The exhibited works of Kurt Jackson (b.1961) do not necessarily reveal his day-to-day working practice. Behind his finished canvases are hundreds of sketchbooks borne out of his continual routine of making drawings marks notes poems & scribbles. This book examines the importance of the sketchbook to Jackson. For Jackson his sketchbooks are vital to the development & completion of his paintings. Often sketching while a painting evolves the artist values each medium equally
- the pages of his sketchbooks reveal how the hastily executed images can help him to work out what he wants to achieve on canvas or simply capture a spontaneous image when there is not enough time to paint or draw properly. Illustrating mundane daily events & happenings as well as key moments journeys & the overlapping ongoing project work Jacksons sketchbooks are key to understanding his inspirations as an artist. Drawing on a selection of twenty sketchbooks of differing sizes & a variety of media this fascinating publication provides a rare insight in to the mind of a highly creative & original artist.