KS suggested that I blog photographs of work in progress. At first I was horrified by the suggestion: as most painters can tell you, works in progress are invariably embarassing, ugly affairs, the well known quote about not watching sausages being made springs to mind. But then the idea began to have a certain fascination, and so I’m endeavouring to photograph the latest painting ‘The Secret’ at the end of each day’s work. Here’s what it looked like after day one.

The Secret: work in progress