Books

This week I show photos of books and journals which are near to me at the moment.

I started reading Antony Beevor's 'Berlin' in early January, around the time when I was thinking about applying for the RESIDE residency.
What a complex journey this book took me on. Incredible, what has happened since in Europe.  And what is happening in the Ukraine this weekend.

Just finished reading this.

About two years ago I read the brilliant biography about Prunella Clough by Frances Spalding.  I was particularly intrigued by how much Spalding managed to disclose about Prunella's inner world. 
She also wrote a 'A Critical Biography' about Stevie Smith, the poet, and this is what I am reading right now, after 'Berlin'.
I am at page 127.  She was born in 1902.
It makes sense. It's good for my painting.

The following two books are about art in Suffolk. I am currently involved with a research project with Jacquie Utley and Hayley Field, and we are focusing on the process in painting. As part of this inquiry we are also looking at women painters who were based in Suffolk, i.e. Peggy Somerville, Kathleen Walne and Mary Newcomb.

A heavy public catalog which lists all the oil paintings held in public collections here in Suffolk.

I love world music and after having been to the Womad festival subscribed to Songlines. Went to see Angelique Kidjo an LoJo at the Barbican in December.

The other great luxury is reading Sight & Sound.
I don't watch TV but love films.

Intermittently I read Xavier de Maistre's A Journey around My Room.
What a lovely concept. It works for me.

What do you read at the moment?