Just as it’s not a good idea to go shopping when you are hungry, neither is it a good idea to try to set up a still life with a gift of figs when you are tired and hungry. Eating too many figs is not a good idea. I know this from experience.

My weekend starts now.

The art lesson finished at 7pm and after tidying up then I feel that I am done for the week.

I spent most of today working on a portrait commission where I’ve been trying to make sure I’ve got a really good drawing before starting to paint. I’ve had to straighten up a head and shoulders which meant that the top of the head disappeared so I had to add it back. Not at all straightforward.

After that I changed my tree painting a little.

And then I worked on the last local scene.

It’s very humid tonight.

Tomorrow it might be 35C and then next week it could be 22C.

When I go to Cortona maybe I should take a jacket.

Now it’s wine time.

Happy Weekend. 🍷🍷