04/06/22
Studio. ‘Mothman’ finally being looked at after several years of hibernation.
Also, a surprise grasp on a 2020 sketch, ‘Peek-A-Boo’. Tall thin canvas has gone muddy.
05/06/22
Small magpie moth - colours?
One for sorrow. Fitting for a self-reflective piece about anxiety relief measures.
07/06/22
Postcard. visual feedback or [illegible].
08/06/22
The Odd inclination vs the Even inclination.
‘From the Creek Billy thought gleefully of the Ten-Foot Lady and the time her only decent leg fell and ended up on the wrong side of Belfast.’
PAULA REGO: 1935-2022
An absolute powerhouse, unashamedly honest artist whose work will resonate for generations to come.
“Dog Woman” Paula Rego 1994 Pastel on Canvas
11/06/22
Can you distill the feeling of an image with another or via another form of communication?
C.C.
12/06/22
Fast studio session. Some tonal values layered.
14/06/22
Went to sketch. Didn’t happen.
18/06/22
Darker red/brown in shadow? Little finger slightly bulbous under the nail and looks too long but it checks out in the source material and subsequent sketch from it.
Is it finished? The age-old question. The risk of overpainting is high. Should rest on it for a while.
21/06/22
Sketchbook work on the longest day of the year.
25/06/22
Whistle stop visit to Belfast today. Dropping ‘Saint and Sinner’ into RUA for delivery to the Boyle Arts Festival 2022. Also took a quick peek into the MAC to see Claire Barclay: Thrum. Interesting scaling of otherwise ordinary day objects/materials - allowing the viewer to reassess their relationship to them and their place(s of origin).
