02/10/20
Prepping studio for visit
03/10/20
GT Reading Round returns!
-inbuilt desire to want something out of ourselves.
04/10/20
Sketchbook work.
06/10/20
MRI scan. Very loud.
Some progress on the little boy piece that was swiftly undone.
07/10/20
Studio Shot: 07/10/20
Materials ordered.
10/10/20
World Mental Health Day.
Very happy to have been asked to take part in the second day of Reimagine, Remake Replay’s mental health festival - Head and Heart.
Got a little emotional at one point but that is OK. In good company.
11/10/20
Real struggle to focus the past week. Probably the least productive day in the studio since March.
12/10/20
More work on little boy portrait.
15/10/20
Buck up ideas. Foot off the gas.
16/10/20
With new restrictions in place, there will be no Belfast visit tomorrow sadly.
17/10/20
Started two new canvases today. Not sure what’s up. For a while I thought it was the imagery that isn’t exciting enough but I don’t know anymore.
18/10/20
Some good movement on one canvas and a bit of weird experimenting on another.
22/10/20
“Silence is Golden” finished.
24/10/20
Surround Sound!
26/10/20
Painting work. (‘Misunderstood’ as a wee inside joke?)
The little go-cart piece - tougher than expected.
Two tone might be an option - like voyage home and G’OK.
27/10/20
Out of sorts.
20 paintings since March - hard to believe.
29/10/20
‘Confessional’ home safe and sound. Thanks to University of Atypical for their support and patience.
Sketchbook session
30/10/20
31/10/20
Radio Three’s Sunday Feature: Tate Modern - Exploding the Canon
With the darker evenings and the colder weather setting in, it’s not a surprise that studio time has dwindled. This shouldn’t mean that productive time goes to waste. I have been doing sketchbook work more and now is a good time to research other creative outlets.
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