03/06/21
Canvas stripping, stretching and some sewing experimentation.
04/06/21
Priming canvas is such a messy business!
05/06/21
Once the work is made, build bridges to your audience.
Artists need to band together!
Anne Imhof - finding refuge in the blur.
Sketched up new canvases.
06/06/21
Easily worked up - relax.
09/06/21
Finally getting round to cleaning garage and setting paint out. Asked if I’d like to be featured in a takeover. Chuffed!
Bit of a mixed bag in studio today. On wooden piece, that image just sucks you in and spits you out! With the large canvas started (‘Man Digging’ - working title) it’s quite a forgiving composition and palette working well so far.
10/06/21
“An archive of emotions”
Dr. Kate McLean
Didn’t get shortlisted.
11/06/21
12/06/21
Reading group outside this morning.
13/06/21
Some good, solid progress today.
16/06/21
So grateful to be included in Paint-Tube Dublin by Louise Wallace.
Sketchbook Studies
18/06/21
First vaccine received today!
19/06/21
Work on small portrait today - title undecided as yet.
‘The Eternal Bride’ myth.
22/06/21
Memory is forgetting.
A little mid-week push.
23/06/21
“A Brush with … Julian Opie”
So so close to finishing “Moon Boy”.
24/06/21
Some good sketchbook work this afternoon. Looking forward to getting to Belfast tomorrow.
25/06/21
Great to get into the MAC shows today, sadly didn’t have time to get round anywhere else.
Will have to wait another little while for rings.
26/06/21
Studio time!
“Moon Boy” finished!
30/06/21
Ballyliffen