My Portraits for Parkinson’s fundraiser (a subsidary to Sharon’s meticulously organised dinner and dance evening) happened last Saturday night, and I’m pleased to report that:
I didn’t record any of the drawings, but here is part of the whiteboard that I used to advertise my services:
(Some of the following is an exaggeration for poetic effect.)
The kids are off school,
Running riot through the house.
Am I in control?
Not really, no.
I’ve spent too much money;
My credit’s all gone.
Am I in control?
Not really, no.
The laundry’s piled high,
And the hoover’s hard to find.
Am I in control?
Not really, no.
I’m stiff and I’m tired,
And my left hand won’t work.
Am I in control?
Not really, no.
My toes curl themselves
So it’s difficult to walk.
Am I in control?
Not really, no.
But paint on the canvas
Goes smooth and as planned.
Am I in control?
Indubitably, yes.
This is the painting that I did enter under the theme “Control“.
Brush Control, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm
To quote a well known Antipodean artist and TV personality, can you see what it is, yet? Continue reading
This is the painting that I didn’t enter in the Mervyn Peake Awards.
Ribbon Dancer, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 cm
I painted it for the theme “Control”, but eventually decided that it was overcomplex, and that it potentially meant more – too much, perhaps. Continue reading
I never liked sledging
I hated to feel
the unpredictable sliding
that I couldn’t control.
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