Medium: charcoal and acrylic on prepared paper Size: 59 x 84cm. 
 
Part of the May Day project - 31 new concepts created one each day for the month of May. This is a type of project that I set myself often, it is designed to stimulate new ideas and to paint loosley - cutting the fat and fiddle time by putting a time limit on the work. The idea is not to produce good painting, but to push myself into new areas via stress and time pressure.
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Each prepared paper substrate measures 59 x 84cm.
Part of the character of the study works is the stray pin holes, brush hair, coffee cup stains, folds and creases that form in their use as a reference tool. As a consequence, these sketches may have the usual wear of a working drawing - this is part of their narrative.