And it went well.

I started work about 7.30am.

First job was to mix up up a suitable undercoat.  That became purple. ( I have a lot of purple paint)

It didn’t take very long for the purple paint to dry and then I mixed up some terracotta. My plastic carrot boxes were useful for this.

After the first coat of terracotta it was obvious that a second one would be needed.

Not being a very patient person I decided I needed a distraction to pass the time till the paint was dry.

So I looked for a video on youtube about painting bricks.  The bricks surrounding the alcove were never very good.

I found a 5 minute video  and thought that I could do that. I used a sponge for the bricks, painted thick grey lines for mortar,  and then thinner lines for shadows and highlights. I think it took me about half an hour to upgrade my bricks.

Then I did another coat of terracotta.

I’m very happy with the result. It looks as if it’s always been like that. And now I feel confident to paint bricks which I’ve always struggled with before.

There was  just time to draw properly my next big commission and update my work diary.

So altogether, a satisfactory Sunday.

Cheers 🍷🍷

Vlog and wine time now.