Good afternoon peeps....
Blimey I'm knackered...have been painting all the live long day and dessert fatigues are a bit of a visual nightmare to keep at with out a break. You'd of thought that they'd be a simple thing to just slap on and ignore....not so!
Think I'm sorted now, mind, far too head bashed to judge so am leaving them until my eyesight has returned...This painting of "Mars" is proving to be a strange combination of concentration and nostalgia. The model is a bloke that I have shared some good times with and it is very difficult not to keep wandering off down memory lane....after all, he is suposed to be the God of War so have to keep reeling myself back to the subject at hand. Not sure if smiling whilst painting keeps you focused or not but at least it may lessen the frown lines that seem to be taking over my face....
Can some one please tell me if I am the only one in this world that would rather not rely on computers to communicate with people....I'm referring to my attempts at getting people to respond to emails....in the good old days you could phone people and they would have to answer you. I'm so bleedin' useless with this technology I'm never sure if I've even sent the damn things or not....subsequently, I am always nervous about re contacting any one in case they think I am stalking them and call the police!
It is indeed a concurrent countdown conundrum.....

Think I've rambled on enough....thank you for reading,

Ivor x

Hello All,
once again it is time to inform everyone as to what the flop I have been up to....thankyou for being remotely interested.
The painting of "Mars" is progressing steadily....helped by the fact that the light has been so fantastic of late. Spring is on it's way I feel...so there is much rejoicing on my part as I tend to become a complete misery during the winter months...well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!
I ventured out and about this weekend and went to "Williamson Park" in Lancaster....it is quite beautiful and it's flag ship building the Aston Memorial a fantastic centre piece. It has a very good gallery in its upper reaches which, not only is a very fine exhibition space, but allows fantastic views from its balconies. I was well impressed and and am chomping at the bit to be accepted for an exhibition there....mmmm...well here's hoping, will have to commence a charm offensive. Wish me luck!
Work on the the acute ward seems to be in limbo at the moment...not sure if it is the time of year or all the changes that are being implemented at the moment...???...what ever it is, it is stifling creativity and I am in need of some kick starting myself. Any suggestion would be much appreciated.....

Thanks, as always, for taking the time.....

Ivor x

Well hello once more....blimey, you must be very patient as this is only the second blogg I've bunged up on here!...
How the flop does any one manage to keep these things going and do other stuff as well....perhaps it's just me??? I can't "multi task" This is meant to be a kind of apology for being so slow in up dating.........

The first thing I want to say is thankyou for taking the time to look at my web page and for checking this out....I have had a strange old week and a misunderstanding occured with one of my models. I hope that what I am about to say will clear things up for every body. The models painted are in no way connected to the subject that is being painted. The latter paintings are based on the people I have worked with on an acute psychiatric ward....they are a representation of what those clients "experience"....the models were used to protect confidentiality but it in no way represents the models mental health state. Similarily...."Judas" is a bloke called Paul and not a misunderstood apostle.....etc etc...I hope that this is now understandable. Thank you.

The Romanesque painting continues...far too slowly for my liking but, hey ho, it is half way to being presentable....the model concerned it kept posted with regular up dates and is probably sick to death of me bugging them...however, they do not let on and have been very patient. Thanks Greg, you're a star!
This series of paintings are developing into a "Roman God meets the 21st Century" type thing....mmmmm...we'll see...

Thanks for taking the time to read all this....off to care for the needy....

Ivor x