Whats happening

​It's been a while since I've up dated this site and in the intervening weeks I've recovered my equilibrium from holding my solo show.  It's strange to think that doing a show can have such a physical response to it. Tiredness for sure, I suppose that's due to the stimulated nervous system, the responses of anticipation along with expectations.  The hoping that nothing breaks and that there is footfall and that others reactions to it are positive.  

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I have also been on holiday with my wonderful hubby, Dave.  I have had a wish to visit Orkney and see the Standing Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar for a number of years now, so with that in mind Dave created an itinerary.  As mega long journeys can be bottom achingly painful the choice was to break down the trip to stages.  First up was Oban, a fishing port on the West of Scotland.  We had already had a refresher at home on putting our airframe tent up so all went to plan, and ever thankful that the torrential rain on the drive up had ceased.  Next leg was up to Betty Hill, close to where we would catch the ferry over, gusty winds made for lots of noisy but the tent was very stable so no worries of it taking flight!  We were just a few short minutes walk to a beach.  Plenty of opportunities to satisfy the gatherer in me, awesome rock formations and rock pools to search among.  Needless to say I have added to my collection.  Over to Orkney and the delights of gale force winds continued, yet it really didn't matter.  I felt as though I was home.  Strange? Perhaps yet its possible that in another soul incarnation I have been here before!  The last break was down to the Cairn Gorms.  That Scotland of majestic hills and many Lochs.  The sun shone and it was a wonderful place to take respite from the travelling and seeing sites that we wanted to fit in before our last leg home.  The weather was actually quite kind and we never really had much through the days, the wind was being at its' most elemental and perhaps that was fitting.  Adding to the wildness of the landscape.

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Before going away I created and donated two A5 water colours to the Habitats and Heritage secret art auction. I'm pleased to say both received a number of bids and made a decent sum towards their total.

badger in The Wall Gallery also accepted my submission for their Autumn themed exhibition which is now on until the 4th November.

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What next?  That's a good question.  I'll continue looking for suitable venues to display my work, hopefully with an opportunity to be in residence with it to.  Making submissions to open calls.  Of-course I will be painting and have completed a commission piece of Tarn Hows recently.