Something about how things have been

May 29, 2016

Ah due to my anxiety and depression cocktail I've really just been painting and painting. Painting without a view to selling or anything. I now have a huge backlog of work to photograph properly and post.

I use to sell prints as I was concerned about not being able tokeep stock levels up. But that doesn't seem to be a problem so now I've decided to stop selling prints of my work. (I don't sell that (m)any anyway)

My stocktaking is in disarray, I've painted pieces and gave them away. I've painted works and just not bothered to store them and subsequently stood on or in some other way destroyed them. It's not a thing I feel bad about. It's just a thing. I know that is highly unprofessional, but it's just how things have been.

Since November it's not been about selling work , it's been about making and making. The act of creation, of painting that has been my focus. It's a clichè I know but the act of painting calms me. Daft I know.

I'm feeling more like the old me, still a grumpy arse, but definitely back on track.
Have an old image that's been on my mind a lot, to look at with your eyes.

Something about computer death.

May 10, 2016

So yeah my laptop died. This would not be an issue if I had stuck to my plan of putting work online here there and everywhere. As it is I have all work in the cave, but only bits and pieces of it on line.

What have I learned.:

Backup my work at least once a month. (ironically my laptop died mid backup LOLS)
Have a regular day to update my website.

Not a lot of lessons, but enough.

I've also completed more of my current favorite 'glitchrait'. (although I am having an issue getting an exact hue I want. I'm pooped so just have a gander at the work below.

And barring a few tweaks this fresh slice of jamtart is finished.

Overt and outre. Stay analogue.

Something about whats been going on

May 9, 2016

I was going to write a truly righteous blog entry, but that fell through so this is just a tribute.
I'm busy working on a large scale portrait. I want to create layers of meaning, within the portrait. It's a very personal portrait, as it deals with my anxieties and feelings of rage. I could tell you all about the portrait, but that would remove all the fun for you.

Also I've been working on a number of other projects. A number of glitch portraits and some text based projects.

I'm still working on my text based project. The ideas relating to it keep expanding, which keeps things interesting. But I don't want to post the full images.

Something with less words than last time

April 19, 2016

Other than thinking, I have also been daubing. Much- not all - of the daubings below have been influenced by the thoughts in the previous post.

First up is what happens when work sits around clogging up my space. This was previously called 'With teeth' but it had been bothering me for sometime in that it didn't look totally finished.

with teeth, oil and mixed media on re-purposed and primed board. 2015

Then this happened.....

I have also been pushing the generative work and I'm currently working on this,

Rule 102 (working title) , oil on canvas, 48" x30"