Rather than cut up my new roll of canvas I've decided to work on it whole, a bit at a time. So, today I unrolled 2.5 metres onto my studio floor and primed it. I was surprised to see how much shrinkage there was, mostly in length rather than width.
I have a plan for a new painting that will draw on one I made 18 months ago, (a reflection on my daily walk with Olive) and also the work I've been making since, which has included written phrases about uneventful but nevertheless significant moments or observations each day. I have begun with a satellite image of the walk Olive and I make most mornings and I mean to write into the path we take.
Whilst planning this today I have remembered some drawings I made in 2001 when I wrote into a line that formed a drawing. Also, some even earlier work - an etching based on an old map showing my childhood home next to Dusty Pit Mine.
I have a plan for a new painting that will draw on one I made 18 months ago, (a reflection on my daily walk with Olive) and also the work I've been making since, which has included written phrases about uneventful but nevertheless significant moments or observations each day. I have begun with a satellite image of the walk Olive and I make most mornings and I mean to write into the path we take.
Whilst planning this today I have remembered some drawings I made in 2001 when I wrote into a line that formed a drawing. Also, some even earlier work - an etching based on an old map showing my childhood home next to Dusty Pit Mine.
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