A grey drizzley morning greeted us today. I was on the road soon after 9am to drive the 7 miles or so east into Bridlington. I had to shop for supplies so I was on the look out for the Tesco supermarket. I know Bridlington but rarely drive through it myself as I am usually a passenger or on foot but after a road hiccup I parked up. Shopping was quickly done within the hour and I was back at Burton Agnes Hall by 10:30am and down in the studio in time for the Hall opening at 11am.
I was expecting a quiet day given it was Monday and a grey day but I was proved wrong, we had another day with a steady trickle of visitors. I seemed to had a hard time in getting started today. I had a number of little jobs I wanted to do like laying down some gesso but I seemed to take my time, perhaps reluctant to get onto the painting panels. I have 5 panels, approximately 12"x8". One I am calling finished and one just needed a touch or two more. Panel 3 (started at the same time as the other two) is proving very difficult to come to terms with. The other two were started a day or two later; one so ticking along but the other may be more tricky. However, by the end of the the day I did have a clearer focus on where to go next.
The sun came out about 2:30pm and within the hour I had found it unbearably hot in the studio with the sun beating down on the front of the summer house. I reached a point where I could pack up the painting materials and escape out into the shade for a while, returning later to do some mundane tasks. At 5pm, closing time I went to seek shelter form the sum in the walled garden. It is always so full of insects -bees, and hover flies and all kinds of other flying things including butterflies and bird. It is quite incredible.
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