Thursday I announced in a most fool hardy manner my mid-year resolutions - well guess what ?! 48 hours later and I'm still on track !! Well almost .....
Thank you for all those who expressed concern that I may stop blogging - you really are the sweetest. My intention is to blog as before, each day, but to use my time more efficiently. So, for those who are interested
- YES I have cycled each day (we are only talking about two days after all!)
- NO I haven't ridden my horse yet, but it has been pouring with rain
- YES I have spent more time en famille
- and NO, unfortunately the novel isn't finished yet, but maybe that was a
little optimistictotally unrealistic sigh .......... - AND I had the huge pleasure of dusting off my easel and spending a couple of hours painting
I'm not a painter, I have no training or expertise, but I do love to sit in front of an easel. Transferring colours from a palette to a canvas is quite hypnotic.
I only paint in the summer. Firstly because I love working outside, but more importantly because I am so messy when I work that painting indoors is way too dangerous!
Some people's art is produced with a camera. When Julie of Being Ruby came to stay with us a few weeks ago, she kindly gifted me several of her photos. Lucky me! I adore her pictures, her sense of composition and her talent for reworking them so they become painterly.
I particularly loved this beach picture, and inspired myself by it when painting yesterday. It sort of feels as if I'm cheating to paint from a photo, but it is very relaxing, rather like using those painting by number cards we all played with as kids.
While in the South this summer I took this photo, specifically to paint from. I knew that if I didn't freeze the moment with my camera I would never be capable of remembering the different shades of grey/blue/green as one layer of trees follows another till they reach the horizon.
I didn't really achieve Julie's wonderful colour mix and softness, but it doesn't matter, it's only for me. I popped it up on the wall to dry safely
While in the South this summer I took this photo, specifically to paint from. I knew that if I didn't freeze the moment with my camera I would never be capable of remembering the different shades of grey/blue/green as one layer of trees follows another till they reach the horizon.
This has to be the most relaxing thing I do!
I wish you all a happy and relaxing weekend, doing whatever you enjoy most
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