Blues on Gold

Charles Mackesy

The work began as ink drawings of London, analytical and thorough, analysing everything. Over time things loosened and the work became more open and developed from there. It seems I go through phases or issues such as the prodigal son story and work them through until somehow it's over, and I can move on. There are clear and obvious themes; the jazz, the angels, musicians and the prodigals. Interspersed between all of these though are random studies of life; narratives if you like, - such as drawings of friends, and cafes, which are unspecific in their message but to me are as valid. In retrospect and at the risk of sounding like a pseud - I think the process of making art can be a journey of discovery and self-discovery somehow- a spiritual journey I suppose.

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