the difficult third post

I am now completely over my art class experience. The class this week was a real slog, it followed the same format as the week before: Free paint session> a few trite art orientation videos> free paint session. This is not enough to satisfy me, but i can understand how the atmosphere of a jobbing artist's studio might be impressive enough for someone with £25 and a couple of hours to burn. I finished the picture posted last week (Picture from a book...), but left it in the studio. i might try to recover it, but i prefer to remember it as it was at the halfway stage.

There is a place for what www.londonartclasses.com does, but its not for me, and as this blog is about  art and I, I will leave it there. If any one is thinking of going there and wants and  honest opinion, id be happy to give you my thoughts privately - leave you contact details and i'll get back to you.

A positive influence of attending www.londonartclasses.com my perspective on how to progress more than directly progress my art. £25 remains my targeted weekly art-spend for  materials, exhibitions etc. The first thing I did was go to my local art supplies shop and spend £17 on an easel, canvasses, acrylic paints and brushes.There's a sale on at www.cowlingandwilcox.com...

So I find myself without a master - an art ronin. Who will fill this void? Who will help me populate canvasses? Friends, that's who. Sweet, unsuspecting, loyal, free, friends. Loads of people I know do loads of interesting things so i will be annoying them and blogging about their creative processes as well as making some sort of foray in to the art world.... and of course i will be drawing more of Mark Lawrenson....