In my post of 25 September (below) I illustrated this ‘Farmyard’ collage in a near-complete stage, saying I was now going to let it ‘cook’ before looking at it again and judging whether or not it was good enough to go in The Gallery. Well, I fiddled with it quite a bit thereafter but, looking at it now, it is not I judge worthy of going into The Gallery: pity, for I have put alot of work into it, and much enjoyed converting a mess into a colourful, geometrically-balanced and rather jolly image. It is, however, just too crude and clunky for my liking, with its figurative structure too strong for its abstract intent, so it will not be elevated. Judge for yourself: