I had hoped to have a clear uninterrupted day in the studio, but lying awake in bed last night I kept thinking of an ever growing list of chores that had to be done first, not least buying some drawing materials.
I want to continue my experiments with drawing on polythene sheeting and plastic bags so will need some new pens. Earlier in the week Fran and I had a really good session walking round Chelmsford drawing, and talking to people. We generated loads of ideas, but at some point we do need to get into the studio to work these up. Finding time to do that can be surprisingly difficult when it conflicts with a job that brings in some money! But the importance of such work should not be underestimated. For me it doesn’t simply pay the bills. At the moment I’m scanning slides for a college lecturer and I’m sure its no coincidence that in my art work I’m looking at transparent materials and light boxes.
