Saturday

Flags at Manchester cathedral, antibiotics, nic-nacs.

excrutiating

So two attempts at drawing.. the last model that was at the life drawing class (which is at the top of the student union, in one of the bars, with a massive stage and red walls, and a constant odour of spilt beer) had never been a life model before. It was VERY awkward, mostly because he was young, and very toned, and when he took his robe off, most of us gasped.
The fat man was just a fat man, a couple of months ago. He had a very large belly, and a very small bottom.
Its so interesting doing life drawing, I can actually feel different cogs in my brain working. And it takes such physical attention to pen, paper and model that is close to being painful.

yellow smoke

The Yellow Fog that rubs its back uopn the window panes,
The yellow smog that rubs its muzzle on the window panes
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let Fall upon its back the soot that falls from the chimneys,
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft october night,
Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.
- T S Eliot, Love song of J Alfred Prufrock -

electric courtney

baby panda furies

Francis Bacon was quite keen on Greek mythology, and apparently his 'Three Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion' (1944)are loosely based upon the Greek furies Tisiphone, Megeara and Alecto. Also known as the Daughters of the Night, their main business was vengeance and were especially aggressive with regards to patricide and matricide. The etymology of furious and infuriated leads back to these hideous three who had Medusa hair and blood dripping from their eyes.
They're great to try and draw

great pairs

It was a tradition between them that they should never be too tired for anything, and they found it made the days better on the whole and put the evenings more in order. When, inevitably, their spirits flagged they shifted the blame to the weariness and fatigue of others.(Tender is the Night)

Acknowledging Valentines

(excuse the 'Jo')