Sabbatical time is nearly ended. Reading around all my paintings has been completed. All that remains is to write up the material gleaned this week in Cambridge on the work of Ronald Forbes. As the only living artist of the twelve I've studied the research task took a different shape. Much was available on the web but less in books. I established a link with the work of Gilbert and George which helped to ground the reading, spent time reading modern Scottish history and learned a little about Scottish art. Interesting to note that 'British Art' is generally English - I knew none of the names of those important in Scottish art since the war.
Cambridge was quieter than I've seen it recently. The tourists are fewer in number and the city centre was peaceful this week. Plenty of shoppers in the Grand Arcade - more families and groups of teenagers looking for sale bargains than overseas visitors in search of souvenirs. Traffic too was lighter and our journey out of the city last night easy. Great to have dinner with friends and catch up with news on our way home.
The week ahead will see the drawing together of the project. Already I'm putting together files of material I've collected over the past few months for future reference. Looking over these brings back positive memories of the wonderful places I've visited and all I've done this year. I'll be sad when it all comes to an end and intend to make the most of this final phase.
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