lifes journey

other than the occasional restock of supplies and daily trips to the newsagents for cigarettes there is little enough time to go sight-seeing while paint occupies much of my time. On a whim I ventured into the town yesterday evening to catch a glimpse of the fading light as it streamed down the hi-street I found a bigger than normal crowd flocking around the bird-cage, a local meeting point, in addition to the music that blared out through the town there was also an international food market inviting all to sample the delights of a variety of places from around the globe, for the average kendalian ( a resident of Kendal ) a treat for sure and guarenteed to bring the folk from their homes. For me I could feel little more than a level of contempt while remembering so few that had lined the streets for the recent Remembrance Sunday, are people so wrapped up in their lives that they are not aware or worst still even caring that we are a country at war while our young men fight a daily and ...

15th october was my last blog entry up until today 10th November, the Day of Remembrance is more than just a day for me for me, these past three weeks has been a Period of Remembrance, it is the time when fallen friends are paid respect to and personal Demons battled, it has been a long 3 weeks bringing an expected though unsolicited change in the 14 paintworks and one print created during this period. other images are available through the Fan Box link on the right of this page. In addition to paintwork I have also been working on the Sept 2010 show that is locally inspired, In addition to fotografing and sketching the town I also attended my first Town Planning Management meeting at the Town Hall this evening and what a wonderful experience. To witness a room filled with individuals each sharing a passion for the town and its future that until now I have been unable to find in my time here, even within the bounds that are the rules for public awareness I was still able to hear fir...