The nights are drawing in...

Heck, where did the summer go? It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was collapsed in a heap in Edinburgh after doing the Moonwalk, and now autumn is nearly upon us. Since my last posting I haven't been exactly industrious with my painting, but I have decided for now that quality is definitely more important than quantity. I am working on three very different pictures at the moment - the first, a landscape of Dunstanburgh castle in Northumberland, which I'm intending on finishing when I return there in October. The second is a picture of some sunflowers, inspired by a beautiful bunch bought by a friend. Finally, I've started (horror of horrors) a self-portrait. While it seems rather narcissistic I thought it might be quite a challenge and it's definitely shaping up to be...I suspect it may never see the light of day, but hopefully the landscape and sunflower pictures will be on the website fairly soon.