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I let my mind wander and fantasise about Eugène’s Naked Youth (1907). How much can (or should) I read into the painting? The man stands in a doorway – on a threshold. This is not merely a conceit for a […]

  On Wednesday, when I posted a link to my previous posts on facebook, Franny posed these questions and I said I would get back to her… Why do I feel the need to question the work? I am driven […]

Another day, another 2 drawings. I am somewhat demoralised. But the bamboo is drawing beautifully

When it rains the pens don’t draw. They do nothing, the oil based ink is simply halted. So the recordings on rainy days are very minimal.

Connections with other artists and arts organisations continue to feel like a lifeline in the current climate. At points when I’ve felt completely overwhelmed by what’s going on around me, focusing on my work has felt very grounding. I was […]

One thought I had is that it’s all becoming a little more SPECIFIC. Yes, it probably is still about touch, influence, cause and effect and so on… but the morphing continues. The morphing of materials and the morphing of thoughts. […]

It was a warm and still day, wind mostly from the west. The baby birds are getting braver and visiting the feeder now. More birds visit the platform with the paper on too. Most of the movement comes from the […]

(Written 07/06/2020) I’m going to ask a question. Am I still thinking about the same things or have I been seduced by the methods and materials? This may be a rhetorical question, or it may be an exploration. I may […]

It was a warm and still day. It was also my sons birthday and he wanted to hang out in the shed a bit. So with a lack of wind and us scaring the birds away the drawings are quite […]