The ongoing notion of a smaller painting brought to a completed conclusion on every single day…

Posted on April 11, 2018 by seanworrall

Daily Conclusion 423 (59/365/2018 – Feb 28th). On recycled cardboard

The notion of a smaller painting brought to a completed conclusion on every day started back on January 1st 2017, not a painting started and finished on the same day, just one of the many paintings that tend to be happening and evolving in the studio at all the same time brought to a completed conclusion (right now there’s around twenty half finished smaller paintings as well as several much larger ones here in the studio). The notion was originally to end on December 31st, somehow it didn’t, it was originally a year long challenge I set myself, I rather enjoyed the discipline of having to do it though, so until it stops being a positive thing and starts to become a burden then on the notion will go on. I need to draw or paint every day, a day is not complete until paint has touched canvas (or wood or vinyl or…).

Daily Conclusion 408 (44/365/2018 – Feb 13th). On a recycled piece of fridge

And I do rather like the mass-production pop art aspect of it all, I do like the idea of producing so much work that there’s very little monetary value in any of it, that a piece of art can be on sale for little more than you’d pay for a much-loved CD or a cake and cup of coffee or a couple of pints, I kind of like that people can enjoy buying a small piece of art without it being about money and the value and the big price ticket, I like that some of them can be left on the street for people to take or that the pieces can be on sale (of course paint costs money and bills need to be paid so if you do see a piece you like and it isn’t in the shop, then do please ask, I may still have it here in the studio). Today I am mostly working on a big canvas piece that will hopefully be part of a solo show of larger work later this year….

Daily Concluded paintings, Jan 2018

Bridges over the Thames, Chip shop walls, abandoned tube stations…

Posted on April 10, 2018 by seanworrall

#365ArtDrop18 – 49/365, a leaf left hanging on The Strand, London,

Bridges over the Thames, Chip shop walls, abandoned tube stations, the year-long #365ArtDrop18 piece of work goes on, there been 53 of the 365 paintings left out for people to take now, there would have been quite a few more but the weather so far this year really hasn’t been favourable in terms of leaving art hanging on walls. Last week pieces were left down by the Thames, indeed a piece left on a bridge over the Thames. pieces were left all over town…

#365ArtDrop18 – 53/365, a leaf left hanging by a bridge over the River Thames, London,

Pieces were left on The Strand, outside the old and now abandoned Aldwych tube station (or Strand station as it says on the front of the now bricked up building). A piece left hanging on the wall of an East London chip shop was soon claimed by a little girl in red boots (almost as soon as I hung it, she got her dad to get it down for her). The interaction is a big part of the piece of work of course, the use of the hashtag and the hope that we hear about where this year’s pieces have got to is a very big part of the year-long piece, the photos of people with their pieces and such…..

#365ArtDrop18 – 46/365, a leaf left hanging in East London, and quickly claimed…

We know that of the 53 pieces left hanging in London so far, that pieces have been found and taken to Belgium, Portugal, Germany, as well as various parts of the United Kingdom. Alas this time, people are telling us they’ve found them via private message or by leaving comments under photos we’ve posted on social media, or by sending in very bad photos of just the piece of work and with no real context, I thought this was the selfie generation? Come on, let’s see you with the piece, or go hold by a sign for your town or at least your cat, where have those pieces gone? Tell us the stories…

Click on an images to enlarge or ot run the slide show of some of the recent pieces left…

: #365ArtDrop18 – 53/365, a leaf left hanging by a bridge over the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 53/365, a leaf left hanging by a bridge over the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 52/365, a leaf left hanging on a bridge over the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 52/365, a leaf left hanging on a bridge over the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 52/365, a leaf left hanging on a bridge over the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 51/365, a leaf left hanging by the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 51/365, a leaf left hanging by the River Thames, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 50/365, a leaf left hanging on The Strand, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 50/365, a leaf left hanging on The Strand, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 49/365, a leaf left hanging on The Strand, London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 47/365, a leaf left in East London,

: #365ArtDrop18 – 46/365, a leaf left hanging in East London, and quickly claimed…

: #365ArtDrop18 – 45/365, a leaf left hanging in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 45/365, a leaf left hanging in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 45/365, a leaf left hanging in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 44/365, a leaf left by a wall in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 44/365, a leaf left by a wall in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 44/365, a leaf left by a wall in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 43/365, a leaf left on a wall in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 43/365, a leaf left on a wall in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 42/365, a leaf left on a window ledge in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 42/365, a leaf left on a window ledge in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 41/365, a leaf left hanging in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 41/365, a leaf left hanging in East London

The luck of a thousand stars can’t get me out of this….

Posted on March 23, 2018 by seanworrall

“The Luck of a Thousand Stars” – Acrylic, brushwork, spray paint, marker pen, gloss varnish on recycled wooden board in a recycled found Ikea frame – for when a frame is thrown out leaves and stars will grow in it – 55cm x 75cm, (March 2018)

: “The Luck of a Thousand Stars” – Acrylic, brushwork, spray paint, marker pen, gloss varnish – 55cm x 75cm, (March 2018)

: “The Luck of a Thousand Stars” (detail) – Acrylic, brushwork, spray paint, marker pen, gloss varnish – 55cm x 75cm, (March 2018)

: “The Luck of a Thousand Stars” – Acrylic, brushwork, spray paint, marker pen, gloss varnish – 55cm x 75cm, (March 2018)

Stargrowth, when a frame is left on the street then stars will grow…

Posted on February 26, 2018 by seanworrall

Fresh star growth, new layers in a found frame (and when a frame is thrown out and left on the street then things will grow in it). This frame was found on the Hackney street a couple of weeks back, the Spring growth and the new layers have been evolving in the dark of the studio here in East London ever since – “Stargrowth”, acrylic, gloss varnish on recycled hardboard in a found frame, 68cm x 55cm, (February 2018).

