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I HAVE BEEN ABSENT FROM WORD PRESS FOR A MONTH. THIS WAS DUE TO A PERSONAL MISUNDERSTANDING, WHICH LED ME TO GO PRIVATE WHILST I THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WANTED TO KEEP POSTING. DALE M

PLAY#44

TRYING TO DO NORMAL THINGS TODAY, FIRST UP BATH, SHAVE AND CUT MY HAIR. THEN I’M GOING TO WORK ON A NEW PAINTING. EACH LITTLE ACT PUSHES THE MADNESS FURTHER AWAY. THE INTERNAL MADNESS CANNOT BE DENIED, BUT THE EXTERNAL MADNESS DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY MY MIND CONTINUALLY. DALE M

SUNDAY #13

Some home truths. three years ago this week my beloved died. Although I denied it… all I wanted to do was die. Not a romantic notion, or a romantic gesture, I just wanted to die. To this end, I took ludicrous amounts of alcohol and drugs. I never actually took enough of either to quite

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERO

IT’S THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF DAVID BOWIE’S BIRTH. ONCE AND FUTURE HERO. DALE M

PLAY #43

A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP INTO NOWHERE LAND. JUST FOR A CHANGE, I WENT DOWN MEMORY LANE TO WHERE IF YOU REMEMBERED IT YOU WERE NOT THERE. ENJOYED PAINTING YESTERDAY, BUT IT IS QUITE HARD WHEN YOUR BODY IS FALLING TO PIECES. I FELT A BIT LIKE FRIEDA KAHLO AS I HAD TO KEEP COMING BACK TO

NEW ROBERT SMITH PORTRAIT

SLIGHTLY OUT OF FOCUS, A BIT LIKE ME. THIS IS MY FIRST PAINTING IN OVER A YEAR. IT’S EXACTLY WHAT THE PERSON WHO ASKED FOR IT WANTED. SO THATS GOOD. DALE M

PLAY#42

HAD SOME GOOD NEWS WHICH IS QUITE BAD NEWS. I’VE RECEIVED EXTRA MONEY FROM GOVT, BECAUSE I’M OFFICIALLY HANDICAPPED. A TWO-EDGED SWORD. OK THE MONEY IS GOOD, BUT THE DESCRIPTION IS DEPRESSING. HOWEVER ONWARDS AND UPWARDS. I HAVE A PAINTING TO DO BUT AM STILL WAITING ON AN AMAZON DELIVERY FOR SUPPLIES. IT WAS NEXT

PLAY#41

WITH THIS ANNIVERSARY, I’M LUCKY. I HAVE THINGS TO DO. I HAVE TO GO TO TOWN FOR PAINTING SUPPLIES AND I HAVE A COMMISSIONED PAINTING TO COMPLETE. PROBABLY BETTER FOR ME IN THE LONG RUN THAN SITTING AROUND CIRCLING EVER INWARDS ON THE VAGARIES OF LIFE, MARIE WILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT, I THINK. DALE

SUNDAY #12

EARLY START THIS MORNING, 5.30 AM KICK OFF TO DRIVE BACK HOME FROM HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. JAN DROVE HERSELF BACK AND WAS HOME FOR 9.45. SO ALL IN ALL A PRETTY GOOD TRIP. IT WAS NICE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT FOR A CHANGE, AFTER SPENDING PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE LAST SIX MONTHS IN MY

HAPPY BOWIE NEW YEAR PLAYLIST

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. A BOWIE PLAYLIST IS AS TRADITIONAL AS HOGMANAY. THE WORLD WILL TURN THIS YEAR, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD GRIP, ITS GOING TO BE A BUMPY RIDE DALE M