I completed the painting over of pencil lines on IMPROVISATION THREE.  A feat that took most of the day.

I am still in the middle of a disrupted work regime and didn't get into my studio until midday.  I then made a start on a large deep edge canvas entitled BACKGROUND SCENERY TO A PAINTING CALLED SELF PORTRAIT AS A WINDMILL.  I added all the main lines with thin charcoal.  I am out most of tomorrow.

I didn't do any work yesterday but managed a few hours today.  I did the main charcoal drawing stage for a new large picture entitled ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERD (HEY BABY BY JIMI HENDRIX).

An on and off day - entirely my fault as I kept leaving my studio to do other things.  I started painting in the images of IMPROVISATION ONE with white paint.

I did more work on IMPROVISATION ONE (with usual interruptions) until I had to go out in the late afternoon.

I completed painting in the images of IMPROVISATION ONE.  I am out all day tomorrow; hopefully I will start painting the lines on Friday.

As planned I started to paint the pencil lines of IMPROVISATION ONE but did less than a third. 

I did however finish a book of fifty pencil drawings.  The majority of which represent a merging of figure and landscape.

I am cleaning my studio tomorrow for the second time this year!!!

I carried on painting over the pencil lines of IMPROVISATION ONE (in my new clean studio).  It will still take a day or two to complete.

I finally completed painting the pencil lines of IMPROVISATION ONE - EXCLAMATION MARK, APOTHEOSIS OF. 

I painted the perimeters of IMPROVISATION TWO - INTRODUCING SCHISM MAN and IMPROVISATION THREE - MAN UNDER A CLOUD.  All three works are now finished.  I then spent a large part of the afternoon catching one of two wild guinea pigs which had started coming into the garden!

Limited time for painting as I was out all morning and spent part of the afternoon catching the remaining guinea pig.  I went over the charcoal lines with acrylic paint on ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERD (HEY BABY BY JIMI HENDRIX).

I went over the charcoal lines with acrylic medium on BACKGROUND SCENERY TO A PAINTING CALLED SELF PORTRAIT AS A WINDMILL - after working on the guinea pig hutch all morning!  I am hoping this is the end of the small rodent adventures for the week.

A desperately disrupted day.  I started the charcoal drawing stage of a new very large scale "Meditative Field Painting" entitled THE DAY THE LION WOKE UP AS THE ANTELOPE.

The rest of the time I was experimenting with scanners, cameras and software in an attempt to work out the best way of copying my artwork.

I fiddled around all morning but more or less finished the drawing stage of THE DAY THE LION WOKE UP AS THE ANTELOPE.

Not sure how productive I'm going to be this week. I started the charcoal drawing stage of another "Field" painting with the working title of HIEROPHANTASY: IF I BELIEVE I AM IMMORTAL, I AM.

I more or less finished the first stage of HIEROPHANTASY: IF I BELIEVE I AM IMMORTAL, I AM.  I'm not really happy with either of these works.

I decided to add a great deal more detailing at the charcoal drawing stage on HIEROPHANTASY:I AM IMMORTAL IF I BELIEVE I AM.  This took all day and may still not be finished.  Wildlife conservation tomorrow.

I spent all day scanning photos and experimenting with photograph settings etc..  It poured with rain outside.

All of yesterday and much of today was given up to gardening and jobs about the house.  I did do the pencil stage of a new small "meditative Landscape" - one of four.

I did the preliminary drawing of a second Meditative Landscape/Field Painting and then started a third.  I did very little else.

I finished the drawing stage of the third small Field painting and also completed the fourth.

I did some compositional thumbnail sketches for a work entitled GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE while standing in a queue at the Post Office.

I did the pencil drawing stage for two small portraits; both entitled GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE.  I then covered them with a thin wash of raw sienna oil paint.

I also went over the pencil lines of one of the "Field" paintings with acrylic paint.  I would like to go over the other three tomorrow but I suspect I will have other things to do!

I didn't have much time to work but I went over the pencil lines with paint on a second small "Field" painting and started a third.

