Nazir and Jonathan have been working literally 24 hour shifts at the studio. Jon arrives in the morning and works; Naz and he do the afternoon shift together then Jon goes home and Naz does the night shift. If it was a factory they’d be making triple time, but it’s not a factory and the only thing pushing them is not a gallery, or a collector or even the exhibition – it’s our space so we can do what we want including cancelling it if we like – nope, what’s driving them to punish themselves in this way is just the sheer love of drawing and also their head to head bloodymindedness.
Nobody is allowed in there till Thursday night. This is being strictly enforced, even to friends bearing cakes. Only Sandy, Naz’s dog, is allowed in, to keep him company on the night shift.
But I’ve seen a sneak preview on the phone camera of some of the work and I have to say even on a 1.5 inch screen it’s absolutely astounding. I can’t wait till Thurs, can’t wait for THE COCKFIGHT!
