It is proving very hard at the moment for me to make space for art…. at least, for the creative and productive aspect of it. The things which have occupied me have often been peripheral to anything that might be called “creativity”. I have managed to frame, quite successfully, a recent piece, thus salvaging a … Read more
I’m not really paranoid, but there are occasions on which it does feel that the world is trying to foil my attempts to be an artist. Just as I am getting into my stride again, and producing work, I am besieged by demands on my time which take me away from it. We have committed … Read more
I have become convinced that the primary reason for my inability to engage with art, over recent weeks, is the prospect of our moving house. An enormous amount of my time has been diverted into activities such as ensuring the that garden is presentable, and disposing of things we no longer need, and would not … Read more
I guess it’s nice to have a choice, but do I need to have so many? At the moment my biggest problem is probably the selection of priorities. Having shaken off the dreadful cough I had lest week I find myself trying to defend art against the clamour of demands from other activities. We have … Read more
What a choice! I find myself torn between four tempting or imperative demands. I have embarked on the revision of this web-site, and have made less progress than I wanted to. The garden is a complete mess after the winter, and an hour spent out there this afternoon only served to emphasise just how much … Read more
I am becoming increasingly frustrated by the succession of diversions which keep me away from painting. Some of these are my own fault, such as any reckless agreement to repair a set of benches in the neighbouring church yard. Others are events over which I have no control whatsoever, such as the sudden death of … Read more
Well …. not exactly. I really am not a classic Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. Even so, I have to confess that I have been rather irritated over the past few days by the growing demands on my time of Christmas preparations. I really do like to keep in touch with my friends and … Read more