I have just discovered guppies. How did that take so long? It’s funny how many things I’ve been completely disinterested in until I drew one and suddenly shazaam. Instant obsession! It happened for a while with ships when I went down to the docks one day with my mum to paint the old tugboats at rest. And now, fish. All kinds really. Tropical ones, damn-ugly ones, goggle-eyed, giant squid, fluthers of jellyfish, carp (the fishiest of all fish) and now, guppies.
Of course I should be doing something else but from time to time you have to give yourself an hour to wander down a creative sidetrack to get the energy levels up again. These side tracks are a must – down there you make discoveries – new characters, new techniques, new styles and subjects. Even fish.
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Long live sidetracks. Down there be angels.
Oh yes, dive down those sidetracks. i discovered siamese fighting fish swimming through a ladies fine green hair down a sidetrack the other night. there is something so lovely about painting fish isn’t there?