The summer and autumn have seen me working, but not posting! The allotment growing season took up time and dedication, not to mention the preserving and helping out various 'oldies' has also taken its toll-who said retirement gave you more time?! I do paint and draw as often as I can and have enjoyed a couple of short courses and still attend a weekly art group and fortnightly life drawing, which offer support and stimulation. At the moment I am preparing for a joint exhibition in our local Arts Centre, starting on December 6 till 19. I
have also got some work in a gallery in Haywards Heath and plan to 'tout my wares' a bit more in the New Year. I still love 'the head' and have worked from myself when desperate and my Mum and Aunt whenever I get the opportunity. They are now 95 and 100 respectively, so I shouldn't hang about...tick tock...The ordinary and 'everyday' still fascinate, but I have been doing too much 'flitting' from idea to idea, subject to subject and need to get stuck in to a more thematic approach and follow ideas through. That will be my New Years resolution-once Christmas is out of the way-tick tock, tick tock...
