Recent Work

At the moment, I am still sitting on a pile of wood from old furniture passed on to me from my migrating neighbour (down the road).
I am and have used a fair amount of offcuts to make small panels for pretty well one off images.

On Saturday 23rd March, I decided to stop concentrating on sketch book images and try to put as much preliminary stuff onto domestically sized odds and sods.
This was due in part to not getting any opportunities to work on or create projects and also in part to a fair amount of positive criticism of my paint-work. (Not taking into any account of what it was supposed to be about etc.)

I took a handful of these boards (covered with cloth and primed) to the Hill.
I was quite busy whilst there and this gave me a chance to produce small but larger pieces of work that would be easily recognisable.

I'm still working on pub signs and wish I was spending more time in my Ladywood studio, but the more immediate stuff is certainly more compelling at the moment and easier to produce as a possible body of work.

It is about time that I had a solo show of work - I suppose it doesn't really matter where, its just a case of proving I am still in the frame.
Maybe a quiet library type one here and something in Narberth - where on a small scale I would be able to ship a shows worth up in (probably) one car load.

The Hill in May

It was a comparatively pleasant and uneventful trip to Shipping Hill this time.
With thoughts very firmly fixed on installing at least one log burning stove.
We did buy a new chain saw and I managed to saw a fair pile of firewood and swept all the chimneys except for the Wellstood in the kitchen which has external screws that will need drilling out. something I was unable to do as tools seem to be get from beyond my reach.
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Mind - the new chain saw didn't last an awfully long time before seizing up! Is it just me and machinery?!

We managed to clean and make the place semi-liveable although the drive is almost impassable and desperately needs a load of mixed stone to be added thoughtfully to individual puddles.
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The chestnuts I planted with my father in the early 70's are looking better than they deserve to, and can do with further clearing of large saplings in and around them. This would also help to create a down hill, shorter drive.
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We discovered a lovely pub at Creswell Quay with mum, it would make a lovely painting looking back from up the estuary.
Also had fun walking the dogs at Wiseman's Bridge followed by a bottle of wine afterwards. (another possible pub portrait!)
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