Painting Joy

It’s that time of year again. The summer garden is giving us its final blooms.Autumn is in the air and North East Open studio’s is a few weeks away.

I have spent this last year getting on with day to day life and painting. Painting is such a joy in my life.To step into the studio, put my music on sit in front of a blank canvas and see where it takes me. To be totally immersed in a painting is such a gift. The joy of working away painting the tiny details too close to really know where it is going. The freedom of planning an abstract piece and watching where the paint takes you. Every aspect of the experience is deeply rewarding. The open studio is from 7th-15th.

NEOS

A rather cold morning to start the last weekend of NEOS. What a lovely week chatting to people about one of my favourite subjects Art . It is so nice to talk to people from all over the country about what Art means to them .Tomorrow is the last day so I shall relax , sip my coffee and listen to some lovely music in my studio before I pick up my paint brushes.

Eventually

Eventually I am writing a blog post. It has been over a year since my last post. I am always painting, it is one of the perpetual things in my life. Blogging not so much. I am exhibiting at Aboyne this year along with lots of very talented artists. It is on from 22nd July until 12th August, Victory Hall Aboyne 10am-6pm.

I am never at a loss for inspiration. The amazing Aberdeenshire skies, ever changing magnificent countryside and coastline always inspire me.

I have a great love of flowers. I am never happier than when I have flowers on my studio walls, on my easel and in my vases.

Hope you do things that make you happy.

Lorraine x

Life

It has been a hard few years for most of us & personally it has been a sad time recently. Both my lovely parents have been ill for the last few years & sadly passed away in March & May of this year. They had long happy lives & it was just latterly that their lives were hard. My two sisters & our families were so lucky to have them in our lives for so long.

I have continued to paint throughout this period. It was my constant in all the turmoil. My father, as I have said before, was an artist, so painting always makes me feel close to him. My mother was a keen gardener, so plenty of planting & weeding helps me stay close to her. For the foreseeable future “Joy” will be my theme for painting. Joy in the little things, flowers, skies, water & the inspirational colours of nature. We must grab joy where we can at the moment. Take care.