Impressions

Still no positive news on potential house move, so I treated myself to a new easel, which can accommodate canvases up to 4 feet - exciting! It took me an hour and a half to put it together though, because I was working from one of those exploded diagrams, and I had to backtrack on a couple of occasions as I got the wrong assembly order!

Here is my first go at using oil paints, with lavender as my inspiration. These are water soluble oil paints, so clean up is easy and no horrible fumes!

I've used a canvas board and I did a base block colour in acrylic paint first.

Love the feel of these paints, though drying time is a little irritating as I don't have many places to store them whilst waiting for them to dry.  By the way, this is using my old easel, which is good for smaller works.

Because I've been otherwise distracted trying to move house and have rather neglected this blog, I've got a lot of photos backed up that I wanted to share, so here is a very eclectic few!

Now I don't really do kitchen stuff, but it was my great niece's first birthday, and I was asked to do a birthday cake. This is a layered chocolate cake which is a cake my mother used to make when my sister and I were small. It turned out okay, (phew!) and it was good that great grandma was there, if only in spirit.

It has been a fabulous year for my wisteria ...

Recently had a trip to Tate Modern and saw two exhibitions - Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) and Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012).

Here are some of my favourites ...

Pierre Bonnard is all about colour -

The Violet Fence 1923

The Dining Room, Vernon 1925

The Dorothea Tanning exhibition was my favourite of the two.

Door 84
1984

There is an actual door down the centre - love it!

Insomnies
1957

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
1943














The Dorothea Tanning exhibition is on until 9 June 2019.

Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

A little pour goes a long way!

Spending a lot of time on my house hunt/move, so little time for arty things, but the Fearless Four got together recently for a little acrylic pouring - always fun and a good way to use up old acrylic paint. I'm slowing reducing my stash of craft paints which I don't use now.

Here is what I produced - I added a bit of glitter in the first and last one.

I may frame the middle one, as that is my favourite.

And what did the others get up to ...

Lin's creations

Monica's creations

Linda went for a heart-shaped base and added a little bling!

I've decided to have a go at using oil paints - I need something to distract me from property matters!

I found this recently - and it is so true (for me anyway!).

Happy bank holiday weekend!