To be honest I wasn't very enthused about creating some work today, I had very little sleep last night as a result of my little boy who had a rough night. The prospect of being creative was just a little too tiring to think about. But time is precious at the moment and I need to get in the studio at every available chance.
At first I avoided being creative, I chose the mundane jobs that needed to be done, cleaning, putting things away and paperwork until I could no longer put off the inevitable, I had to make a start on those blank canvases. I have been preparing them for the last week and researching my influences and ideas. I always have a small element of fear about making those first tentative marks that are crucial to the direction of the painting but today was quicker and less fearful than usual, maybe it's a result of tiredness or perhaps I am becoming more confident in the methodologies I am using.
Today's outcome was very pleasing, it is early days with these new paintings and I am sure they will be a whole lot different when the paint is dry and they lose that lustrous gloss of freshly applied paint, but I felt a warm glow, a feeling of satisfaction when I flicked of the light and left them in the studio to dry.
I was asked today to sort out some images of work that I felt best represents me and I am also in the process of producing a digital portfolio of my work. It is such a hard thing to do, I know that choosing all the images that I prefer is probably not a wise thing to do. I often find that other people have different views to me but how do you go about selecting images that represent your work as an artist? Is it a wise thing to ask other peoples opinions? Any suggestions would be greatly received…