In the morning I started painting in both versions of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE.

In the afternoon I completed going over the pencil lines of the last two "Meditative Field Paintings" with paynes grey acrylic jar colour.

And during the evening I did a number of A6 pencil drawings on the theme of a figure incorporated into a landscape.

I finished the painting stage of one version of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE (including going over the pencil lines with paint).  I then started the second.

I was involved with other projects much of the day - ditto tomorrow.  When in my studio I carried on painting the second GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE work but I never completed the first stage.

I completed the main painting stage of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE but didn't get round to repainting the lines.

I was out a lot today although I did more pencil drawings based on the merging of figure and landscape.

I repainted the lines of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE TWO.  Very little else.

I had a heavily tiring and long DIY weekend (making a built in wardrobe etc.).  I didn't do much today.  I sketched out the symbols for both versions of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE and marked out some MDF prior to cutting out for panels.  This very thin MDF which I was given to me but it may not be practical to use. I was also given a lot of very thick MDF with a waxy covering which will have to be removed if I decide to paint on it.

I added the character symbols to the first version of GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE (as it turned out only loosely based on the ones I had prepared - I now think it is better to invent the images as you add them to the painting).  I then added a set to the second version, didn't like what I had done so removed them - then I went out for the evening!

I redid the character symbols for the second GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE, filled them in with paint and then didn't like the effect.  I altered the colours but I am still not happy with this version although there is a certain logicality to the symbol progression.  I decided to do another version, went out to get some more canvas boards but found the shop had sold out - typical!I 

I started to paint all four of the mini Meditative Field Paintings simultaneously, progressing to almost half way on one work.

I completed the main painting stage on two of the Meditative Field Paintings.

I completed one more of the small landscape based "Field" paintings and did some work on the last.

I also modified the second GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE and will modify it further tomorrow.

Modified the second portrait entitled GEOFF IN A LANDSCAPE, then framed both works.  I also cut out the MDF panels prior to priming.

I then worked again on the final small Meditative Field Painting but still haven't finished it.

I was out most of the day in various places, in between trips I finished the main painting stage of the fourth mini Meditative Field Painting.

I did several hours of sketching (more amalgamations of figure and landscape) while sitting in a hospital waiting room.

I did a bit of detailing on the four small "Field" paintings, now called: NB: GOD MEANT TO MAKE A FISH MAN; LABORATORY EXPERIMENT: SPIRITS MEET, CONVERSE, THEN PART; BELLS ON SUNDAY - RELIGION AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE and MIRROR MAN SETS OUT AND SEES HIMSELF COMING BACK.

I also put a first coat of acrylic priming on 12 small MDF panels.

I put another coat of acrylic primer on the small MDF panels then went out shopping with June.

I should have been out but couldn't go.  I did some preliminary work on the twelve new MDF panels.  I also cradled a circular panel which I had primed earlier.

I finished NB: GOD MEANT TO MAKE A FISH MAN; LABORATORY EXPERIMENT: SPIRITS MEET, CONVERSE, THEN PART; BELLS ON SUNDAY - RELIGION AS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE and MIRROR MAN SETS OUT AND SEES HIMSELF COMING BACK.  I added symbols and other detailing.

I also cut out six new MDF panels.

I did the initial drawing stage, in pencil and then in paint of the four smallest MDF panels which I had prepared last week.  They are entitled MAN WITH BLUE SOCKS, MAN WITH RED TIE, PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE ONE and PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE TWO.

I primed the panels cut yesterday.

I did the initial drawing, using a combination of pencil and charcoal, of three of the six panels which I primed this week.  Two landscapes: LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES and LANDSCAPE WITH CRACK and one portrait: TOBY: STUDY FOR A SCULPTURE.

I also did the tentative drawing stage for a second portrait of Toby

I was out all of today.  The only work done was on the computer.

Identical day to yesterday!

I went over the charcoal lines of TOBY: STUDY FOR A SCULPTURE and the pencil lines of the other "Toby" with acrylic paint.  The rest of the day was D.I.Y. or out.

