The end and the beginning

It is some weeks since my last BLOG, it matters not to me the constraints of specific posting times moreso the importance of the information, for this note a marked change is recorded.

As I awoke one morning sometime in the past ten days with a fixed idea to change everything, my working practice, my tools, materials, modus operandi, it all had to go, there was no reason for this change other than something had clicked in my sleeping hours............

Out went the paints, easel, brushes, sticks and canvases, it was time for a change, I had taken paint, or rather, paint had taken me, on a wonderful journey of creativity spanning the past 4 years and brought me to some of my best work, it remains now, stacked and packed, available for visitors to ponder over while they consider a commission; even the studio had to be changed around to accomodate this new venture, this new journey.


For me, it was back to drawing, something abandoned long ago it seemed  yet, drawing was not what I wanted to see, it had no journey for me, to be able to draw is a wonderful, and necessary skill but for me there was no future, I am not an illustrator nor do I seek the work of an illustrator,,,,,

I have long been entranced by tatoos and the work of Hans Giger, the artist responsible for that fantastic Alien in the film of the same name, it is not his imagery that draws me toward him though moreso his skill with an airbrush, he abandoned his airbrush to work in paint in much the same way as I now abandon paint, it was his impecable line and shading with minimal pallet that fascinated me and provides a target of quality for me to aim for.


This will be my journey for the forseeable future, with the intricasies of the airbrush, the numbers of designs available, the type and quality of the compressor, the balance of air pressure and paint supply all to learn there is much to do before I can consider myself competant; even my supports have to be considered, canvas, cotton, paper, card, choices choices choices... and decisions based on practice and leaning.

Between now and then I have to build a stock pile of sketches and drawings to work from and have managed around 17 in this past week all of which piece together like some amazingly detailed yakuza combat suit, oriental in outline, each image a spontaneous reaction between eye, paper, pen and mind.
For more of my images follow this link.    Airbrush 01 The Beginnings

Until next BLOG and,,,, apologies for spelling errors as I'm not feeling very ' wordy ' at the moment!

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