Painters notes April Brinscall 12.30

West Pennine Brinscall Moor
waterolour A5

Inspired by the writings off Robert Macfarlane The Old Ways, 

Philip Jaccottet  Landscape with Absent figures 

John Wylie Vanishing points:an essay on landscape, memory and belongings

Robinson Stones of Arran

Whilst I'm outdoors painting or just walking, sometimes with sketch book or iphone, I often write short notes on paper or in my iphone notes app. The notes are like memorandums  on a visual moment that's just occurred. These moments are those.which in a series of moments seem more important because they have an indescribable absence of something that whilst I know is tangible is at the same time indistinct. a little like deja vu. . I had thought that it was just a personal thing a memory or a chance combination of micro events that enabled a sense of the familiar. Whatever i make a note at the time and other significant things because it seems that these moments can make a day; for me real painters are like poets. To experience a moment intensely and remember it richly. Poets call this poetry