Breakwater at Aberaeron

We all met in the eve. Jacqui, Gareth and the boys had fish & chips for tea. All boys went for a swim - it looked very cold in the grey sea! A shower came along and we had to huddle in a shelter.

Offa's Dyke Visitor Centre

Stopped off for our lunch on the way to our Aberaeron holiday cottage. Just 10 minutes to do this before we packed up and carried on after lunch. I had left my glasses in the car so I had to do this without seeing very clearly.

Model Cottages

First day of the holidays! Dropped car off at garage for service and m o t and thought about these houses .When I picked the car up at the end of the day I went a little early, stood at the side of the lane and sketched the back of these old houses. As I had ran out of time, I had to memorize the colours and do the painting at home. The only problem was that I couldn't accurately put in shadows or colours.

John Hurt

This started off quite promising but after three sessions it ended up being a bit of a disaster.

Still Life with Garlic

Took three attempts at painting during which time I had to replace the pepper and both lemons!

Christmas Hols

Did a quick painting on the way back from Broad Street DIY.

Went for a blow over Malvern with the boys and did a quick sketch of British Camp whilst they tackled the final hill.

Peter Falk

Don't know why I picked this character other than that I wanted someone with an interesting face. First 'portrait' in oils. Tricky to get right tones. No way is it finished but don't really know how to progress.