David Hockney

Sketch a day - Day 77/365

I didn't do much today. Still down with the damn cold. Most of the morning was spent with Tucker and Lara Darling snuggled into me on the bed.

I know. I know. Animals on the bed… Moons ago I was determined to have the bedroom fur-fam-free. But turns out the fur-fam have other persistent ideas. And so my resolve weakened. Now they just roam wherever they damn please.

I must say, when you are poorly there's few lovlier things than your cat and dog snuggling into you to make sure you're ok. Thanks Lara Darling and Tucker. 🙏🏻🐾❤️

Then this afternoon I had to get my shit together a bit. I read a writing squad writer’s play (very exciting work going on there) and I did some toad patrol admin (I help organise the Micklethwaite toad migration patrol) sorting cover for later in the week when temperatures are going up and we may see movement.

I also had emails to sort for some admin for the Old Bird Theatre company. Starting up a theatre company turns out to be full on. Who knew? But Deborah and I are really lucky that we have two great directors joining us on our board to help steer the ship. It's exciting. And we are getting there. Thanks Jan and Josh ❤️🙌🏻❤️

Anyway, by the end of the evening I was knackered.

Which is when I remembered I still had to sketch…

Motivation to draw over the last few days has been none existent. I just did not want to do anything other than blob on the sofa. But I am a stubborn fool and when Jane said to me ‘well maybe when you are poorly it's ok not to draw?’ that was like a red rag. I got all offended and said ‘no! Of course I must draw. If I don't draw I won't improve and I am determined to improve’. She shrugged and left me to it with a ‘ok, so get on with it then’ look. I was left with little option but to draw.

I couldn't decide on a subject in the house, I hadn't been anywhere because ill… so i scrolled through some photos of things I have done recently. I remembered I had had a peek inside the David Hockney exhibition at Cartwright Hall in Bradford last week. I loved finding out that DH has designed children's clothes. Very cute. Anyway I drew a bit of the exhibition. I struggled with it. I can't say I enjoyed it. But it's done. And that means I am one drawing further towards being better that I was yesterday. I hope. I also hope tomorrow this horrible cold is gone. And that's the news.