It came out of the blue!

Having painted a blue and choppy sea - it was missing 'something'. 

So, what should swoop into view?

A cormorant

of course....

Dreaming of the sea

At the end of the world the sea meets the sky,

there's  small strip of land where the mermaids lie.

Where they chit and they chat,

or play and have fun,

and top up their tan in the midday sun.

(thanks to the poet Wayne Mac, tap on his name for the full poem)

Not had my dose of coastal air...

and missing the sea...

So got out the brushes, 

and made one - just for me.

I loved it so much,

another soon followed.

Although not finished - it gives me

that same hit of blue.

#art #seascape #acrylic #painting

The daily commute

Ready for my new 'daily commute'

Kettle on

Peppermint tea

Despite the rain - 

wellies and umbrella

and my painting pinny on...

 A short trip,

to the gate

and turn left

Lights on,

warm and dry (inside!)

as the rain lashes down.

 

I even get visitors!

 

Got a silly grin on my face

as I type :)

Now if you'll excuse me....

I'm off to work play now!

Love it!

#artstudio #art #painting #happy #cat

My blue sky

Black splodges in my hair,

blue on the floor,

white on the cat's foot

could we cover any more?

Dog's hair in the white paint,

cat prints on the floor,

blue paint under my nails,

could we cover any more?

Black drips on the plants,

out side the studio walls,

black drips on my apron,

could we cover any more?

white splatters on my glasses,

white splatters on his,

white splatters on the wood work,

could we cover any more?

Not enough blue paint

on the ceiling

We've not got enough blue

we definitely need to cover more!

Pots of paint on the table,

pots of paint on the floor,

pots of paint running empty,

we need to cover more!

With apologies for dodgy rhyming - it sort of started as a sentence and developed.... 

so, off to get more white paint as the first coat looks a little patchy.

But - in honour of my love of the 'big sky'

we have clouds....

Not finished yet,

more to come.

Between this and TAM, my art has faltered a bit,

need to get back to it as soon as I can as I am getting withdrawal symptoms.

Just got to get through this week with all the commitments I have 

then hopefully, hopefully,

I shall lift my paintbrush

beneath 'my' sky.

And paint.

#painting #art #bluesky #TAM