Words and thoughts.
‘We spend our whole lives in unconscious exercise of the art of expressing our thoughts with the help of words’ Vincent Van Gogh.
I recently visited an immersive exhibition of the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Having seen a variety of art exhibitions in London, Paris and New York I have to say this is one of the best artistic experiences I have ever enjoyed. Probably like many others, my former acquaintance with Van Gogh’s work mainly consisted of sunflowers, self- portraits showing his bandaged ear and whirly night scenes. How little I knew! The man was incredibly prolific having produced so many wonderful paintings in his short life, and dying aged just twenty-seven. He said: ‘I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.’ And he certainly did.
Masquerade was probably one of the biggest projects I have ever undertaken. The characters’ inner thoughts, responses and actions often took over my dreams, so much so that the real world and the imagined world sometimes overlapped. Although that could be an age thing too …
I’m currently working on the sequel. The narrative takes place in Cornwall and London, both places that I know well having grown up in Cornwall and lived my adult life in London. However, in writing the current novel I don’t have the excuse to jet off to New York regularly to ‘do research’, which usually involves spending most nights in jazz clubs, before going back to my digs on the all-night subway. On one occasion I stayed in NYC for three months. Well, it was only right that I should have the ‘gap year’ I had missed as a teenager.
Once again, I think about the characters as I’m washing the dishes, strolling around the park or creeping about in my flat at 3am, trying not to disturb my neighbours.
Wish me luck guys, as I try to ‘express my thoughts with the help of words’. Thankyou Vincent!
I recently visited an immersive exhibition of the work of Vincent Van Gogh. Having seen a variety of art exhibitions in London, Paris and New York I have to say this is one of the best artistic experiences I have ever enjoyed. Probably like many others, my former acquaintance with Van Gogh’s work mainly consisted of sunflowers, self- portraits showing his bandaged ear and whirly night scenes. How little I knew! The man was incredibly prolific having produced so many wonderful paintings in his short life, and dying aged just twenty-seven. He said: ‘I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.’ And he certainly did.
Masquerade was probably one of the biggest projects I have ever undertaken. The characters’ inner thoughts, responses and actions often took over my dreams, so much so that the real world and the imagined world sometimes overlapped. Although that could be an age thing too …
I’m currently working on the sequel. The narrative takes place in Cornwall and London, both places that I know well having grown up in Cornwall and lived my adult life in London. However, in writing the current novel I don’t have the excuse to jet off to New York regularly to ‘do research’, which usually involves spending most nights in jazz clubs, before going back to my digs on the all-night subway. On one occasion I stayed in NYC for three months. Well, it was only right that I should have the ‘gap year’ I had missed as a teenager.
Once again, I think about the characters as I’m washing the dishes, strolling around the park or creeping about in my flat at 3am, trying not to disturb my neighbours.
Wish me luck guys, as I try to ‘express my thoughts with the help of words’. Thankyou Vincent!
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