MON 30 MARCH
I had three ideas to work with for 'Porthleven 95':
Islands - where the pier in front of the Ship Inn becomes disconnected during bad weather and high tide
Black Ship - I like the name! A reversal of colours of the Ship Inn, in a mainly black and white painting
Figure - The figure seems inevitable. I had everyone putting figures in their paintings on last years Porthleven courses! Two vertical elements, the left-hand outline of the figure describes the shape of the harbour. The 'Porthleven' and 'City of Glass' series come closer together!
Some new colours, pastel shades, all very tentative and difficult to get excited about. The lyrics from Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' sprang to mind: 'Running over the same old ground. What have we found? The same old fears...'
