January 2004 Archive

Update on the William Scott book release:

William Scott Book The long-awaited book on William Scott - with 500 pages, over 300 colour plates and text by Norbert Lynton - it out and available now!

Among the few 20th century British artists to enjoy a global reputation, William Scott has become ever more celebrated in the 15 years since his death. His ground-breaking work is in museums worldwide, and it continues to attract new levels of interest at exhibitions, fairs and auctions.

Purchasing copies can be made easily through Amazon.com>

The Last of England

One of the tiles from "The Last of England" was recently used as the cover of a hardcover book published by Oxford University Press. This fine image is displayed prominently on the front of the sleeve. It is volume 12 of a series of books which covers 1960s - 2000. For more details and a larger image of the book's cover click on this link: Book Cover

Update

James We have finally moved and almost settled into the new house. My new studio is nearly ready, which is part of the house now. At the end of May I will be moving from 725 North Western, where I had my studio for nearly eight years. Unfortunately, not much work has been done lately, mostly just packing.

My most recent project "Cracks" (a tribute to the Resistance Movement) is almost finished. As I see it, the artist's job is to get his fingers into the crevices and prise them open.

That's not hard when the contradictions are so gaping. I was going to call it "Cracks, Cream and Crevices", the "Cream" being the effluent for covering the cracks when they get too extreme but that all seemed too much - "Cracks" seemed to say it all. The project comprises over fifty paintings, all twelve inches square and has evolved over the last three years.

William Scott Alongside "Cracks", I have been working on a series of "Family Portraits". These are more character vignettes done on a large scale - all eight by seven feet. While not exactly traditional portraits, searching for a likeness, they are intended as an emotional representation and include my Mother, Father and Brother. A self-portrait will be the last. Maybe more will come later?

And this year I have also embarked on a long thought about Book Project which will ultimately comprise six books of drawings from the following catagories: animals, flowers, self-portraits, portraits, face, head or body parts, abstract, still-life, interiors, tableau, family, nude figure, erotic, landscapes, anti-war, psychic states, etc.