Scarlet Lake #427

Daily painting #427. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel 

Tomorrow is going to be 'studio tidy up day'!! I have been quite busy lately and so I have been slack about putting things back in their place, including paints! I have a pile of art books which have gathered on my table, half finished postcards for the postcard art group, brushes, paint tubes, journals and pens scattered all over, my Mac hidden below a heap of stuff....I am stepping over things to get to what I need...and it is driving me crazy!!!! So tomorrow I need to prime more canvas boards for the week and have a huge tidy up...it's long overdue.

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In a dish #426

Daily painting #426. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

My daughter had some friends over after school yesterday so while they played, I painted in my studio, listening to the giggles and chatting in the family room close by! They did however keep popping into the studio to check up on me....and give me their expert advice and constructive criticism! I am going to be teaching visual art part time in the senior primary at the girl's school next year so it was so interesting to hear them engaging with what I was doing. I think I might have a few little art teachers in the class next year!

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School shoe #425

Daily painting #425. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

The school shoes have been abandoned in the corner of the room along with school ties and book bags....the Summer holidays have arrived! A nostalgic day today as my son finishes Primary School. In 2015 he will move onto a new school for his final years at High School. He and his friends are moving off to different schools, some of them off to boarding school and so it is the end of a chapter...and the start of exciting new adventures...but first...a summer holiday! My daughter still has one more week of school and I still have one more week of teaching....but I can feel a holiday on the horizon!

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Morning time #424

Daily painting #424  4" x6" oil on primed canvas panel

Today was a full day so I had an early start with my daily painting. Had I not, I probably wouldn't have had the time to paint. I taught this morning, then had a wonderful end of year lunch with my Wednesday painting class, did the afternoon school lifts and finished the day off with a magical Carol Service at my son's school. The festivities have begun...
So some quiet morning time was just perfect ...the sun seemed to be creeping over a solid mass of rain cloud on the horizon!

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Mini protea #423

Daily painting #423. 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel 

One of the many things I love about proteas is that they last so long! You may remember me painting a close up of a protea I bought for my veranda. Well I have bought it inside now into my studio....and it is still going strong!

These little 4"x6" canvases often don't give you a true reflection of the little painting when cropped up close ....so a slightly removed view today of my daily painting....

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Red x3 #422

Daily painting #422. 6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel

I am starting to feel 'Christmasy'....and the summer holidays are ALMOST here! My son finishes school in just 3 days and my daughter finishes next week. In 2 weeks time I will be relaxing in the African bush at the Kruger National Park (our largest game reserve) and in exactly a month it will be Christmas! I heard my first Christmas carols in the shops today and everywhere is brimming with shiny baubles, tinsel and fairy lights! It's almost the festive season....bring it on!

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M&M's #421

Daily painting #421. 5"x7' oil on primed canvas panel

A little bit of bright candy to finish off the weekend....

My son is in his final week of Prep School...it's going to be a busy and emotional week ahead!

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