Last Week

Wildly optimistic, 12 hours sleep last week. Teaching, making frames, correcting 1st draft of “Drawing on the Radio”, driving all over London, other shit,  You’re right, it is boring for everyone. Helped Gerry get his show up in Ostend without a break. Stephanie had to make her way from Calais on local buses. His show opened Sat. All sunday working on it too. Got back after midnight. All day today hanging display in Great Queen Street of more “Drawing the Source” pictures ( Mersea Island – where they get the fish ‘n’ seafood from ) – that goes with “Recent Drawings” (where they get the beef from) … I realise the stuff I’m doing is only in my head and only shows up in the physical presence of those it directly affects – Gavin said, ” I know, once I move from the studio, you’ll virtually disappear and I won’t have a clue what you’re up to any more.” Well an artist likes to put his or her work on display and most of the time it’s full-on just trying to get it made, framed and delivered with about 5 to 10% of the costs of it all ever coming back – it just keeps me busy. A glorified hobby which throws up a few ideas, which slowry, srowly take shape, like my pictures.., and how do i know if anyone is interested unless i can look ’em in the eye? Stephanie’s work keeps her at the office till 8 or later half the week so she can’t always do stuff for me. Now, if this is the business of keeping an audience (is anyone there?) informed about my work i know that it must mean, in a sense ” a duty to one’s public ” the 2nd hand laptop i got has no applications on it, i can only use it for downloading photos for stop-motion films, so this has all still to be done in the internet shop