A1 Painting

Painter based in Peckham. Inspired by reading philosophy and novels. Many of the narrative and formal devices I use in painting come from closely related equivalents in my reading. Ultimately the painting is made of carefully mixed paint applied with big brushes in meaningful strokes. The pen sketches I use, record composition information and the best of the brush strokes, macro and micro levels. That's enough of that, though happy to share my methodology with anyone. But just a tiny bit more: My studio day is bookended with colour mixing for 2 hours at the beginning and cleaning the brushes for the same time at the end. The brushes are always immaculately prepared for the next session. Finally my greatest discovery is a method of working non-stop for 12 hours that lets me pass through all the hopeless stages in between without quitting. The clue to that is I do 12 hour cycling rides as a hobby. To stop a painting is like quitting a bike ride and getting a train home. In a word, unthinkable!