BLOG about PAINTING

Yep, more skies. The last few days have been clear and cold with amazing skies. It's not good for painting outdoors since not only is it pretty nippy, but also there are sudden, ferocious squalls of rain or hail. So I sit by the kitchen window and paint the skies that I can see across the valley. I'm still struggling with the new paper. Today I decided to paint on the back of it, which doesn't have the strong texture.

Unfortunately, with this wet weather, most of the park trails - or 'tracks' as they call them here - are taking a beating. A lot of them meander across sheep pastures, so they're all chewed up and way, way too muddy for hiking. We therefore walk down the road to the beach at the south end of the peninsula. It isn't quite as lovely as the park trails, but many of the bushes and trees are blooming with exotic flowers, and it's a good, hilly workout.

TODAY'S TIDBIT

Have I mentioned about garlic? It's $26.99/kilo!!! And that's not even organic. This hurts, especially since I left 90 plants in the garden when we sold the house. I sure hope the new owner realizes what a treasure she has.