Sheddie Damien Hirst is painting in his shed

The artist and now sheddie told the BBC

In an interview with BBC Radio 4′s Front Row, Hirst says he is now solely painting by hand.

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“For two years… the paintings were embarrassing and I didn’t want anyone to come in,” said the 44-year-old.

Speaking amidst half-finished paintings in his studio – a garden shed in the grounds of his Devon farmhouse – Hirst admitted that he had to re-learn to paint for the first time since he was a teenage art student.

“It felt awful for two years,” he says. “The paintings were embarrassing and I didn’t want anyone to come in.

Now Damien we will accept your paintings and more importantly your garden shed here on shedblog and readersheds.co.uk, so why not Share your shed.

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