And here we are in Autumn….

Well it has been a while since I have written a post. Time is a strange and fluid mystery and can slip through your fingers as the day to day schedules overtake any chance of zoning into a creative space and I found myself over the last few months on the hamster wheel of life, the state of the world making me anxious and on edge and with my busy brain making things worse, it spiralled into overdrive not allowing any space for peaceful calm and to just ‘be’.

It has been a whirlwind of frenzied flurries coupled with tiresome niggles and painful injuries and so my paintbrushes have been rather idle and gathering dust.

With the long hot summer, my energies were redirected to attending to various medical examinations, tending to my dusty dry allotment, trying to keep physically active as much as I was able which resulted with batteries running flat regularly and allowing me no time for being creative.

Which in turn frustrated and depressed me! And then the self doubt set in, the negative self talk amplified and so the spiral continued.

So I have a few people to thank in getting me back to the drawing/painting board.

My beautiful daughter, Kristina who has encouraged me throughout and helped me with formatting my work for printing and also setting me challenges to motivate me, (she knows me so well!).

Jo Neil of Windrush Art Courses whose monthly art classes managed to keep the spark alight and remind me of how joyful watercolour is.

Ali Driver of Beehive Home Wares store in Chipping Norton who has displayed my paintings throughout the year and sells my cards. Always enthusiastic and bubbly, I come away from seeing her feeling bouyed and encouraged.

My dear friend Kerry Arroyo who is always gently supportive and has faith in my work. I am truly blessed to have you all in my life.

And so I am making changes - and will update you with my progress as new creations emerge.