SUNDAY PAPERS

                

 As the temperature rises it is time to head for the coast and the countryside where a cool breeze bringing relief from city heat can be found.

 Take a picnic and the Sunday papers with you.

                                                                     

                                     
                                          SUNDAY PAPERS mixed media painting


                                                    

                                        SUMMER FIELDS acrylic painting




                                                  

                                            LOW TIDE mixed media painting These paintings are for sale on www.ebay.co.uk

English Landscape

  The English countryside is lush and green in June as the grass grows long
and wild flowers like poppies come in to bloom.




                                                    

Summer Meadow (SOLD)

                       Acrylic Fine Art on Canvas Board

                                                                          

Evening Light (SOLD)

                         Acrylic Fine Art on Stretched Canvas

for sale on  www.ebay.co.uk
                      

                                                       

Punting On The River,Cambridge UK

Warm, sunny weather has encouraged many people onto the River Cam to try their hand at punting.This is not as easy as it looks and there are many crashes and lost punting poles.
A chauffeured punt is easier and a lovely way to see around the backs of  Cambridge Colleges which are not accessable to the public.
Keep your hands inside the punts, bashed thumbs are a common injury as passengers clutch onto the sides of bumping punts.


                                                                      

Punting On The River,Cambridge,UK

                                                                                Acrylic on canvas (SOLD)



There are several starting points for the tours, I usually recommend  Scudamores, their starting point is on Quayside opposite Magdalene College.
There are plenty of restaurants, bars and cafes nearby if you have to wait .

                                                                                         

 If you have a large party you can book more than one punt. We celebrated our Golden Wedding by having lunch in my husband's college and then hireing 2 punts for our rather drunken friends which was a lot of fun.You can also arrange to have picnics and drinks delivered to your punt if you want to.

                                                                                       


                                                                                                 

      

Follow this link to contact Scudamore's punt hire company.


www.scudamores.com                                         

Weddings and Weight Watching

Summer is a time when I start worrying about loosing some weight.Various social events beckon and I want to fit into my posh clothes without looking too porky.I have joined weight watchers, online this time as I cannot face those awful lectures and smug women who have lost a ton of weight.

The pounds are coming off. Here are my  painterly reactions to it all.


                                                                 

Weight Watcher for sale on ebay.co.uk (SOLD)

                                                                       

Wedding Day,for sale onwww.ebay.co.uk (SOLD)

                                                                        

Idyllic Tuscany

If you are seeking a peaceful destination for a spring fling rural Tuscany has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
Art lovers can enjoy painting the warm  contrasting colours or visit Florence and the magnificent architecture and collections of paintings. Hundreds of cafes and restaurants  for food lovers, shops and markets full of exquisite clothes and shoes and handbags to take home.


                                                                 

Poppy Field ,Tuscany (SOLD)


gouache on canvas board, for sale on www.ebay.co.uk

                                                   

Spring Flings in England

The sun has some warmth in it at last and with some spring vacation time these are some of my favourite destinations at home in England .

Messing About With The Boat  (SOLD)

Alderburgh in Suffolk is a lovely fishing village. As well as the shingle beach there are some upmarket hotels and restaurants or just the simple pleasure of an excellent fish and chip shop.Buy some smoked fish from the fish shacks to take home.

Plenty of cool, clean, east coast air to enjoy

Also in East Anglia is Houghton Water Mill. The mill has been restored to working order from ancient days and now grinds wheat to flour in the traditional way .It is surrounded by lovely water meadow walks .


                                                                          

Houghton Water Mill (SOLD)

paintings in designers gouache on canvas board for sale on www.ebay.co.uk
 

WASHING DAY ,1944

A warm breeze today has reminded me of the times before  washing machines and tumble dryers when my great grandmother would give everything a good boil in the copper, I was allowed to use the posser, sometimes called a dolly,a cup shaped device on a stick to move the washing around and increase the soap suds . After a good wring in the mangle the clean washing was hung out to dry.
 Dire warnings were issued about going near it with footballs or skipping ropes.




                                                                        


                                                                                  

WASHING DAY 1944

Acrylic on canvas
for sale on www.ebay.co.uk