A visual artist, I like to connect with other cultural forms and activities
A couple of years ago, I started drawing musicians at jazz-nights in my local pub
They were ideal: moving but staying put; absorbed in the music; and, best of all, oblivious to me
I make 20 or 30 line drawings a night, and, if I like one, I work it up, digitally, for printing, with tone and colour,
And, above all, I like to show this work where people go, for other reasons; happening upon them by chance; without pre-conceptions
Last year, through my son, Tom, I approached Distrikt, a late-night music bar, in Leeds, to fill their underground space with my work
It's still there
And now, I'm working on The Pineapple, an old-fashioned boozer, in my home town of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It's perfect: on my doorstep; hardly changed in the last 30 or 40 years; non-stop music from the juke-box; clear wall-space; friendly locals; and a landlord who lets me get on with it
