I made this oil-bar and oil-pastel piece last week from a sketch made after encountering a girl in a white dress whilst walking through the zoo in Singapore whilst on a night safari there. The vision stayed with me, and I made a sketch from memory the day after the experience. I find I can revisit memorable imagery through drawing and mark-making. I really enjoy the colour and tactile nature of the oil-bars at the moment. They are ideal for what I want to express. I won’t be able to show these drawings as they are in precious sketchbooks, which really can’t be dismantled without destroying the nature of the book. I am OK with that though, and will gradually fill the handmade paper book with responses. It was gifted to my as a birthday present by my son this year.