for my father

Do you remember this book I was working on for my Dad, that I said I would share on my return?

I was reluctant to show it before in the unlikely chance he dropped by here…I have a feeling none of my family stop by actually. (If any of you do, let me know!)

He loved it, by the way.

It is always of interest to me how other artists work, and for me I find these days I rarely keep an actual sketchbook as such. Oh yes, I collect images that I pin on my studio wall or my computer and sometimes thumbnail out an idea but I prefer to allow pieces to evolve and take on a life of their own. I realise this is probably an appalling inefficient way of working and if it's true that time is money then no wonder I'm that typical struggling artist. But I find that things keep changing constantly because I have no final vision and I have to allow that to flow and unfold as I work. For me the process is the most enjoyable part of creating.
Although I don't keep a traditional sketchbook, I do scrawl notes either in my sketchbook, often as mind maps or larger maps and spider diagrams I can stick on the wall that I can add too. It's not unknown for me to leap out of bed in the night and scribble on one.

I am delighted to be interviewed here about my film photography, so if you want to know how I work in that way too go take a look.