Looking back at ‘targets’ - pleasantly surprised. Yes, the drawing fell short but KEEP IT UP!
03/02/25
Studio. Paring back of background - so much better.
Several older sketches transferred onto acetate.
Taking back sense of self / purpose.
05/02/25
06/02/25
Busy day. Symposium followed by Late Night Art - with a piece made especially for the Catalyst Members’ show taking part!
Struck me last night - shifting to more personal imagery and away from portrait after portrait IS what’s needed - but is a tired rendering of them going to yield exciting results? I don’t think so.
A little more outside the box thinking and care required - other than throwing multiple imagery on one plain. Although that is one way to expand narrative quite quickly….
LNAB
Gerry Gleason’s Skip Sculptures | Philip Arneill in Arcade | Yvette Monaghan Belfast Exposed | Sinéad O’Neill Nichol in VAULT | Joan Alexander in PS2
08/02/25
Ballyliffen celebrations
11/02/25
Very late sketchbook work - AGAIN.
13/02/25
Rachel Wharton's 'Cow from Memory' QSS
'Emergence VIII' at QSS
…aiming for a good new habit. BUT there is no point in sulking or beating yourself up if targets are not reached each time. By the same token, there is also little point in setting goals if they are ignored or you don’t try to achieve them. So, do your best but if it falls short of expectations, learn from it and carry on.
Have really gotten out of the way of note taking. Subbed for worse habits. How to rectify? Stop. Breathe. Think.
15/09/24
Studio time. Portrait - ‘Never Be Seen’. All but there. Some moments where the background tone looks fine and works well and others where it looks like a mistake and falls apart. Chips and changes - probably down to the light through the day (or indecisiveness).
Resting on it for now.
22/09/24
One week on and yes, the background definitely needs addressed. Worked it so its back to a very similar colour to how it started. Finished and full circle.