At last I have rested negative for this wretched covid! It is possible to start thinking positively about activity once again. There is the small matter to be dealt with, that it has left my asthma in a pretty dreadful state, but at least there is a sense of movement in the right direction. I … Read more
Sadly, I took another test for covid this morning and continue to test positive. I think I could have reached that conclusion without the test as I continue to feel rubbish. The experience has taught me one thing at least, namely, don’t trust what “everybody knows”. Before the experience I was told that “everybody knows” … Read more
As I tested positive for Covid the other day you might well guess that life is not exactly normal. I believe that what I have got is not a very severe version of it, and already I am feeling a good deal better. Nevertheless, life is no fun. The worst aspect of it is the … Read more
I mean, Covid. I have been diagnosed as positive, and apart from the widely recorded symptom of a cough I think that its worst effect is that it messes with your head. Coherent thought seems to have become a thing of the past. The most worrying things about this is the fact that tomorrow I … Read more
Regular readers will perhaps remember a post from a couple of weeks back in which I speculated as to whether one of my pictures had been stolen, because I couldn’t trace it. Since then I have been frustrated and puzzled by my inability to locate several other pieces, which I had in mind for my … Read more
After finishing my latest piece I decided that it was about time that I updated the record of my art work. The last recorded piece in the log was dated December 2020, and on the basis of this I thought for a moment that there would be a great deal to do …. but that … Read more
I was horrified, updating my art log-books today, to realise just how little work I have managed to do during the pandemic. You would think that with the cancellation of all kinds of distractions it would be possible just to get stuck in and do some creative work freed from distraction. Evidently it doesn’t work … Read more
We drove over to the little town of Mirfield today, in order to check out the possibility of my exhibiting work in the local art centre. It was an interesting experience. The place is clearly supplied with a good variety of services, well connected by public transport, and has a strong sense of community. There … Read more
I made a startling discovery last night, at the life-drawing class. We were given the task of working with just a brush and a large blob of acrylic paint. The idea was to get us to work in broad forms and contrasts of tone instead of fiddling about trying to get a meticulously detailed drawing. … Read more
I wrote in yesterday’s post about the sense of a return to normality I was beginning to feel, stimulated by the recovery of activities that have been in suspension for many months, as a result of the current pandemic. This feeling has been growing during today, but not always with the expected sense of positivity. … Read more