After several months of working at a smaller scale painting patterns for silk masks, I have recently returned to painting scarves.
This change in scale is more tricky than it appears. I experienced and learnt that when I first started painting the smaller pieces for masks. With a move back to larger work I didn’t want to misjudge the gear shift whilst painting a full 90 x 90 cm square, so I have returned by first painting neckerchiefs.
Pinning out the 55 x 55 cm squares and loosely laying down the first outlines became a poignant experience as I reflected on the intervening seven months since I last worked on any scarves. I then reached for the darkest, dark blue I have and painted in the background.
2020 really has turned out to be a ghastly, ghastly year.
And, finally now, the 31st December, we can say goodbye and good riddance to it.
Agnes Ashe 