Well I’m still not doing enough painting but dashed off this little memory of a residency at Brisons Veor in Cornwall. Anything to get going….but a strange colour palette for me. Oh well… I also dashed off a couple of […]
With the latest twist in my husbands health, I’m trying hard to take stock of the situation and get on with some art. To be honest, I’ve known there was a problem for ages and the knowledge has become […]
I’m currently living in a hiatus. Having decided we must downsize to a smaller home, the current financial/political climate has caused the property market to stall making a potential move substantially unlikely. The upheaval potential of a change of lifestyle […]
Having rediscovered blogging after a huge gap I seem to be becoming addicted again. It’s slightly weird how writing thoughts down makes them real. My Queensland trees painting has moved forward and the marks I made have helped to resolve […]
So long since my last blog. I don’t recognise myself in that last blog. The Covid years were bleak. But now , after having spent 5 weeks in a long-postponed visit to the Australian branch of the family I’m feeling […]
Last time I blogged was February. Shocking. It was so grey. I was so low in spirits. Terrifying thoughts of how short a time I have left. The bleak prospect of watching someone I loved slipping inexorably down. Inevitably following […]
It’s 2 am and I can’t sleep. So much art in progress and I can’t stop thinking/planning in my head/deciding what to exhibit and where. I have 3 upcoming exhibitions. I’ve just finished reworking a couple of Australian memory paintings […]
I suddenly decided to try oil paint again after many years of enjoying Acrylics. Not sure what prompted this but am already so glad I did. The buttery texture of the oily colours is great. Here’s my first experiment. Reworking […]
Spurred on by seeing my friend, Amy starting a blog, I’m coming back yet again. My new garden studio lies unused. Cocooned until the warmth of the sun allows me to linger more than the odd few minutes when I […]
Wow….. months since I blogged. So much and Nothing has happened. Covid lockdowns – In common with many artist friends, I felt a sense of paralysis. Unable to move forward…. stuck ……waiting for inspiration….for things to get better. Husbands illness […]