Ready about….

Ready about... 

Ready about ..Lee ho!  The sailing term used for tacking to a different course when sailing- or put simply turning the boat and sailing a different direction into the wind. Sailing is exhilarating! I'm dedicating this Blog to those sailing this summer in particular: a young relative of mine who is sailing for Great Britain and friends of mine sailing in New York educating youngsters how to sail. They’re inspirational.

It reminds me of the good old days when I was a youngster sailing our dinghy around Chichester and Cowes on the Isle of Wight and the expeditions to Brittany with family on a friends 35 ft yacht.

But what has this got to do with art you may say?? Well, it's about adventure and how sport is an art in itself. Just when the wind changes in direction, we need to change our direction to keep to speed. But I would like your take on this... as with our ideas that we use to draw out an image - do you often change tack and change what you're working on because you need a different approach to keep your ideas fresh like the breeze?

I know I do - this is why art work often shows a history of changes and working within its texture and colour and vibrance, something like this image I'm showing this week. In a way I’m doing the same with Blind Create.

But hey, do you change your work mid flow because it requires a different direction? I welcome your thoughts…