cork oak morning

a cool spot on a morning walk

to ing and fro ing

yesterday i arrived in portugal

it feels be good to be back at obras
among friends
with this view from my terrace



and this familiar rose garden


and these two beautiful creatures

no painting today but i am thinking about writing
thank you to beth for sharing some of my writing here
on her inspirational 'do what you love' blog

silver and gold...

in the evening the shadows on the walls were blue....really really blue
we tried to draw them

then i painted the walls

back home in the forest i have been painting to this

more of the same...

thank you so much for the lovely comments and emails about the golden meadow paintings. the autumn continues to glow...and the paint is flowing. here are a couple more of the latest pieces.

Birch and Bracken 100x100 cms


Wild Grasses 100x100 cms

...and sometimes there is a detail in a painting that i wish i could cut out and keep (and sometimes i do just that ...but not with this one!)


detail from Wild Grasses