Barcelona

Just back from a quick trip to Barcelona. Inspiring as ever, Gaudi, Miro, Picasso and of course the endless graffiti and flypostering that can be seen down the backstreets and walkways. Bearing in mind I already have hundreds of similar photographs I tried not to get carried away, however I can't help but stop and stare every time I pass a particularly lovely arrangement of torn posters and neon lettering, each composition framed within a doorway or shuttered window. It made me think a lot about my new project and whether it might be interesting to post some of my posters in public spaces and return to them once they have been pasted over and battered by the weather.

BERLIN * BARCELONA * NEW YORK

Whenever I travel I try to be disciplined and keep a visual diary. Admittedly this tends to take the format of rough drawings, notes and found ephemera while I'm actually away, ready to be refined and finished once I am home. This is partly because drawing on location can be a tricky business depending on the weather or the amount of nosy tourists around, usually though it's because I'm just too busy enjoying myself! Below are some pages from the visual journal that I started in Berlin when I was there earlier in the year. Quite typically I nowhere near filled the sketchbook so I've decided to add to it when I go to Barcelona and New York in a few months time. I'm hoping that this journal will provide me with some fresh inspiration as I am keen to head in a new direction with my Masters work in the new year.