The last few days I have been glued to my canvas from morning until night. I think knowing that my time is drawing to a close has given me an extra dose of motivation to use my time to my advantage. I know that when I go home time to create will look very different. I have painted 4 paintings and I am finishing up my 5th one now. Having this kind of time to work has been amazing. No distractions, no schedule. The only sounds I hear are the footsteps of the other artists on the old wood floors, the jets flying low above Corris, the sound of kegs being hauled up from the basement of the pub next door by the owner and his sons, the chatter of people inside the pub at night, little children on the street running home from school, and my spotify playlist. I will miss these sounds. These will always be the sounds of Wales in my memory. What sounds have you heard today?
This pub is not like a typical bar in America. There are Grannies in their sweaters, children, babies, families that hang out in there. For Halloween yesterday they had a little disco for kids with games and hot dogs and candy! They were so cute dressed up in their little costumes. We had some trick-or-treaters knock on the door but we had nothing to offer them unfortunately.
I am keeping my art to myself while I am here until a show that I will be having at the end of the month but I am going to start to sharing a few detail images on this blog and eventually I will show the full works in their entirety. Here are a few details from one of my paintings that I did...
