Wither the new leaf?

So after Monday’s statement of intent…a pretty sad state of affairs for the regular blog keeping. On Tuesday my mind was somewhat distracted, principally by the American election and my gnawing worries over who would get in. This meant the progression of the drawing was fitful, and I often found myself idly doodling to get … Continue reading →

The first Monday

Ok, so missed out on Saturday’s blog and had a day of rest yesterday. For this, the first Monday of the Draw Duke Street endeavour, I am turning over a new leaf- I am in the gallery, the pencil lead lines are still sizzling on the page, I am capturing my thoughts as they coalesce. … Continue reading →

Day 4 – coming late!!!

The value of this particular blog lies in its immediacy, so it’s pretty remiss that I keep leaving the update to the next day; I really need to instill more self-discipline and ensure I do this each night; my mental state at the time of writing is as crucial a record as the acts and … Continue reading →

Third day

I’ve left it rather late to write this one up, so I may struggle to gets my thoughts down as is. Today was fairly practical in nature, focused on achieving solid tasks; establish a scale for the drawing, clarify the actual businesses and locations, work out a system for keeping on track. Progress on these … Continue reading →

Day one and a half. (well, actually, two days by the time I finished writing…)

So it doesn’t feel remotely real yet, but the process HAS begun. Yesterday I got into the gallery and did the donkey work – getting some posters ordered, flyers arranged, setting up contacts, and thinking through how I was going to actually organise the space. Today was more of the same – moving some very … Continue reading →