I have been working in my studio today - and when I was doing the ritual dance of sorting out my outdoor palette, indoor palette and generally rearrange things, music on the bose ( Joan Baez, David Bowie Van Morrisson and Leonard Cohen are the ones I remember ) and thought 'How happy I am' ... I love being in my studio and .... I am so lucky. Here are some pictures that I took in the
winter - you can see the bubble wrap insulation on the windows...
Here is my palette ..... I use old kitchen worktops - white melamine is something I found out about from an artist boyfriend! it makes sense to use white if you are painting on a white surface after all ....
Here is my 'desk' with images of William Mills - a painter I very much admire, my paint store, CD's and bose, glasses ( several pairs) a painting I like of mine - Crab apples and Cosmos - of our garden 18 months ago ... a sculpture of mine awaiting repair ..... canvas pliers ( which I also use to squeeze out the last bit of paint ) etc etc....
Here is a painting of Melbury I did from Mayo Farm ....maybe 30 years ago... I wish I could paint like that now! I am still trying to find out how to express what I feel about the hill.....
Tomorrow I will put up photos of the painting I have nearly finished - if all goes well that is! I feel very fortunate to have a place to go that I look forward to ... even at those times when painting is difficult I feel happy here, it is a good place to be! Like this magic corner of Dorset - I count my blessings...
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