Ah, so you know all about my situation! At least you had the wisdom to keep your competing commitments close by! While I’m delighted to have been selected for the TALP exhibition, there’s no way I can justify the time/money for transport and accommodation – just to see my painting in-situ! Fortunately, Aladdin and the Atelier Open aren’t too far from each other so I should be able to fit them both in with a bit of a dash in-between! Ironic really because for just about every other night of the year I don’t have any commitments whatsoever!

Oh thanks so much for this, which is all really kind of you! Yes, the relative simplicity of the compositions and the complexity within does totally make sense to me! I can’t say it’s something that I intentionally set out to achieve, but I do also see this in some of the final results! As for Aladdin, it should be a delightful occasion – it’ll be then final big public event before she leaves junior school and the whole year group are involved so I think they’re all keen to go out on a high!