When I sit down in front of a painting in progress the first feeling I have is disappointment. The next, a lack of enthusiasm to continue. Then I put on my objective head and ask, ok, what’s not working. The truth is, most of the time you haven’t put enough time and thought into it. That’s where painting still trumps the Instagram generation. Its the passage of time, craft and thought that goes into painting that makes it much more powerful on many different levels. Progressed well today, Beethoven symphonies 3 and 4 on repeat all afternoon.
Coquetdale Valley, Northumberland. Day 3.