Month: December 2020

Late yesterday evening, I’d began reading an MA thesis by Peter T. Ford, entitled ‘The Compositional Style of Keith Emerson in Tarkus (1971)’. It’s a piece of music that I…

7.30 am: The end of first light: 8.00 am: A communion. 8.45 am: Preparations for the day ahead: Chiefly, the final set of third-year painting tutorials. Occasionally there’re moments in…

8.00 am: A communion. 8.30 am: Proof of presence: 8.45 am: I planned the day ahead, as a smokey-screen of thin, neutral cloud drifted (like a mild depression) slowly over…

8.00 am: 8.15 am: A communion. 8.45 am: I looked over my itinerary for today: a menu of MA fine art tutorials (the last before the Christmas vacation) and consultations,…

There’s only this moment, then, this moment, then, this moment, then … . Sunday, December 6. ‘Done!’: Monday, December 8. 8.00 am: A communion. 8.30 am: eBayology: A wrapping, packing,…

Career (definition: ‘An occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress’). Career (definition: ‘To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way’ ). Friday,…

8.00 am: A communion. 8.30 am: A readying. 8.45 am: Ready to go: The first of the day’s online third-year painting tutorials. In the background, our students are being tested…

8.00 am: A communion. 8.30 am: Emailery, postgraduate admin, and preparations for the first hour of the morning. 9.00 am: An initial MA fine art tutorial … 9.30 am: ……

7.30 am: 8.30 am: Off to School to wait for the double gallery to be opened so that I could begin the Vocational Practice seminar. I’d time to venture into…