Gardening and dreaming.

ink and emulsion on paper. 86x109cm

ink and emulsion on paper 86x109 cm

oil on paper 30x30 cm.

oil on canvas 50x50 cm.

oil on canvas 50x50 cm.

oil on canvas 60x45 cm.

All fields are a life in waiting no less than all gardens await a revival or a disappearing. A life in flux. Resetting time, living in the past and the present , a work in progress like the paintings here made during this summer. A small area of the garden (viewed from the same position each time) which changes all the time and is so transient that it serves so well as a model for the paintings.

Fixing things.

acrylic and charcoal. 170x130cm

acrylic and charcoal. 170x130cm

acrylic and charcoal. 90x90cm

acrylic and charcoal. 90x90cm

28x20cm

These drawings are an attempt to fix (crystalize) an idea that came from the previous paintings and are laid out on the floor while I work it out. I think I can see where this might be going: there are some people I need to look at; late Cezanne ; Siennese painting, perhaps Pierro della Francesca ; Matisse; Diebenkorn, just people to look at. If anyone has a suggestion I would be keen to hear it.