After four weekends, Brighton’s annual Artists Open Houses exhibition-fest came to a close over the weekend.
It’s been a great year for me, having work on show at show in two different venues and spending a lot of time painting and meeting people, which has been a particular treat.
I was painting again during the afternoon of the final day on Sunday. It was another fine and busy day and I had a distinct ‘end of term’ feeling which made me a little giddy! Here’s my effort from the afternoon – a view of Brighton seafront, just outside the wonderful Fishing Museum:
Spending my days painting while visitors pass through has been a real treat for me. It’s something I find both enjoyable and also good practice for plein air painting when you’re often being approached by people keen to have a look and possibly a chat too. Here are the four paintings that I managed to complete:
It’s also been particularly gratifying to sell so many paintings to new buyers! Here are just a few of the paintings that are already off to new homes:
Unfortunately I’ve barely had time to catch breath between packing all my painting things away and packing all of our camping stuff up for a little family holiday. By the time anyone reads this I’ll be off grid, under the stars and hopefully sat next to a fully laden barbecue!