I heard today that this September has been the driest since records began. I know the gardens need the rain and no doubt in a couple of weeks time we’ll have forgotten all about the end of summer and will be thinking of autumn setting in, but until then I’ve been loving the warm and […]
After writing in my last blog post about the meaning of life, I’ve had some lovely reactions to it…… And now can reveal what it is. Are you ready? Ok, well, after long and hard consideration I can say that I know the answer to the meaning to life. I am an avid people watcher, […]
Talking to a clever and deep thinking friend at the weekend about many diverse subjects we briefly touched on a subject that I thought I knew the answer to, but his answer to it was a different one, so I’ll ask the question here and am fascinated to hear your thoughts and responses to it. The […]
Liking to get all commissions done as soon as I can, since I never know what work is coming in, I’ve spent this week working on the latest one. Also in part because the painting in question is needed for Christmas and there might be a slight logistical delay in delivering it to the client […]
Whilst I am more than half way through the second of the set of new paintings, I thought I’d get on with another painting, this one a commission. I try to get commisisons done as soon as I can, since I never know what work is going to come in and like to keep on […]
The phone rang yesterday and as I answered it, a womans voice asked “Ann?” and I replied that no it wasn’t she had left this house four years ago. “Oh, do you have her new phone number?” she asked. I replied “Well, with due respect to whoever you are, if she hasn’t given it to […]
I had planned on painting the second of the new paintings today. There wasn’t going to be much to stop me, except…. the weather turned out to be exactly what I needed it to be, and time is running out. Time to take any decent photos of the subject matter I wanted, I have about […]
It may be only the beginning of September but I’ve got a nice commision to do for someone who likes to arrange things early, as a Christmas present for his wife. He’s told me what he wants painting, the church he and his wife were married in, and sent me images of two places that […]
