series of cloud studies 

30 x 40 cm

Dec 31, 2o1o

First day of the year , and I must say, the weather a bit kinder than it 

was yesterday, with the temperature soaring to 38 degrees yesterday.

Being so hot, I sat under the shade of  our large old gum tree in the backyard,

and commenced a series of watercolor studies of the beautiful cloud formations 

rolling in. I noted that the clouds had changed from cumulus in the morning,

to cumulonimbus in the afternoon, and , being a sight to behold, 

I couldn't resist painting them.

A difficult task, as the clouds keep changing shape rapidly, so too, I have to paint

swiftly to capture them.