Our inaugural Diary piece is an interview between our Director and Head Writer Clare Gemima and painter Kim MacConnel. The Diary section is primarily dedicated to featuring conversations with painters, and critical writing covering current and recent exhibitions around painting. Our approach is to create a conversation around painting that is both intergenerational and worldwide.SPLIT:HERE1 “hi this is a reference citation used for testing purposes”SPLIT:HERE2 Clare’s conversation with Kim delves into a five-decade long practice, spanning from the Pattern and Decoration Movement of the 1970’s through the current day.