Thanks so much Mary, much appreciated! I do have another local exhibition coming up (more to come on this next week) and I might show this painting if I get it framed in time! Sadly I think the tan lines have more to do with the amount of time spend outdoors camping this year more than painting! I think I’ve hardly worn shoes for the past 3 months and am dreading having to squeeze my feet back into them for the autumn!

Haha, thanks so much Rob! What was really funny is that it was the silent ones that I found most disconcerting! Some of the other exhibitors would sometimes just circle past, have a look, and then saunter off without saying a word… then come back 10 minutes later and do the same again – I’m not used to that and could help spend my time wondering ‘what are they thinking?’, and ‘what am I doing wrong now?’! The might just have been offended by my shirt and lazy approach to footwear! Thanks so much Rob

Thanks so much for this Drew, so pleased you like the post and the painting! Looking back, it was a successful exhibition but I think moreso because of facing the challenge of painting in those circumstances than anything else! Sales overall this year were down on last year which I think could reflect some collective cost of living belt tightening!

Oh thanks so much for this, that’s two wonderfully kind and generous compliments in one comment! I’m trying not to feel the pressure to make next week’s instalment especially riveting!

Those tan lines show you have been doing a lot of plein air in those flip flops.