As promised this is the painting I started late in the evening.  I really enjoyed painting the umbrellas!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170947183153?ssPageName= to buy this painting follow this link.

I have struggled to find some inspiration this week which is always fustrating and started to think I'd lost my MOJO. Then like a bolt from the blue inspiration hit me at 11.15 pm this evening  just as my Husband and son were heading off to bed. Well even though I need to be up early, I decided to go with it and started to paint. You have to go with the flow when those moments come or they can be lost. I can't do the whole thing tonight as it needs to dry a bit but at least I have a good base coat on a smallish canvas and can see where i am going to go with it.
I have 10 watchers on ebay, on my last painting (Wood Street) Which looks promising for a sale. Its always nice to see people bothering to take time to look and follow my art. Anyway when this late night painting is done I shall share it with you. It'll be done this week I'm thinking,as its quite a small one. Good night then for now x

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WOOD STREET

This painting is called Wood Street and I just finished it an hour ago. The painting follows the style of Lowry being a busy street scene but In my own style I  prefer to use more contemporary bright colours giving the paintings a modern twist.

 This painting was inspired by a street near my home and I added the two birds on the chimney as I'd seen two crows on the chimney opposite me in the morning. I was watching them for a while drinking from the gutter. Some how they found their way into my painting as people and things often do.

Very creative evening in my home tonight as my Husband doing a bit of stained glass which is a hobby I also share with him. What else can you do on a cold winters evening but a bit of art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another Painting for you! This idea was inspired by an old black and white photograph from the Francis Frith collection. I added into it my own people to make a busy street scene. I have actually been quite creative this week having decorated my living room, Revamped a piece of furniture (Shabby Chique style) and done some decoupage. Also I did 6 hours of oil painting yesterday and have nearly finished another street scene, so thats not so bad in the space of a week.
    I did have quite a few hours to myself last week and was able to go out running three times and fit in an autumn woodland walk but the evenings are getting dark so fitting in a run might be difficult. Tonight I am off to our local firework display with my family which is usually quite good and later in the week I shall meet with other artists which I do once a month to work on either seperate art interests or as I prefere a collective peice. We tend to decide what to do on the night and sometimes drink so much wine that the art never comes and we just chat. Any way I always look forward to it and am inspired by the work of my artist friends.
 I generally don't have much time to watch tv but I have found the arts and culture chanel and have been enjoying Rolf Harris's program about famous artists of the past, some of who I am unfamiliar with . Also I have enjoyed Paul Martins handmade Britain which is about crafts people and  I have been pleased to see artists of all ages working in all mediums. I am in a fortunate position of working with young teenagers and some of them are extraordinarily talented and they often don't realise it. They continue to inspire me and I say to all you fellow artists , use it or lose it!