01/05/20
Finding a new normal.
02/05/20
…so not just images / maps / diagrams but also fears: nightmares.
Where are you?
What’s your date of birth?
What’s today’s date?
Do you know why you are here?
Who is the Prime minister?
Lift both arms
Push against me.
Follow my finger.
Any dizziness? Nausea?
A face in the clouds.
…cover the eyes.
05/05/20
VAI’s café: So good to see what Cecilia Danell is up to in lockdown.
06/05/20
Tried drawing. Didn’t go well. It’s going to take longer than first thought to get back to creative work. Super frustrating.
11/05/20
Head is so sore today. Silver lining: Jerry Saltz’s “How to Be an Artist” arrived today.
12/05/20
…avoid little voice neigh-saying in your head. All topics are valid.
utilise R.D. more.
…with found imagery, find and explore that connection to your own experiences.
You never stop learning or looking for new ways to work.
Sharpen observational skills. Draw from experience.
Over-analysing? Maybe.
“A work of art cannot depend on explanation” - Jerry Saltz
14/05/20
Really enjoyed the webinar from VAI with CCA’s Catherine Hemelryk
INTEGRITY!
16/05/20
National Drawing Day. Really good to sit down and just draw today. Did a live-stream where I set up a still life and a few people drew along.
17/05/20
John Berger is always a good read.
18/05/20
Sketchbook work
19/05/20
VAI café
Orla Whelan: existential questions - preoccupation with death. Philosophical exploration.
Another little bit of late night sketching.
22/05/20
The virtual opening of the Catalyst Members Show.
More late night sketchbook work.
24/05/20
“An artists’ job is to reflect the time we live in.” - Nina Simone
26/05/20
“Using line to make visual texture” - Fiona Rae on Dürer
“Race to the Bottom” detail.
27/05/20
28/05/20
Started teaching my dad how to stretch canvas as I can’t at the moment.
Apparently I have the same birthday as Edward Hopper.
30/05/20
Canvas projecting.
31/05/20
Early morning reading.
“At root, truth to painting is truth to light.” - Juliam Barnes
