Mark Lawrenson: Muse

Last time a piece of my art was displayed I was at Junior School. It was a picture of a dictator/ James Bond type villain who had tormented me and my pal Shaun during a nightmare. It hung on the wall of our classroom for the rest of the term along with all my classmates creations; they stood as testament to the egalitarian ethics of our teacher.

After failing the +11, I attended the local comprehensive school, this did nothing to develop my art. Having not taken a single art class since, my ability remains raw, unrefined and no doubt to many  undefinable as art at all.

*Portrait of Mark Lawrenson by James Steady (31 years old)  - pilot ink pen on notepad

This blog is the ongoing record of my construction, from ground-zero up, as an artist. Ground-zero is the drawing of Mark Lawrenson above. I will return to Mark as a subject when I want to test out my new skills. Let's hope I have some talent so that eventually I can do Mark the justice he deserves.