A MAD WEEK

This last week has been busy and a little mad.

Simon has been very unwell all this week but had to keep going as he had appointments to keep and was also busy packing and setting up his new flat with his girlfriend. In the middle of this he also found time to help me set up a web page for a small business we have, but it has been a gruelling week. The web page we did has already produced results with gives me great satisfaction.

Tomorrow I hope to go out on the railings in Wicklow to sell my art(weather permitting) and I had hoped to have a new small painting but have just not had the time.

CARE FOR THE CARERS

Adam rang the other night "just to talk to someone" - he had just come back from conducting a funeral for a baby and had struggled to give the parents some comfort which of course is impossible and he just had to talk to someone to settle it in his mind. I am glad I was there for him to talk to.

PAINTING

After looking at the painting below I decided to take out the waves. This style of painting is not my usual style but I decided to try to paint in brighter colours as I love bright colours myself, its hanging in the gallery in Wicklow, lets see if someone likes it!

WICKLOW HARBOUR

RAILING AGAINST THE RAIN

The Leinster Fleadh is being held in Wicklow Town this weekend and as the town is full of people us artists were invited to show our wares around the railings on the main street by Wicklow Town Council.

Myself and a half dozen others spent today anxiously watching the weather - anticipating rain and having plastic sheets ready to cover our pictures when it rained. We made it to around 3.30 when the heavens opened and then we had to call it a day.

The streets were full of people and some artists had quite a few sales (including myself) so it was not a total washout!

Tomorrow I am thankfully indoors - on duty at the Greystones Arts Exhibition where I have three pictures.

RED SAILS

I went round by the harbour on my way home after the dentist this morning to cheer myself up and found the harbour full of red sails. It really is a lovely sight. The red sails belong to a sailing school and I love to watch them sailing to and fro around the harbour under the watchful eye of their instructors.

I quite forgot to feel sorry for myself!

SAILING SCHOOL IN WICKLOW HARBOUR

WICKLOW HARBOUR

This boat with the lighthouse in the background is one of my favourite scenes to paint

THE FLOWERING BOAT