Decided today would be my last acrylic painting day so I put another few marks and colours on these boards and will leave them until I get home. Why is it the paintings do not look as bad when photographed than in real life? Do not know where I am going with these but that is OK. They are play boards and this is only the second or third pass.
I think I would find it difficult to do any serious, high concentration painting in this situation for there are frequent distractions. It has been much quieter this week but often the people who call in to see us can stay for a long chat and it is not always about our art work on display. The conversations are more likely to be about their art work or they are seeking tips about materials and techniques about painting because many people seem to take up painting in retirement or are thinking of resurrecting their painting equipment put into store many years ago. It has also been interesting to find out where people have come from, many coming from some distance to holiday on the east coast or in the Wolds.
It was a finishing off day for the canvas roll painting and the last section proved to be very different; a different colour way and style from the rest. In many ways the earlier parts seems tighter and more controlled but it was an interesting challenge and so different to be working on canvas again. Various other little activities were also finished or packed away and we had a good tidy up. By mid-afternoon we both begin to wilt. We have had some very good weather, any rain coming at the beginning or the end of the day (in the evening we had a short thunderstorm) and for the most part it has been warm and sunny. So between 2-3 pm the summerhouse gets very hot and we frequently find ourselves having to go outside and seek shelter in the shadows cast by the yew bushes.
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