Bizarre things.... the most beautiful warm sunny day of the entire summer, no wind or lashing rain, no brooding clouds or distant thunder and what happens? POW!!! Power cut! Bizarre!

Anyway, strange happenings aside, it's been a lovely day, lots of positive things going on and most importantly for me (at least work wise), a whole stream of new painting ideas.
I have taken to carrying a little notebook and pencil round with me so if an idea pops of of nowhere I can capture the little devil before it makes off again! Sometimes I just jot down a sentence or a few words, or maybe a quick little layout sketch if the whole thing drops into my head with some semblance of composition. Either way it's jolly exciting and very motivating!


The paintings at the Bakehouse are still attracting a lot of attention and still selling, which is wonderful, and to be honest it's very rewarding (in more ways than one) to see little red dots appearing on the title cards. I have already begun work on new pieces, there simply aren't enough hours in the day for all the enthusiasm I have for these! It's a lovely feeling to go to bed at night excited about work tomorrow... I'm beginning to wonder if I'm normal (no, please, really, you don't have to answer that question, I am after all an artist!!).

I am spending the next three days down at the coast helping out a friend, I have no doubt at all that there will be many, many things for me to record in my little book whilst I'm there. How exciting!

Soooo, now that the power is back on, the chores are done, tea hungrily devoured, do you think I might squeeze in another couple of hours at the easel?