Lemons

Hi everyone,

Just to keep you updated…….I’m still in USA in ‘Granny’ mode and enjoying every minute. I find myself with a bit of time on my hands this morning whilst Freya is at toddler group with Mummy.

I met a plein-air painter yesterday evening as Jobbers and I were walking into Bethesda to go to the cinema.  Had a great chat with him and I kind of wished I had my paints with me so that I could join him.  He’s told me about a lot of plein-air events locally and on the east coast so I might just have to come back!!

Incidentally, we went to see Red Joan starring the inimitable Judi Dench.  Highly recommend it.

In the meantime, just for your entertainment, I thought I’d show you a step-by-step of some cornishware and lemons I did a while back.  The sketch is long gone but it will be a couple of weeks until I get back in the studio.  I’m just hoping the peonies are still going then……..they’re everywhere here!

When I get back I’ll be straight into Art in the Countryside (details available) followed by handing in paintings to Chelsea Art Society an getting stuck into those peonies.  Happy days.

 

France and Pheasant’s eye

Hi all. I’m just back from France where I had a fab time painting with friends. We got up to all sorts of mischief and jollities but mostly painting. Some of us (not I) managed five paintings a day. Can’t keep up with that I’m afraid! The weather wasn’t brilliant and strong winds were trying their best to impede our progress but we’re a pretty hardened lot. The area is beautiful and besides painting the countryside and the canal, we were able to paint in a garden on the canal where I found a fabulous old Piaggio van which was well past its sell-by date.

The canal was beautiful and the village (Le Somail) is known for its beautiful bridge


Breton stripes abound!

The house we stayed in is beautiful – here’s the website in case you feel the need to go

Anyway, enough of all that. I arrived back to an explosion of colour in the garden and no time to paint. I managed a quick sketch of the last of the Pheasant’s Eye in the borders and started a large one of some Queen of the Night which will have to be finished later. Note to self: don’t book two long trips in May next year!! Still, I’ll be back for the roses. I’m off to Washington tomorrow to be ‘Granny’ – my second-favourite job. In the meantime, here’s the Pheasant’s Eye and I’ll be in touch when I get back in three weeks. Enjoy the sunshine……..when it arrives.

20x20cm oil on gessoboard

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