I have had a week of epic snot and assorted flu disgustingness
which was actually very weather appropriate
as we had the sort of grey, wet and windy late winter weather
that just screams for being tucked up in bed drinking tea
and feeling magnificently sorry for yourself
I woke up this morning feeling like I am more human than snot bag
and was even happier to see that it would appear that Spring is turning up
there is that gorgeous clean air and the sun is shining
so I have been happily in the studio painting up this coffee tin
sadly not from life as coffee tins here seem to be particularly uninspiring
but Aimee from Artsyville kindly sent me a photo of her coffee tin for me to draw
I get glimpses of her work, life and interesting chotskies
all beautifully shot and recorded for my drooling pleasure
meanwhile I watch the shelves of the stores
in the hopes that something half as interesting to paint will turn up
Not that all packaging over here is bland, far from it
just the coffee it seems... it is bog standard boring
instead I happily did a vicarious painting of a more visually interesting life
Coffee tin duly complete, I plan on taking in the spring air, reveling in the sunshine
and painting like a madwoman while the weather lasts
so I have two projects on my desk
one is to finish off the larger watercolours of the Chanel bottles I started last week
I can't tell you how much I am loving these... amazing fun
and the other is to attempt to paint these daffodils
which feels seasonally appropriate
happy painting all...xx