Week two: surreal, desperate, but going in the right direction.

At the start of the week I found I could get a likeness without looking, just idly doodling in sketchbook. This is bad news, it’s the process of observation that’s important, not the ability to recall. So I’ve tried to take more time over the plain, representational ones this week.

I’ve thrown in some other approaches too – depicting my face upon a small matryoshka doll stood upon a notebook (‘that’s rather sinister’ was one response), and another looking out over the river but will odd, converging shadows.

I am still not producing the kind of work I would like to, but the journey’s begun and most importantly I’m thinking far more, and further ahead.

Available time remains a big factor. Thankfully at the weekend I had some time to run through various ideas and use some other media.