Olives, Bougainvillea and lemons

This is my latest painting, Olives, Bougainvillea and lemons, painted in acrylic on canvas. As mentioned in a previous post, it is one of a series of paintings for my book on food from Cyprus and I may use it as the book cover.

I am preparing two more recipes and some drawings to post over the weekend.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Hani

Update

My studio became a music recording studio for most of last week / half term, for my Son, and his band mates, all very talented, motivated and full of ideas. For a fairly new band, it is quite impressive how much they have deveoped in a short space of time. They are working on some recordings and will set up a website once they are ready. With their permission I would like to add a link to their web site once it is set up.

There is a fully equiped recording studio nearby, that they use regularly. The studio was built and equiped by two young lads, who also run it as a business. They are now in the process of constructing a path and patio area outside their studio.
I am quite chuffed to be surrounded by such enterprising, motivated and creative young people. They are all very inspiring and I wish them every success, they deserve it.

I am back painting this week. I will post it on my blog and discuss it a little more when I have finished. After this, it will be back to writing my recipe book. I will post a couple of recipes and some drawings this week. Appologies for not having done this last week, as my studio was being used, I decided to concentrate on the numerous DIY jobs waiting to be done, including figuring out how to construct a stud partition wall lol!.

Have a good day.

Hani

New painting

Last week I made a start on a new painting which I have continued to work on all week. It is one of series of ideas I am exploring. I have lost count of the number of times I have swung from thinking 'yes, it is going well' to 'No, it bloody well isn't' or words to that effect!.

Painting involves a sort of Alchemy. You take something elusive like an idea, retain it as fully as possible in your mind's eye, with all of its subtleties, passion, energy and colours, retain the feeling of every mark and brush stroke you want to make, then as if by magic, breathe it onto the canvas. Fresh, spontaneous, effortless.

Right now, painting is feeling like a wrestling match, and I am tempted to put my foot through the canvas. However, I've started so I'll finish. If I am not happy with it, I will take everything I have learn't and start again.

Have a good weekend.
hani