Shimmer 15" x 14" Oil

A quick wield of the palette knife.....love it!

Tiddling!

'At the Show'  20" x 16"  Oil

'Garlic'  12" x 16"  Oil

I've been making adjustments to these two paintings in readyness for exhibition at the end of the month. There are two exhibitions the same weekend, one in Swaffham , the other in Hertford. I have no idea how I shall manage to be in two places at once!

Posed 20" x 16" Oil WIP

From a photo taken at a HAS life drawing session. Lots of 'tiddling' to do yet!



Needs Must Progress

Getting there.

Poppies 16" x 32" Oil

Palette knife painting.

Orange Sauce 10" x 20" Oil

Another version of a subject that really makes me smile, and makes still life subjects interesting for me.

Out To Lunch Progress

I have been fiddling with this today. I don't like the change of colour to the back wall so I will be painting that again. Apart from that I'd say it ws nearly done.

Pat

Finished this commission today, of the lovely Pat, a fellow member of the WA and another satisfied customer. She wanted the portrait for a gift for her husband....so shshshsh..not a word!

Out To Lunch More Progress

WA today where the topic was make Valentine cards, but only two people did that. Not a popular item. obviously. I took this to carry on with and it's coming on very nicely. I like it. I do think painting in company focuses the mind and spurs you on. Thank you WA!

Progress

Worked a while on each of these today.

Marys' Girls 10" x 12" Oil

Having started this a couple of weeks ago, I put the finishing touches to it today. Mary asked me to do this for her last summer, so it is with many, shamefaced apologies that I shall take it along to the WA on Wednesday to see if she likes it.

'Out To Lunch' , Work In Progress

And on my easel, as well as the three 'swing' paintings for the hospital, is this. I was so cross at such bad manners and I'm afraid I took it personally, but, really, how often do we see this...people totally engrossed with their mobile phones. I have a worry that soon we shall no longer have the ability for conversation! I thought a painting would be therapeutic, as I really don't want to be cross with my family!

Swing Jump Sequence 36" x 36" x 3* Oil WIP

I have finally started on the three remaining hospital paintings, very quickly scrubbing in the figures. I decided to go with the sequence, after all. I can see a lot wrong, but shall amend as I go. Hopefully they will look like the same boy jumping off the swing!

No Return 12" x 12" Oil

I have worked this up and I like it. I don't like the other two so I'm thinking of doing two others at the point of no return. Jumping off a swing, that is. Should make an interesting trio.

I didn't notice that I hadn't blended the red in the face till it was on the computer! Sorry. Well it was getting dark!

Have a splendid weekend, everyone!

Pay Attention! 16" x 20" Oil

I started this yesterday at the WA, where almost everyone else were painting sweets. I didn't take sweets...too much of a temptation to eat them! So, this, from a photograph of friends, taken on a get together on New Years' Eve. Not sure that Alan will like his arm, or Roy his hands, but Myra is the star and she's good. I am pleased with it.