A drawing from a visit to Cardiff. Not far from the legendary
…Spillers records
Entries from May 2008
May 7, 2008
Canvas process…one of them at least
Sometimes I like to draw out the ideas beforehand and then grid the drawing to transfer to the canvas. Sometimes I work directly onto the canvas and think it out there. I aim to combine these two attitudes to create an impulsive composition.
Original drawing
A grid for transfer
Finished piece:
Broken string
Acrylic on canvas
May 6, 2008
Sketchbook stuff
Today 6th May 2008 Laughin’ boy
7th April 2008 Garry at the beach
When working on a lot of canvases for an exhibition, I keep a sketchbook open to mop all the other ideas and shit that the painting doesn’t require but still float around my head. As they say round here - better out than in. [...]
May 6, 2008
Life drawings of friends who should know better…
Drawing your friends is an incredible way of containing what was going on in your life at that particular moment. A graphite and paper memory-capsule. I like to do as much life drawing as I can - it keeps me sharp and helps render what I see in my head, it’s necessary, compulsive and pleasurable.
David [...]
May 6, 2008
Sketch book
Here are some of my sketchbook drawings from a recent trip to my Uncles pub in West Wales.
We have a few beers, rock to Jimi Hendrix on the jukebox and hang out with the local crew who, after twelve years of visits, are my adopted hometown crew. Jim is a 68 year old gent. He [...]
May 5, 2008
El Condor Pasa
El Condor Pasa are a band from Bridgend, South Wales. They make good noise and have the potential to be the last great rock n roll band…after all the other last great rock n roll bands. They have great fans.
…of which I am one.
May 5, 2008
Landlords
Hi guys
I’ll post a bit more often now.
This is:
Songs Of Defeat And Victory - The Reclamation
It’s based on a local folk tale where a local landlord raised rent on his tenant’s land during a drought. The tenant’s had no crops, so food was scarce and payments were barely met. The raise in rent meant the [...]
