Original Sketches

Whenever I visit artist friends of mine I am always keen to have a look at what they have been up to lately and if I am allowed I love to sit and look through their sketch books. Original sketches hold so much energy and you can actually feel the creative process as you turn the pages. So exciting!

Many of my sketches are done on bits of paper, old envelopes or anything that happens to be there when the ideas come to mind, so my hoard of sketches is contained in boxes as well as books. I often plan my next piece of work whist eating my porridge in the morning and gathering my thoughts for the day.

In talking to people I have realised that others too are interested in seeing my sketches so I have started to mount up some of them and present them for sale in the gallery. These sketches are an example of the beginnings of a series of sketches that are preparation for a painting called 'The Rock Poolers'.