MARTES, EL VIENTICINCO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
WAY BACK IN APRIL, I SHOWED A SKETCH. OF COURSE I'VE COME INTO NEW ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORK, MOSTLY DUE TO NOT WANTING TO REPEAT MYSELF AND WANTING TO PUSH MY IDEA OF 'PAINTING'. BOTH IN A PHYSICAL AND COMMERCIAL/ ANTI-COMMERCIAL SENSE. I'M RE-READING FRANK STELLA'S WORKING SPACE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ANSWERS IN THERE. EVEN THOUGH HE STOPS AT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM, THERE'S PLENTY OF BASE MATERIAL DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK, WHICH FORMALLY, COULD BE USED IN MOST PAINTING CIRCUMSTANCES.

LUNES, EL VIENTICUATRO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
MANAGED TO GET MYSELF OUT OF BED TO TEACH TODAY, FEELING BETTER AND HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF THE COLD. DAVE HICKEY'S AIR GUITAR ARRIVED IN THE POST TODAY WHICH IS COOL, IT'S NOT TOO LONG SO WILL PROBABLY HAVE FINISHED READING IT BY TOMORROW. HERE'S ANOTHER CRUCIFIX WITH HICKEY ON IT:

DOMINGO, EL VIENTITRES DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT, GOOD TURN OUT AT THE OPENING, ESP WHANGANUI FOLK. WE WENT BACK TO WHANGANUI AFTER THE SHOW WOUND DOWN AND POPPED IN TO TYLEE COTTAGE TO MEET NEW RESIDENT MIRANDA PARKES AND CATCH UP WITH LAURA AND TAO. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M SICK- HEADCOLD- AND I HAVE TO FINISH A WORK TO SEND DOWN TO CHRISTCHURCH NEXT WEEK. ROTTEN
HERE'S ONE OF THE NEW WORKS I TOOK DOWN TO MARK.

SECURITY
2009
OIL ON WOOD

SABATO, EL VIENTIDOS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A NIGHT AT HOME, THEN PACK TO PALMY THIS MORNING TO FINISH THE SET UP OF 'I GO WHERE THE PARTY TAKES ME', A GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW CURATED BY JK RUSS. (CHECK HER BLOG OUT SOON FOR PHOTOS OF THE OPENING). I'M STARTING TO COME DOWN WITH SOMETHING, I FEEL WRECKED AFTER THOSE FEW BUSY DAYS IN WTGN, ESPECIALLY THE SESSION AFTER VICTOR'S EXHIBITION OPENING!

CAUTIONARY
2000
OIL AND ENAMEL ON WOOD
PRIVATE COLLECTION, WTGN

VIERNES, EL VIENTIUNO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YESTERDAY ENDED UP BEING QUITE BUSY, A LOOK AROUND THE GALLERIES, WALK AROUND THE PORT AND A VISIT UP TO ROB'S PLACE. DINNER AND STAYING WITH WHANAU, UP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO PALMERSTON NORTH TO SET UP JO'S SHOW AT THERMOSTAT.

BANK BALLANCE (BASED ON THE OLD BNZ BUILDING IN WTGN)
OIL AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS
1999
PRIVATE COLLECTION, WTGN

JUEVES, EL VIENTE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
YESTERDAY, I 'HAD MY TAXES DONE' AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT FINISHED. EVEN THOUGH IT WENT SMOOTHLY, IT'S STILL A DRAIN. BELOW IS A COOL CARTOON BY CLAY BENNETT, A PERFECT IMAGE REALLY (U.S. OF COURSE, BEING IRS). I ALSO DE-INSTALLED MY WORK AT CRAWLSPACE AND DROPPED OFF SOME NEW WORK TO MARK AT THE GALLERY. TODAY, I INTEND TO CHECK OUT SOME GALLERIES.