It is 8.30am and I have been out in the garden enjoying the morning sun and the birds singing. Amongst the wood pigeons and the sparrows I heard, and then saw a cuckoo, which was a first for here. Our unclipped front hedge is just so popular with the sparrows and obviously the pond has added to the attractions for birds (along with the un-netted fruit which we share with them).
Painting furiously over the past few days in preparation for Saffron Walden Open Studios but thought I would get this done quickly whilst waiting for the sun to come round on to the irises by the pond.
The other thing I am still trying to finish which doesn't get the sun until the midday is the wisteria and I am up against time as the lovely warm weather means they are opening up right down the cascades of flowers and appear to change by the hour or quicker! Needless to say all very impressionistic, in fact I have in a book some lovely vague Monet paintings of wisteria which inspired me to have a go at a whole wall of wisteria...as you can see an impression.
My wisteria is Pink Ice, initially I was so disappointed it wasn't the purple variety but I have grown to like it and it does have a really glorious scent. This is a close up small study I have last week.
This painting along with some others you can find at the Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, Cambridge
Yes I finally plucked up courage to go into a gallery and hey presto the first one I went into said yes please we love your paintings. What a boost in what has been challenging year so far.
A very well deserved break, and hopefully the first of many more, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gretel you have really boosted my confidence. Lets hope this is third time lucky I have been trying to post a comment on computer before now on iPad might work
ReplyDeleteYes it has worked!
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