Last week I was at Château des Vigiers, in the hotel area, painting 2 doors both sides plus their surrounds. They were fire doors which replaced beautiful old carved wooden doors, which, incidentally, I painted 25 years ago. This probably sounds rather boring to read about, and you can be forgiven for giving up on…
I haven’t had time to go and photograph the finished barn wall, also, I have to wait for a bright but overcast day, so that there are no strong shadows falling onto the mural. Meanwhile, inspired by the caves beneath the gardens, we had a “Grand Day Out” on Monday and visited the celebrated caves…
The barn wall is nearly finished. A couple more tweaks, a final varnish, and it will be completed. Once we have taken the scaffolding away, I’ll be able to take better photographs, so I will post those later. The weather has been fantastic, if a little too hot, especially in the afternoons. My paints kept…
1.The painting on barn wall progresses now that the weather is better; it is tiring though, I feel as though I am hurdling as I continually flit back and forth across those terraced walls, and up and down the ladders, standing back to check how colours and tones balance; oh, I am not complaining too…
The storyboard evolves, and I have started making L’EhBehroux. He is hanging up by the kitchen window looking rather forlorn and bald headed, ( his hair is down in my studio). He watches our kitchen activities, awaiting that spark of life. At one point I laid EhBeh to rest I ditched the springs idea, because…
Life with Art
Tales of a Brit who moved to northern France
sharing the creative process of artist, illustrator, and book lover, Judy Watson
Sharing my work and thoughts....
painting...drawing...making small worlds
Essays on Mathematics and Culture
postcards from the hedge
views from the artist's studio.
ARTIST: oils, watercolours, trompe l'œil and design
