Friday 18 January 2013

Perennial

 

A relapse due to a chesty flu thing that lasted for a good two weeks and as yet hasn't passed.
During this interim, I did write down a couple of new years eve type of resolution type of my philosophy of life. Directly due to watching celebrities being put on the spot and asked there views on the meaning of existence within five minutes, ( on 24 hours news programmes ) And thinking "I can do that"
Mind these two philosophies of life to seem to overlap in terms of conviction.
I will put them on the bottom of this post when Ive got the important stuff out of the way.


During the course of putting the Advent thing together, I realised that I have been trying to build a calendar since 1983. It started in a large sketch book with the front page signed by my father. It feels like Ive added a bit every year, but never felt the drive or need to finish it off - maybe I am because I realise that I am approaching old age! He was younger than I am when he signed it.
It started off with my acquisition of the Julian calendar , or at least a spiced up verbal definition of the same. I am sure that in parts it isn't anywhere near correct, but will at least do for now. I felt it very important to get the very basic black and white (Giff) images rolled out - looking very much like potential lino cuts.
 




 
But looking back over the years, I realise that I have always had an eye on the changing of the seasons - in fact my first show after leaving Epsom College in 74 was entitled "The Seasons".
Ten years centred around Shipping Hill was very much concerned with what was happening right there outside.
Breath in breathe out go through the seasons, go through life.
I realise there is a lot of backup work that can be "bettered" to slot into this folder of work.

More Images:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151434476721424.547373.707526423&type=3














Wednesday 2 January 2013

More personages



2nd January 2013.
More blow ups from the advent elfs.
Evolving characters, woof woof.



Flack the Elf.
An incredible likeness, although I used a photo and that does lack the depth that aposed portrait possessess.


They are singing Hey Jude, which of course is what every ensemble attempts as a finale.

Link to the collection of Advents:
http://umphries.blogspot.co.uk/p/advent-calendar.html