The foggy scene in the photo has cleared and now we are merging into night. I always find myself pushing against the image in front of me, trying to turn it into something else. I think its because I like a gamble and its becoming increasingly obvious that the painters who have always interested me follow the same course, Soutine, Bacon, Auerbach and others. There is more drama in an image that emerges out of a struggle, and more surprises. I have no interest in the straight rendition, and to be a figurative painter with an understanding of the ‘abstract’ is the best combination in this world of dull image saturation and AI. This painting is going well and has been suitably knocked about.
Llansilin. Day 3