“Stargrowth”, acrylic, gloss varnish on recycled hardboard in a found frame, 68cm x 55cm, (February 2018).

A leaf left hanging on a wall in East London yesterday is now off to San Francisco…

Posted on February 20, 2018 by seanworrall

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/9, a leaf left hanging and now found by the person who posted this photo

That piece in the photo up there, that painting, that leaf, those starz, that piece was left hanging on Fashion Street, just off Brick Lane, East London, a couple of weeks back, the photo above appeared on social media a couple of days later. As we keep saying, the photos people post with the pieces they have chosen to take are a big part of this piece of work..

#365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

And I see the 23rd piece, a leaf left hanging on a wall in East London yesterday is now off to San Francisco, that is good news. Ten pieces were left out yesterday, I assume some of them are still out there. The #365ArtDrop18 hash tag is a big part of this year-long piece of work. Of the 27 piece left on the street so far this year, we know that five have been taken and two are still out there, the fate of the rest of them remains unknown. We know that one piece has gone to Belgium, one to the US and three more that we’ve heard or seen that have been taken but we know not where they now live…

The Spring is suggesting she might finally almost be here, the art drop thing was never intended to be daily, just a piece of work in 365 parts that will hopefully go on throughout the year.

Click on an image t oenlarge or to run the slide show of last weekend’s srops…

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 18/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 19/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 20/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 21/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 22/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 23/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 24/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 25/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 27/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 27/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 27/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 27/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 26/365, a leaf left in East London

Another piece left under another bridge…

Posted on February 14, 2018 by seanworrall

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

Another #365ArtDrop18 piece – 16/365 – A leaf painted, the 16th of 365 artdrop pieces that, all being well, will happen in 2018, a 16th piece painted on and in a recycled found frame, a small red frame that had a photo in it and the glass still intact when I found it and pulled out of a skip and hopefully rescued from landfill. The frame is now black, the glass cleaned up, a leaf has grown inside it and…. And last night it was left hanging on a wall under another bridge in East London, left there on the way home from a rather impressive Lennie Lee exhibition, left hanging next to a Thierry Noir piece for someone to take should they wish to. The hashtag is on the back, will it be taken? Will the hashtag be used? Will it find a home or will it end up in landfill anyway? The hashtag is important, we would like to know where these pieces go, I believe part five is now somewhere in Belgium?

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

Part ten, a pieces painted on a block of wood, was left under a different railway bride a few days back, part fourteen was left by a cash machine in East London on the same day. Part thirteen, fifteen and seventeen are still in my bag waiting for the right time and place, there’s a couple of dozen finished pieces waiting to be numbered here in the studio, waiting for the spring to kick in and weather to be more in line with the notion of hanging art out on the street without it being blown away. I anticipate an outburst of drops as soon as Spring arrives (I can’t move in my studio).

Click on an image to enlarge or to run the fractured slide show

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/14, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/14, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/16, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

: #365ArtDrop18 – 365/10, a leaf left in East London

The art of dropping art, the latest parts of a year-long piece of work…

Posted on February 5, 2018 by seanworrall

The art of dropping, the ongoing notion of (another) year-long piece of art in 365 parts, 365 paintings on things found on the street, things recycled, reclaimed, saved from landfill, used as a canvas, painted on, and then left back out there, hung back out there on the street for people to take should they wish to. And as we’ve said before, people taking part, posting photos of themselves with their found pieces is a big part of this piece of work that, all being well, will go on throughout the year. Today several pieces were carefully places (never dropped) around East London – 365 will go out this year, that doesn’t mean one a day, today six were left out there, tomorrow there might be more, they’ve been building up here in the studio waiting for decent weather…

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/6, a leaf left hanging in East London

#365ArtDrop18 6/365 – A leaf or two left, the 6th of the 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, this is another of the daily concluded paintings from 2017 painted on a recycled piece of hardwood and now left on a street corner in East London for someone to take should they wish to.

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/7, a leaf left hanging in East London

#365ArtDrop18 7/365 – A leaf left, the 7th of 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, painted on a recycled piece of hardwood and now left on a street corner on Brick Lane, East London on a busy Sunday afternoon…

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/8, a leaf left hanging in East London

#365ArtDrop18 8/365 – A leaf left, the 8th of 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, painted on a recycled piece of hardwood and once again left on a street in East London for someone to tale should they wish to, left on Fashion Street actually, a street covered in paste up pieces…

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/9, a leaf left hanging in East London

#365ArtDrop18 9/365 – A leaf left, the 9th of 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, painted on a recycled piece of hardwood floorboard picked up off the street in Hackney and now left back out on a street in East London for someone to tale should they wish to do just that

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/11, a leaf or two left in East London

#365ArtDrop18 11/365 – A leaf left, the 11th of 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, painted on a recycled block of wood and now left on a window ledge on street just off Brick Lane, East London for someone to tale should they wish to (number ten is still in my bag, I expect it will find a wall tomorrow)

#365ArtDrop18 – 365/12, a leaf left in East London

#365ArtDrop18 12/365 – A leaf left, the 12th of 365 artdrop pieces of 2018, painted on a recycled hardwood piece of floorboard, a rather big piece of board, and left hanging on a wall in East London for someone to tale should they wish to, which indeed they did, we just this second saw a photo left by someone called Kitty Kat on Instagram..

Click on an images to enlarge or run the fractured slide show of this Sunday’s drop action….