Once in a while systems change the way in which they operate, this normally creates a few problems for me! This time Blogger has really made things a tad tricky.

Quiet a bit later.

That was really complex, why do they do it? and make things so absolutely ridiculously complex. Oh dear, Now, never mind and lets get back to life.

Yesterday was the hottest July day on record, or something like that and boy was it hot. We went to Polseden Lacy a gorgeous stately home near by in the Surrey hills and I was determined to try something which I hadn't done much before. You all know how I like to dabble with water colours, although they are not my principal medium. So yesterday, I went out as a water colour artist. First we had a short stroll in the cool of the wood, had a picnic; then I found a spot under a tree sat on the grass, no easel and had a go at landscape water colour painting. When sketching I often only put colour in the center of the image, that makes the whole process much quicker; so that was how I worked.

The difference with this image is that most of my water colours are done in the studio, when you are working in bright sunshine it is certainly a different kettle of fish. This morning I am back with ink again, but what is happening there I will tell in  few days.

Regards Duncan

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