Studio in the sun

Sunday was such a gorgeous day here and I had to get back into work. The sun won't fit in my studio, so I took the studio out in the sun.

Lorna paints outside. And it turns out that Graham was out painting in the sun too.

Clearly Sunday was a good day for a spot of creativity. Maddy thought so as well.....as she ferretted out the face paints from the back of the studio and set up shop alongside me.

There is a monsoon on the way later this week. So its back in the studio for now.....with a rapidly fading tan.

I am working on some new projects, brushing up on my sketching, putting together 4 commissions and putting off sorting out my brush box....at least for now.

Plenty to do, and no excuse for slacking.

Two left feat

I actually might make this deadline.
I have been spending very long hours in here.

A studio outside...

I have been busy this afternoon. Not painting. My three-year-old sees to that. But we have been having huge fun sorting out the 'bottom-end-of-the-garden' so I can use it as some studio space, not to mention sit by the chiminea and sip wine space all-in-one so to speak.


Painting outdoors is a lovely experience provided you can keep insects at bay. I recall last summer spending most of my painting evenings picking small insects out of the drying acrylic rather than 'doing' anything productive. So this year I am prepared.

I have bought a 'wasp catcher'. I hate wasps.....little antisocial gits of the insect world.


I also splashed out on this really cute cast iron bird feeder which I just couldn't resist.

And while I was feeling in a frivolous mood in the summer sunshine this afternoon, I just 'had to have' 2 rhododendron plants and a vine - optimistic I know - but I harbour dreams of one day plucking ripe fruit.



This evening I have to make a May Day hat for James...so I am going to use some of this.....I adore the colour and I am sorely tempted to paint this for my next project.