I’ve been very lax this week, very little painting has been going on in my mini-studio. But I do have an excellent excuse. My son is getting married and I have been working hard at the sewing machine making bridemaids’ outfits and my own dress.

I did manage to do this little sketch which I am hoping is going to become a large painting. I’ve been longing to get back to landscapes and this really appealed to me. The colours of the heather and the late summer fields and the contours of the hill.