It was my youngest son’s birthday the other day – he is two years old. I bought him a video of Tales of the Riverbank
Time and the riverbank
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Milan Kundera and the ethic of the essential
Milan Kundera writing recently quoted Proust from "In search of lost time "In this novel...there is not one incident that is not fictional...not one character à clef says Proust
John McLean exhibition
I went to see John McLean’s new show at Poussin Gallery Bermondsey with Steve Lewis the sculptor. The show had works from various times including a painted sculpture, a couple of small constructions in wood and card and several oval paintings
Colour space in Matisse
Matisse's colour moved towards the ultraviolet end of the spectrum
The How not the What
Too many artists try to say something with painting rather than saying something about it.
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I used to go out of my way to try and classify my work in terms of series, times, etc - but I less interested in this system anymore - for one thing it seems to deny the haptic, fluidity that is a constant in my ambition
Read MoreMatisse influences
Matisse stands out as a major influence in my work. As much for his approach to art as the results. He practised his art in a methodical way with such an emphasis on questioning that his visual language never seems tired or mannered
Drawing
We have no claim as painters to be at the top of a hierarchy of creating a colour experience. Painting 'competes' with the everyday. What is often forgotten is "how" this experience can be shaped - paintings condense our visual experiences and through an artist's colour selection and intent can produce a maximised version of this experience
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