From my studio #351

Daily painting #351 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel

I have so enjoyed getting the space which is my new studio organized and sorted this weekend. I am still not finished but at least the space is becoming easier to work in and the piles of books etc that had been dumped on the floor (and every other surface) is slowly being allocated a permanent space! The studio has 2 working areas, one of them being a converted kitchen area from a granny flat and this space is perfect for storage, priming canvases and for washing brushes! I took the photo below from the window above my washing area...washing brushes might just be more pleasant with a lovely view onto my garden! The other area is a working space...space for my easels...space for my desk, computer....and all the other 'stuff' that gathers in a studio...and it has double doors which open onto my garden. This little painting was painted from my new little spot late yesterday afternoon!

I think I am going to be happy in my new creative space!

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Three's company #350

Daily painting #350  6"x8" oil on primed canvas panel 

ONLY 15 days TO GO UNTIL I HAVE PAINTED A WHOLE YEAR OF LITTLE DAILY PAINTINGS!!!

These little bright red companions where keeping one another company at the breakfast table this morning ...the last 3 left from a delicious sweet tray of strawberries that I actually bought for the purpose of painting before eating....but they looked so good it didn't quite work out like that! So before the last 3 were eaten they were whisked off to the studio first!

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Toys #349

Daily painting #349. 4"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

This little soft stitched bunny sits about 3 inches tall. I have been having a good clean out and doing lots of sorting with the alterations to the space for my new studio. I have donated lots of old toys and books that my children have outgrown....but some things I just can't bring myself to give away!

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Exam roses #348

Daily painting #348. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel 

My beautiful little 11 year old girl Amy is doing her ballet exam tomorrow. It is the last exam before she can get her point shoes which is a HUGE thing for any little girl who loves ballet! She practices walking on the tips of her toes in eager anticipation of those point shoes! Clearly I have not a single ballet dancers gene in me....I can think of nothing worse than my toes all squashed up in ballet shoes and my whole body weight balancing (I wouldn't be able to balance) on them...my poor toes!!

So a beautiful bunch of roses for my beautiful ballerina. To wish her luck....tell her we love her ....and remind her of just how beautiful we think she is ....with all our love Ross, Mum and Dad!
You will rock that exam my angel!

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Orchid time #347

Daily painting #347. 6"x8. Oil on primed canvas panel

My orchids I have to admit are quite neglected. Other than the occassional water, they don't receive any special orchid food or any special treatment despite the fact that I am told by many that orchids are quite temperamental! Clearly the trick is to have them growing in just the right spot...and I have discovered one, by sheer accident I might add! I have noticed that all of a sudden my orchids are not only full and heavy with buds again but they are also full of flowers! When did this happen and have I really been just that neglectful that I haven't noticed until now?
I saw a lovely little piece of writing today via a social network site and just had to share it with you...

Thank you Tyler Knott Gregson for the reminder! In the bigger picture who cares that the orchids are neglected (I just don't have time in the day for feeding orchids quite frankly) but I do plan to make an effort to enjoy the beautiful flowers that they are blessing me with! And I am definitely going to remind myself to 'swim'!

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Aloe #346

Daily painting #346. 5"x7" oil on primed canvas panel SOLD

A school friend of mine whose Mum was in the very same hospital my Mum was in only a few weeks ago, passed away this week. There is such heartache in loosing someone you love...quite possibly the worst feeling in the whole world! It's left me thinking this week of life, loved ones and how precious this time we have is. My Dad passed away a while ago and not long after that my husband lost his Dad too...it was an emotional time and hearing of someone loosing one of their parents brings floods of emotions right back up there again! A special friend and kind soul gave me a beautiful big aloe to plant in my garden when my Dad passed away. My Dad and I were not as close as we should have been, my parents got divorced when I was 3 years old and the rest is a complicated story ....but the aloe stands in my garden and I can't help glancing in its direction each time I pass....

On the morning that my old school friend's Mum passed away there was a slight drizzle of desperately needed rain. Her words were simply..."my Mum has gone and she has sent us rain..." 

I thought that was beautiful! 

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Cucumber #345

Daily painting #345. 6"x6" oil on primed canvas panel

The days are getting warmer and more humid....and so are the evenings! Summer is on its way! Just the right time of year to get back into eating delicious cold salads for supper....yum! Fortunately for me my kids love raw salad type veggies and so I love making all varieties of yummy salad type suppers. A much healthier way of eating and quite frankly....I could do with it! 

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