Dickensian afternoons spent drawing......

 I’m an avid Dickens fan and I equally enjoyed the tv series adaptation of The Pickwick Papers, featuring a star studded cast including Nigel Stock, Phil Daniels and Clive Swift of which I think Dickens himself would have approved . Cannot pass up the opportunity to draw and sketch these wonderful characters in all their fine period costumes.
Dickens inspires many an artist, poet , musician, and so it goes on…..

A Brush With Nature.....

A few pics from my show 'A Brush With Nature ' at  _____ ( I 've decided to remove the gallery name from this post because I don't want my images plastered all over Google images ha ha) on Saturday. We ate lots of good vegetarian food, and drank lots of good wine, while listening to the Edwin s wonderful guitar playing away in the background.

I was pleased with the presentation of my work, and to see all my paintings under the spotlight was something else, if not a bit daunting. Painting for the love of it is one thing - having it scrutinized by the public is another. Being able to see my work displayed in this context, gives me better perspective on what my work looks like as a whole. It's a struggle to balance the demands of every day life and to keep that consistency in my work. I wish I could devote more time to it, without being pressured by government departments that see no real  value in art as a career nor give any support. There's the dilemma.

Heat, and all that........

'40 degrees in the shade (of the Wonga Wonga Vine)' 

acrylic on timber

122 x 185cm

Heat wave has seen me try to escape in painting. 

Finally found a large piece of ply wood at the re-cycling centre just around the 

corner, and very happy to bring it home without the need for 'wheels'.

A couple of magpies kept me company in the early stages of the painting,

entertaining me with their song, and funny antics as seen above.

This fella trying to 'eat' a citronella candle , obviously attracted to the aluminum foil

patty case it was contained in.