This was one of those pieces I started last year and that I got to work on and finish this year. I still have a good few to get through. I loved painting these two. I’ve been so busy playing with clay that I’ve been missing my canvases, but last week I scheduled 2-3 fixed painting days and I’ve decided to do the same going forward. They are full painting days and they are no longer negotiable and I’m kind of loving that. I get everything done by a certain time and then I’m at my easel. I know I have to be this structured to help me finish pieces especially when I have piles of unfinished pieces waiting for me.

The unfinished works can overwhelm me and I know this isn’t the first time I’ve been in this place. I love rotating work and at the end of last year I did a whole bunch of draw ups and then got distracted with clay. I am looking forward to completing these works. I’ll keep you posted.