Image from scanning a new painting on a flat bed scanner. Acrylic on an eight dollar, 6 × 8 inch, store-bought canvas and currently without a title.

Early days, early sunshine.
Sanded board.
Rework a blackout drawing to restart.
Experiment, improvise, play.
Let’s see where it goes.

Found in one of my piles of paper – a blacked out exhibition flyer from earlier this year (or maybe even last year).

Sorting through and sanding back old surfaces. Getting ready for the next batch of work.

One from the archives above and a few conversation snippets from the week below…

• The cost of making art… the amount of money and time artists put into their practice with no guarantee of return.

• The loneliness of being an artist (in any form) and working freelance, and the challenges this brings.

• Do art competitions really benefit the artists?

• Where are all the affordable / cheap studio spaces?

• Instagram – how important is it, what’s it got to do with art, and is it worth the effort?

• How do you get into a curated group show?

• And remembering the excitement, energy involved when you find yourself talking about a topic you’re really into.