<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[J R Swaby]]></title><description><![CDATA[J R Swaby]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:22:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.abstractarthouse.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Studio Diary - 3rd April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m determined to apply working hours to my practice.  What happens every time I attempt to ‘just be an artist’ and not to have a ‘proper job’, is that I begin to drift into some nether world where time has no meaning. I find myself reading novels while drinking expensive coffee, writing poetry and walking slower and slower on the Fire Hills whilst gazing out to sea.  The sense of urgency dissipates. I spend longer standing back to look at my work. New York Commission 	This sounds idyllic...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/studio-diary-3rd-april-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cfdec2535e7bcd269ac0ae</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_9bb4101d7fb74bb3a15405f1718647c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Art Pieces to Transform Your Living Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transforming your living space with modern home art can breathe new life into your environment. Art has the power to evoke emotions,...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/modern-art-pieces-to-transform-your-living-space</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d103e6933716572df2b38f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:22:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_7edc3be31b4540bd93bebfd1c13e042d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Impatience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I am a self-taught artist, I sometimes fall into the trap of trying to validate my practice through more training.  In my first...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/creative-impatience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689443bfe597530529f35950</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 08:00:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_0fe0e87a780443f3999bae6fd3f08786~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[F L O W ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest painting 'The Creative Flow' I still marvel when a painting is complete, as though the work has come to life by itself.  I am...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/a-r-t</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bf3966f308d386303b1540</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:34:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_930ac7d4e25b429bb41fa6225890edea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_959,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healing Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is one of four large paintings which are being collected today for a hospital project. I was commissioned by a London based interior...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/healing-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64706f312f6a205ae04676a6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 09:03:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_b9fd0677bde44770b35ec9a903dfe656~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_934,h_942,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Very Vivid Vivienne ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm currently listening to the biography of Vivienne Westwood in the studio.  Biographies of creatives are my favourite genre for...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/the-very-vivid-vivienne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634b2c3f23aa04cdb9cd4d4b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 22:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_013d8565fe9047f29fcef4206fcfd494~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_474,h_395,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do you think about at work?  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My studio is an industrial unit not far from my home.  There is a strip of natural light pouring in from the corrugated band of plastic...]]></description><link>https://www.abstractarthouse.org/post/oils-musings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6321a6aadd661f4ba5f85715</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/63484b_e0d6a981cbb04d85a638e3553c7986e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_849,h_969,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>julia swaby</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>