What a week! Shall we have a catch up? After the flat-out painting marathon that was required to reach recent deadlines I fell into a vacuum of not painting for a while. I still have loads of shots locked in a camera that won’t talk to my computer nicely and release said pictures. Maybe they are so good, and the camera has become sentient, that it won’t let them leave. Or maybe somethings just broken! Anyways while I’m waiting on technical compliance before my next show and tell this is what else I have been up to…
… really enjoying reading this book and still haven’t worked out how it all interconnects and I’m nearly at the end (love stories like that, that keep you guessing).
…reading this new magazine. It was all over blogland in the week it hit newsstands and had favourable reviews. Maybe my expectations were too high, maybe I looked in too many shops before I actually found it, maybe it was a tad too expensive at £5, maybe I read too many blogs and had seen some of the images before but it was a little disappointing but not so much so that I wouldn’t buy another sometime.
… been swiftly moving on from completing one decorated bedroom to the destructive side of decorating another. My strategy is to begin the second one so quickly after the first that no one living here really even notices. And no it hasn’t worked out that way but what is begun can only be finished right?!
… no need to garden much this year because the previous owners were horticultural geniuses. However I am in love with this flower – bellis – which I planted into a patio pot in the spring.
…excited about my page on this website and fingers crossed for some sales and more projects developing.
…still trying to get a picture of Lottie when she isn’t moving and hasn’t got her tongue lolling out. So that’s not happening. She is so adorable. If I had realised the unconditional love of dogs sooner I may have opted for dogs over children! Not really!
…especially enjoying seeing the seasons develop as I’m forced to be in the woods everyday to walk Dottie Lottie ( I don’t really walk her – she runs around like a small pony and I play scrabble on my phone).
…really enjoyed this blog post which prompted me to think that some creative inspiration should be had soon in the form of visiting a London gallery or two or three…
…enjoying two new (to me) blogs. This one is enjoyably educative and I found out about an upcoming Mary Fedden exhibition that I might otherwise have missed out on hearing about. And this one which is simply so inspiring I want to go and paint something right now! Even though I’m ‘resting’. Contrary I know.
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May 26, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Helen Philipps
I loved that book when I read it a couple of months ago – I found it really gripping and evocative. Love all your pictures today – hope your camera issues are resolved soon…sooo frustrating. Good luck with the decorating!
Helen x
May 26, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Jenny
argh..too many links to check out but small dirty child needs a bath…ok….I’ll come back later! 🙂
So Mollie makes…..not so good?…I’ve been trying to hunt down a supplier up here in the sticks…I have such high hopes! Oh I LOVE Pam Garrison..yes one very inspiring talented lady.
Here’s to the wonderful sales and exciting new projects..lovely to see your name up in lights :)x
May 26, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Abs
So many things to catch up…..looking forward to it……very soon!
PS love the last blog site, what beautiful work, thanks for the pointer
May 27, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Barbara
Hello Claire, I just wanted to wish you heaps of energy for the redecorating and to thank you for the beautiful link to Mary Fedden, whom I’ve admired for years after reading an article in Country Living long ago showing her happily painting at home … Molly Makes has not reached these shores yet!