"Where will the paintings be?"

"Where will the paintings be?"

"What time will you be doing it?"

"Can I arrange to have one?"

Just some of the questions since I mentioned the drop of 23 paintings that will happen sometime this Wednesday evening around West London somewhere near the events associated with the First Wednesdays.

What is First Wednesdays? West London's attempt to do what East London does so well with First Thursdays - West London's version seems to be more about over-priced designer shops, expensive restaurants and rather elitist upmarket galleries that the likes of us aren't really that welcome in... well that's the vibe we got last month (besides the friendly people and the excellent art to be found in the small EastWest gallery where the excellent Cathy Fenwick, Eight Horseman of The Apocalypse was on).

First Wednesdays announces itself as a "sister" event to East London's far more artist friendly, do it yourself, "we're all in this together" (to borrow a quote from one recent Portobello resident) attitude... but hey if First Wednesdays really want to be as interesting and inclusive, as inviting, something a little more that just glossy life-style magazines and a free glass of champagne then I guess that's kind of up to us West London art makers and do'ers and such... The organisers of First Wednesdays tell us they want it to be inclusive, they want it to be for everyone... I guess that's an open invite and you can't moan about things if you don't contribute, get involved and add something, the First Wednesdays people got something going, let's al lget involved and make it something for everyone, the fancy restaurants, the high-price designer shops and the high-line galleries don't have to have it all to themselves do they?

So yes, a drop of 23 paintings (and maybe some more hand painted vinyl pieces) around West London somewhere sometime on early Wednesday evening - under the Westway, Portobello Road, who knows where....