I went over the pencil charcoal lines of LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES and LANDSCAPE WITH CRACK with acrylic paint.  Then I went out again.

I started to paint over the charcoal lines on HIEROPHANTASY: IF I BELIEVE I AM IMMORTAL I AM.  This is a large canvas (and I started work a bit late!) so there is more to do.

I completed painting over the lines on HIEROPHANTASY: IF I BELIEVE I AM IMMORTAL I AM.  I then started doing likewise on THE DAY THE LION WOKE UP AS THE ANTELOPE; very little of the latter was done however (it is a far more complex work).

After getting in just before noon I started work again on THE DAY THE LION WOKE UP AS THE ANTELOPE.  However almost half of the lines still need painting.

I finished repainting all the lines of THE DAY THE LION WOKE UP AS THE ANTELOPE.  Nothing much else was done except the repeated scratching of my head and the consistent bemoaning of the fact that a good many directions have not been followed.

I am doing lots of other things over the weekend and wont get into my studio again until Tuesday (all being well!).

I painted the first stage of STUDY FOR A SCULPTURE: PORTRAIT OF TOBY - THE PETRONELLA PARIS REMIX using acrylics.

I then too quickly painted the background stage of STUDY FOR A SCULPTURE: PORTRAIT OF TOBY using oils.

I did a bit of detailing/repainting to the background of STUDY FOR A SCULPTURE: PORTRAIT OF TOBY, plus redefining all the lines. 

I then started painting MAN WITH BLUE SOCKS, MAN WITH RED TIE, PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE ONE and PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE TWO.  Not a lot of progress and I'm going to be out all day tomorrow.

I completed (in poor light) the main painting stage of MAN WITH BLUE SOCKS, MAN WITH RED TIE, PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE ONE and PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN ENVIRONMENT TYPE TWO.  Tomorrow is supposed to be very wet so I will probably have to go out!

Started painting LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES, too late in the day and in too bad a light.  I got the main colour down - I want to finish both of these small landscapes before Christmas.

I finished the main stage of LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES (only the perimeter margin remains to be done).  No work tomorrow - blame Christmas again!

I painted the edge of LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES.  The work will need detailing.

I then started painting LANDSCAPE WITH CRACK (not too diligently!).

I completed the main painting stage of LANDSCAPE WITH A CRACK.  Both of the new landscapes will need tweaking and the lines redefined.  I am out the weekend however.

I partially repainted the lines of LANDSCAPE WITH A CRACK, then had to go out.  I will look again at this work before declaring it finished.

Very near Christmas so lots of other things happening.  I partially repainted the lines of LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES and then checked over this work and its companion, adding extra colour etc..

I decided to "underpose" elements of a landscape onto ECHOES: A BURIAL AT ORNANS - SYMPHONY IN ONE MOVEMENT using charcoal.  The landscape was loosely based on the one in BACKGROUND SCENERY TO A PAINTING CALLED SELF PORTRAIT AS A WINDMILL as I now plan to show the two works as a pair.  This wasn't really a spur of the moment decision as I had fleetingly thought about it before on a number of occasions.

I returned to LANDSCAPE WITH A CRACK and LANDSCAPE WITH BULLET HOLES and added a little more detailing - even though I already considered the works finished.  The rest of the time I chilled out or went out.

After the morning in a very cold garden I went over the new charcoal lines on ECHOES: A BURIAL AT ORNANS - SYMPHONY IN ONE MOVEMENT with tube paint.

I added more linear elements to ECHOES: A BURIAL AT ORNANS - SYMPHONY IN ONE MOVEMENT; initially with charcoal and then paint.  I am out tomorrow but I hope to return to this work on Wednesday.

I started to paint in the designs added to ECHOES: A BURIAL AT ORNANS - SYMPHONY IN ONE MOVEMENT.  I made very slow progress as I had a lot of domestic jobs to finish.  Not a very productive end to the year (during which I completed 62 art works - much less than normal!).