{"id":18662,"date":"2025-07-06T15:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?p=18662"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T14:03:52","slug":"hackwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/","title":{"rendered":"hackwork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hackwork<\/p>\n<p>Another New Studio (although its getting old now)<\/p>\n<p>This last month was not nearly as frustrating as last month but hasn&#8217;t involved a lot of development of theory.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with the completion of the &#8216;Circus Horse Model&#8217; with the acrobat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18578\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18578\" data-attachment-id=\"18578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_circus_horse_090625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_circus_horse_090625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hackwork\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_circus_horse_090625.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Circus Horse 09 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18585\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18585\" data-attachment-id=\"18585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_tumbler_020625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_020625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18585\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_020625.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 020 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18586\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18586\" data-attachment-id=\"18586\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_tumbler_040625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_040625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18586\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hackwork\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_040625.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 04 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18587\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18587\" data-attachment-id=\"18587\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/blog_large_tumbler_060625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_060625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tumbler 06 06 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18587\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hackwork\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_060625.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 06 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18588\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18588\" data-attachment-id=\"18588\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_tumbler_090625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_090625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18588\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_090625.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 09 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18589\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18589\" data-attachment-id=\"18589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/blog_large_tumbler_180625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_180625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_180625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tumbler 18 06 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_180625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_180625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_180625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_180625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 18 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18565\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18565\" data-attachment-id=\"18565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tumber Detail 20 06 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hackwork\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_detail_200625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumber Detail 20 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18564\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18564\" data-attachment-id=\"18564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_tumbler_200625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_200625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_tumbler_200625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_200625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_200625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_200625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_tumbler_200625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tumbler 20 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The &#8216;Tumbler&#8217; was taken to a finish by the 20<sup>th<\/sup> June, the finish inspired by Picasso&#8217;s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pablopicasso.org\/harlequin-with-glass.jsp\">Harlequin with Glass<\/a>&#8216; from 1905.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The previous images show the process as it continues through sanding, filling and priming before the paint finish and eventual varnishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The effect I want to achieve is that the rough finish with an imprecise pattern and a messiness that reflects the character of the figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most of the month was spent on this sort of hackwork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The next set of photographs show the building of the &#8216;Large Harlequin&#8217; and the simpler parts of the installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18582\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18582\" data-attachment-id=\"18582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_harlequin_060625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_060625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_harlequin_060625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_060625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_060625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_060625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_060625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Harlequin 06 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18583\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18583\" data-attachment-id=\"18583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_large_harlequin_090625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_090625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_harlequin_090625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_090625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_090625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_090625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_090625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Harlequin 09 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18584\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18584\" data-attachment-id=\"18584\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/blog_large_harlequin_180625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_180625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_large_harlequin_180625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Large Harlequin 18 06 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_180625.jpg?fit=420%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18584\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_180625.jpg?resize=420%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_180625.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_large_harlequin_180625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Harlequin 18 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18577\" style=\"width: 454px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18577\" data-attachment-id=\"18577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/06\/hackwork\/blog_bowl_250625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_bowl_250625.jpg?fit=444%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"444,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_bowl_250625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_bowl_250625.jpg?fit=444%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_bowl_250625.jpg?resize=444%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_bowl_250625.jpg?w=444&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_bowl_250625.jpg?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Large Harlequin and Bowl 25 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18576\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18576\" data-attachment-id=\"18576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625.jpg?fit=526%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"526,560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You should always look down on a circus 27 06 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625.jpg?fit=526%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625.jpg?resize=526%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hackwork\" width=\"526\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625.jpg?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_you_should_always_look_down_on_a_circus_view_270625.jpg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You should always look down on a circus 27 06 2025<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More views of the Circus development and drawings are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/circus\/\">website<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-GB\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #00000a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><b>Drawing<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I\u2019ve continued to draw every day; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The June drawings can be seen here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/gallery\/draw-every-day-june-25\/\" title=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; June 25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=&quot;120&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; style=\"width:120px; height:80px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1;border: 10px solid #F1F1F1\" alt=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; June 25\" title=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; June 25\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/18062025-scaled.jpg?resize=120%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_detail_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_detail_title\">Draw Every Day &#8211; June 25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_detail_excerpt\">Draw Every Day - June 25\r\n\r\nContinuing to draw every day in Book 22. I&#039;ve continued to use the ...<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/gallery\/draw-every-day-june-25\/\">See photo \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery_detail_box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery_box -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #373737;\">and the May images here<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/gallery\/draw-every-day-may-25\/\" title=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; May 25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=&quot;120&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; style=\"width:120px; height:80px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1;border: 10px solid #F1F1F1\" alt=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; May 25\" title=\"Draw Every Day &#8211; May 25\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/22052025-scaled.jpg?resize=120%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_detail_box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_detail_title\">Draw Every Day &#8211; May 25<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_detail_excerpt\">Draw Every Day - May 25\r\n\r\nContinuing to draw every day in Fabriano artist&#039;s Journal with ...<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/gallery\/draw-every-day-may-25\/\">See photo \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery_detail_box -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery_box -->\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There is a link to the previous month\u2019s Gallery on each page.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Or you can go the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/galleries\/\">Galleries<\/a> page on the top menu<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The drawings are posted to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #1982d1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/latham_1959\/\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/latham_1959\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #373737;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0each day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackwork Another New Studio (although its getting old now) This last month was not nearly as frustrating as last month but hasn&#8217;t involved a lot of development of theory. 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