Tete a tete and brown paper 2
I did the same ones but wanted to include this wallpaper. It is very similar to one in the bathroom of the house we always went to in the Isle of Wight as children. I have fond memories of Steephill Cove near Ventnor. I’d love to go back but am worried I might find it changed. Long summer days paddling in rock pools with a net on a bamboo rod and then back for a bath – this wallpaper with its leaping fish, ducks and swans feeding my imagination.
Head study
A bit left-field in the general scheme of things but it was a very grey day yesterday so I ended up doing this head study for a larger painting. This is a study of Colette, a lovely Irish model who used to sit for us in the Attic Studios in Bangkok. I miss those days of painting with other people. Once Colette was settled into her pose, we’d whack up the music (generally Donna Summer and other disco music – favoured genre of studio owner), pour a glass of wine (evenings only of course, tea during the day) and jiggle around our easels painting – ah, those were the days. Still, onwards and upwards………..back to my lonely studio upstairs – just me and Jenny Murray 🙂
Mug and lemons
A very grey day today indeed. So much so that there’s precious little light to paint by, even in the attic. This painting was a commission this week. The buyer wanted it for his wife’s birthday – it’s her special mug in which he brings hot water and lemon to her in bed every morning – how lovely. A ritual I heartily approve of – might have to instigate that on himself’s return . I’m not sure what the white marks are on the furthest lemon. I think it may still have been wet when I photographed it – apologies, it’s definitely not on the painting.
Happy Birthday A. – a couple of days late.
Breakfast mushrooms
You’re going to have to bear with me this week………….I’m having a bit of a mushroom-fest. Once I start, I can’t stop so this will be one of a few. It’s great that I get to eat them baked in the oven in milk and butter and plopped on a piece of toast. This one is for a friend who does bed-and-breakfast.