Dancing delay

Bit of a set back with dance drawings - dancers down with colds - probably caught from me so can't say much! I was hoping to get all 5 drawings done by the end of December - but may have to accept that's not going to happen. Have lots to be getting on with in the meantime. Plasterer is just finishing off today - the dust has been a real pain but set me thinking about marks in dust which then become dusty marks......a kind of negative/ positive transition from one set of movements.....Too many ideas, too little time!

Current work

I've just uploaded drawings currently in progress - shall try to update a bit more regularly in the future (seem to have heard that before...). I am also working on my dance drawings - 3 down, 2 more to go - but I'm not going to post them yet (details only) as I don't want to influence my dancers! Hopefully the next dance will take place tomorrow and I'll be on target to finish all five by Xmas. One more week and I'll be able to spend extra time in my studio which will be good. With no proper studio for 6 months and various other intrusions this has not been a good year for making work but hoping 2009 will be better.....

Natalies's Dance (detail)

I've just completed my third dance drawing (detail above) - thanks Natalie!

At last I'm back...

After months of builders, noise and dust I'm back in my studio and able to do some work. Have been busy booking exhibitions at the pub, working far too many shifts and trying to get the house into some sort of order. Hoping to put in some proper studio time now I have my beautiful new studio.......

The builders are back!

Builders are here working in my studio - dust everywhere! Suppose it has to look worse before it looks better? Found another coal shoot in the cupboard to go along with the huge one we found when we did the garden. Have no idea why there were 2? Having a deja vu moment - same situation as a couple of years ago when I started this blog but this time the basement instead of the attic!

Really miss having my studio space and finding it difficult to concentrate properly in the upstairs bedroom. Feels as if I'm camping, but no alternative as every other room in the house is full of stuff from my studio - think I shall have to accept that I won't get much done over the next couple of months. Probably a good opportunity to organise all my paperwork, maybe work on some smaller drawings?

Trip to Liverpool on Friday as my drawing wasn't accepted for the Jerwood and I've just stepped on my glasses and completely smashed them so not a good day today !