Freedom feels like this.

We will recognize that without the need to please others we can please ourselves. One of the great things about independence is that one can take a risk with an idea and so, after a walk the other day, I came into my shed and started to make these drawings. Marks on a surface that take on a life of their own.

Four drawings from early Autumn.

                                                                        170x120cms

116x110 cms

55x55  cms

62x53 cms

all ink,oil and emulsion on paper.

These four drawings are from a series based upon observation, supported by monochrome photographs. They are very much about the marks. In fact I am often working very close to the support to concentrate upon making the marks and trying not to think about the source. It is only later that there can be a sense of recognition that yes, I did see something like this, I did photograph something like this though I don't remember when. It is all bound together.