and love to dress up and dine out but am equally comfortable in walking boots trudging in the country. I am an optimistic person with an eagerness for travel and I hope to do more of this. I feel that life is a wonderful and surprising journey and I would like to spend the next phase of mine in love with a man I can cherish and enjoy. I think I am special and I hope that you will too.
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I write on art and curate art in UK and abroad whilst pursuing my practice as an exhibiting artist. My specialism is contemporary art - performance art, new media. I have a strong interest in post war British painting and sculpture too.
Masters Degree in Fine Art
Born a Catholic I am less interested in denomination now than spirituality. I am an occasional church goer with great respect for other faiths.
Left of centre. Still seems the most sensible thing to be.
Interests
French.
Musical Instruments played
I learnt the violin as a child and wish it had been the cello.
I want to be able to play The Koln Concert, My daughter has taught herself to play it and I am so impressed. She has offered to teach me to play the piano.
I love to sing.
Cycling, Swimming.
I do 5 & 10k fun-runs.
I visit galleries and museums regularly in the UK and Europe. I love the River Thames and like to be by it or on it. I enjoy walking in the country and exploring nature and architecture, secular and religious. I am a music lover and attend many concerts. I like to cook for friends and family.
Culture
Guardian, Independent, Time Out, Art magazines. I am a news junkie but am trying to wean myself off paper and take my daily requirement digitally. The problem is it's the paper and ink i'm addicted to !
Currently I am reading 'The Penelopiad' Margaret Atwood again and 'A Spot of Bother' by Mark Haddon. I also read poetry.
Too many to name, changes all the time but off the top of my head - any David Lynch films. 'It's a Wonderful Life'. I adore Bette Davis in 'All about Eve'
some Nancy Meyers films especially 'Something's gotta give'.
Contemporary Classical, Jazz, Opera, Choral, World Music & Disco
I listen to Radio 3 a great deal and I attend a lot of concerts in Oxford and London.
Pleasures
Tate Modern for art and lunch in the members restaurant. Walk over the river and on into Soho for an arthouse movie and a chinese meal.
Cat
Smoked Salmon, Tomato + Mozarella salad
Safari in Africa, Driving slowly around Ireland
About Me
Creative, Sensual, Stylish - seems a good start !
Could be one of many. Today as I'm thinking of British painting - Vanessa Bell, living her long life surrounded by clever and talented people, her glorious painting, her affairs, living at Charleston