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Coloured Water Solutions

25/7/2018

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Occupying myself with painting in watercolours when faced with complex mechanical problem solving.

Perhaps a bit like heading off for a relaxing and enjoyable stroll in the opposite direction to the goal.


Reflections along the way allow fluid manifestations of flight and its expression through colour and flow.


From out of this reprieve solutions form.
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A nature study

18/7/2018

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The Ancient South Downs Way,
dragonflies and butterflies abound.
we walk beneath the hot summer sun.


I am drawn towards a thing, I walk over and pick this up.
Curious, I feel the metal object’s weight as I change hands and alter my grip.

We shelter beneath a small tree with plump buds and small flowers, I love this tree and the respite from the stifling heat it gives us.
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In the studio I continue to feel this thing.

Uncovering a bright metal core, a jewel from out of the rough.

I refer to the nature studies of Da Vinci.
Then place small flowers in a vase on the workbench.

Drawings clarify what I feel beneath the surface,
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form, 
material,
substance.
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Digging deep whilst retaining the authentic object nature,
removing without detracting.

I am negotiating the terms to engage,
my part in the physical conversation through this object emerges.
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A flower.

The queen of a chess game,
a piece not to lose,
​this one was found (or perhaps reclaimed).
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Movement- Me/Pole

12/7/2018

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The pole leads, I lead.
The pole follows, I follow.
The pole knows, I know.

The pole feels movement through the pole,
building and dissipating,
growing and sinking,
advancing and reverting.

I can be the decision of this pole,
allowing,
listening,
being listened to.

Then;
the movement in feeling is strange,
the pole is me
I am the pole.
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Camera Observations

10/7/2018

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Seeing movement
captured,
an isolated moment.

Finding shape
in formation of movement,
observing this interaction.
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Being a Fool for Others

9/7/2018

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In front of the audience 
they watch

as i make this place 
the stage
a stage like any place

all of us
sharing
performance antics
this is ours

theatre
people

differences celebrated in meaningless enjoyment

showing
a show of all of us together
watching us
being 
at
in
of
the show

all of us love a fool in front of us
from out of our very midst

puppets given life for the breathing

simplifying
embracing
stupidity
idiocy
humour
intelligence

sophisticated-high-art

my arse!

…your arse

our collective great big funny smelly arse!
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Beetle

8/7/2018

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Beetle clings 
to leaf,
like so many before;
with ease
wings unfurled to catch the air.

Laboured breath,
as crumpled beetle
battles decrepit wing;
neither out nor in
and in solace
awaits.
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Detail

5/7/2018

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A visitor,
very well dressed
and
movements exquisite.
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