I like to use stencils occasionally. And sometimes I’ll use the inner cut-out spaces, whilst others I’ll paint around the pieces that were cut out. If you see what I mean? These of course can be flipped over, or even used to ‘print’, giving a lot of potential for per-mutation…
Hmmm!? Well, I’m pressing on. With Sun Ra’s Secrets of The Sun playing in the background.
I suppose the music is supposed to be helping me create the artwork? But, truth be told, it’s so out there, and I’m feeling worse for wear after last night’s regrettable whisky-fuelled foolishness…
So me-thinks I’ll return to Planet Earth for a while! At least till my own inner world calms down… a lot!
The above is the current state of play. At around 1pm, today. I’ll work more on this piece later. It for now I needs must book some work.
So RSI from hitting ‘refresh’, here we come…
Two different croppings:
Went out, did two delivery shifts. Got back, and did this:
I’m really unsure of this piece, at present. But never mind. Have faith, Seb!
Adding a couple of larger blocked in type elements. Simplifying the too busy composition (which was always the intention).
I’ve included stylised references to trumpet, saxophone, drums and double bass, in this piece. There will also be piano keys, in due course… for Sun Ra, obvs!
There’s still a long way to go. And I’m not sure if the end result will be any good, frankly. But I’ve made the effort!
I feel that, whilst I’m not over the moon about this piece, it is at least going roughly where intended.