Loose-limbed and furious 

 

Don’t think

Work fast

Failure is your friend

 

Limber up and dance 

throw shapes before you start

 

Never wear slippers

go barefoot 

paint in your pants

grind your beans 

and get high

 

Use what comes to hand

big bushy brushes

wallpaper scrapers

knives forks and spoons

 

Work like a berk 

be a sprinter 

not a marathon runner

 

Play punk

be a three-chord wonder

a splasher and a splosher 

make a mess 

but clear up after

 

Sing 

Art is therapy

Paint for joy

 

Inspired by the Abstract Expressionists. In particular, Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still and Helen Frankenthaler.

Words and art by Andy Hayes

 

House paint, acrylic and spray glue on floorboard

 

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