….sometimes after I start a large painting I work on a small sketch of the same piece, which is pretty much the opposite of how most people work, but I find that if I sketch something first it predicts too much and doesn’t give me enough freedom, so I’ll do a few sketches once the large piece is well underway, then hopefully I’ll figure out a few new things and go back and finish the large piece….

….and on a side-note, we’ve been growing sunflowers on our balcony….