01/11/24
Pretty sure this is Dad in the Vectra circa 2000.
02/11/24
H, F & M.
…taking a back seat.
04/11/24
Escalation
05/11/24
Late night home.
06/11/24
The fun never stops!
07/11/24
Collected. No late night art for me this month. Exhaustion has taken over.
08/11/24
Proposal started. Excited to stretch and prime canvas tomorrow! Nerd Alert!
In the chaos of the past few weeks, I forgot to note that I’ve had a lovely delivery of a 10m roll of canvas and primer.
09/11/24
Didn’t realise I had so much primer! Two canvases, stretched and primed with one coat (plus one bloodied thumb).
Sketchbook time - this definitely needs time allotted to…
… came back to finish off the two drawings started earlier on. It can be done - just needs some discipline and manoeuvring.
10/11/24
‘Natural Alignments’
GET OUT THERE!
***Updating from loss and eventual return of diary***
12/11/24
MAC Show - beautiful and just a joy to immerse yoursself in. Wonderful homage.
Weird seeing D.M.’s paintings again after so long. Remember getting my graduation photos from NWRC in front of them.
17/11/24
Can’t believe I’ve lost track of RD. First time ever in fourteen plus years and quite annoyed at myself.
ADAPT - MOVE ON - WORK
Primed canvases with second coat. In terms of C’s submission, materials gathering and experimentation ongoing.
18/11/24
Dublin - Day 1. Lights out in middle of set up.
19/11/24
GTG a great success. Good night had by all.
20/11/24
Dublin Day 3. Brian Maguire in the Hugh Lane. Glorious large scale works and great to see some old favourites I first saw in VOID a few years ago.
Mariechen Danz at the Project Arts Centre - Shadows and Spines.
Douglas Hyde Gallery - ‘LAND’ group show. Beautiful video work from Pinar Öğrenci in situ - videos on display will change to change throughout the run. Tried to get into another space - was not allowed with suitcase in tow.
Lastly the LAB before the bus home. Vanessa Daws’ show inspired by endurance swimming pioneer Mercedes Gleitze. Great show but still filled me with anxiety looking at open water.
Home … and finished submission.
21/11/24
Reunited with diary!
24/11/24
Studio - started commission. Beginning to incorporate moss into c.m.s piece - painting into the final layer of primer. Waiting game.
More progress on ‘L.Y.s.V’.
