Happy Christmas 2015

Watercolour painting based on photographs taken in La Palma - one of the small steep Canary Islands

Chilli painting

Red - Capsicum baccatum 'Bishop's Crown'
Brown - Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Naga'
Orange - Capsicum baccatum 'Aji Habanero'
White - Capsicum chinense 'Aribibi Gusano'
A6 notecard from a watercolour painting
For sale in packs of 8 at the 
RHS Wisley Harvest Weekend 24/25th October on our chilli stand

At last I managed time to get brush to paper !!
Now it's a mad rush to get ready for the show, picking huge numbers of chillies.

Spalding Art & Craft Society at the SAA headquarters in Newark

On the 3^rd Sept a group of members joined forces with March, Wisbech & Murrow art societies for a visit to the SAA head office in Newark. We had a very informative day and got to try out a range of their products - a good time was had by all. 

Thanks to Ann Dring for organising things our end and the SAA staff - Gemma who organises these visits, Richard who told us all about the SAA and showed us round the warehouse & Anita who demonstrated the products - plus all the other staff we met who were so welcoming.

More sewing

This should give my face a bit more shade !
I made the brim a bit stiffer with this one - the blue one tends to flip down in front of my eyes.
Now I've got to address the problem of it blowing away in the wind - maybe a chin strap !!

Sewing

Just had the joys of having a mole removed from my nose - fortunately it was only a mole, nothing nasty, so now it's just a matter of waiting for the scar to heal. I've been told to keep it out of the sun - difficult in this weather. It's far too hot for a hat so I've made myself a sun visor.

I've got loads of pretty material so I'll have another few goes - modifying the design along the way.

Exhibition paintings

Glowing Fields

Poppies

Sunflower 'Solar Flash'

Actually managed some time to paint. All 3 are acrylic on canvas and are for sale at the Spalding Art & Craft Society exhibition in Ayscoughfee Hall until the 28th June

Spalding Art & Craft Society 2015 Annual Exhibition

With luck I'll manage to get some paintings done to exhibit !!