I’m painting away, trying not to think… act a bit, but with some goals, not too specific… and it’s been interesting… less direct.. and somewhat enjoyable.
So that’s the thing, I just found something… it doesn’t feel like pure experiment… or particularly radical, more just a case of taking an element of what you’re going and letting it runn away with itself, see what happens… maybe it’ll go no where… but possibly it’ll lead everywhere…
Today I potentially added to my, mostly limited, skill base, with some photo based screen printing…. so whilst these images are purely tests, it’s interesting and fulfilling to learn this technique, and hopefully it’s something I’ll get to utilise in future artworks…. consider this particular old dog. the possessor of a new trick…
So, I have this vociferous internal dialog going on, almost all the time… as I work on some new pieces, goals set, timescales in place….. and all the time the ideas are spinning, the mind examining, and distractions bubbling forth…
Naturally, the majority of this takes place just as it’s time to get a nights sleep, the rest of it, being non art related, and takes place whilst trying to make actual art…
Now, working in the studio, ideas flying, paint flowing, it’s enjoyable, and in the background, new ideas forming, informing each other, all a-buzz…. it’s where the artist (or maybe just me) feels at their best.
I am feeling very positive and creative right now, and my internal cheerleaders are putting on a top class show……
Paul Roy 