Nat, filming the original Ruined Cottage
The short film I have been working on with Nat Wilkins of Canny Productions is almost ready and Nat has created an introduction, which I'm sharing as a cover photo. The film is about my practice, paintings, teaching, and the landscapes and derelict cottages that prod me into painting them.
Mike Tickell kindly read Noel Connor's poems for me and this adds a rich layer. Nat is going to create a series of short extracts of Mike reading other poems. Kathryn Tickell allowed me to use her beautiful music as a soundtrack. The film is in the final editing stages and Nat is adding credits and title - 'The Shared Pulse' - a quotation from Noel Connor's poem 'The Empty Chair,' from 'In the Pause of Passing.' The short film will be ready very soon.
Please follow the link to the introduction and let me know what you think!