October

Most of Wales is in lockdown but I have no plans to go travelling. My studio is in Cardiff and so is the gallery and I am in Penarth and although people can cross from one area to another to work I haven't done so. Not being able to paint leaves me frustrated but there so many things I need to do here to complete the renovations to the house before Winter sets in. At the same time I am cataloguing my work and sending images to the gallery for the Winter and Christmas Exhibition held on-line this year. I am hanging paintings in the house from different collections, from the early days in France, displayed now on pristine, freshly painted white walls. They are loaded with memories and set me reminiscing and smiling as I recall the glorious days working and living in France. Put some Bob Dylan music on or a Jazz CD and the picture is complete. I am back there, soaking up the sun, dazzled by the light, excited by the clarity of colours and the vibrancy all around me. But my home is in Wales where rain soaked days with grey skies predominate once summer is over. It's then I recall those images and I am back again in the sun.