Rhins of Galloway

With great weather on the Rhins of Galloway have spent most days walking the beaches.

Beach Tones

The blue skies disappeared in the afternoon yesterday and we got a bit damp - but Ardwell beach was still beautiful. I like how the dark sky and stony beach frame the distant light shore.

Galloway Blues

Blue skies and sea at Ardwell & Drummore.

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Hedgerows

Walking into town yesterday the walls and hedgerows are full of flowers.

Opportunistic Walk

Yesterday saw an opportunistic walk as the weather was rather pleasant (unlike todays cool/wet conditions).  Around Brough:

pink poppies

buzzing bees

and inquisitive calves (after my friend persuaded one to leave the river and re-united her with the group).

In the Eden

Saturdays wonderful sunshine saw me in the Eden with my young friend.  A couple of photo opportunities were grabbed on the phone camera from in the river. 

The little fishes must have seen us coming and stayed out of reach of the net.  But we had fun and neither of us fell in – although there were some slippery moments.

Couldn’t resist a couple of beautiful blooms.

Blooms

Spotted these Poppies round the corner from my home. On the way back another couple of blooms caught my attention. The honeysuckle perfume was heavenly.

Bay Paintings

With the cancellation of Prom Art yesterday due to thunderstorm warnings, I decided to use some time productively. Started 2 poster style paintings that have been in my head for a few weeks. I like the way the top one is going but some thought needed for the bottom one.

Upper Eden Visitor Centre

First day in the Upper Eden Visitor Centre for several weeks.  Busy day with lots of visitors.  Re-stocked my popular lambs playtime print/cards.  Changeover of artworks and some photos.  Hoping the till balances after I had to figure out changing the roll and managing to put a transaction twice.

Seaside Blooms

Completed in pastel because I was given a bunch of green pastels and decided to play with them.

Pastel Playtime

When I recently said to the lovely Sarah Reid “I never seem to have the right shade of green and I was getting quite down on ochre pastels” look what was waiting for me in her Red Raw Studio.  I have commenced an artwork with lots of greens to have a play with them.  As I am now at the stage where I’m going in with the darks and lights (aka wreck it) decided to show you at this stage.

Spring Flowers

A sunny stroll around the lanes and pastures of Brough Sowerby revealed some lovely flowers.  Bluebells, Whitebells, Wild Orchids and May Blossom.

Prinathon

Printathon has taken place this week in preparation for summer art events – starting with this weekends Prom Art. Unfortunately I have run out of card cellos so not all printed will be be on show. Irritation occurred when  I didn’t spot lines in the blacks then on a re-print of some items, lines appeared in the blues.  Note to self for future “when doing a printathon do some printer maintenance and checks before starting”.

Peters Completed Piece

My student Peter from the recent pencil workshop sent me this picture of his completed piece.  I think he did rather well.