I’m so used to only painting subjects which will sell, that I find it hard to chose things that I would like to paint, but probably nobody else might like.

However as a compromise  I found some photos of elderly Italian women on Unsplash.( a free photo site)

I wanted to carry on using my neocolours so that they would look more sketchy .

I had so much fun with this one.

After lunch I chose another one. It was black and white and to be honest I thought it looked quite difficult so I just had to try to see if I could paint it.

When I paint commissioned portraits I work hard to get an almost photographic likeness. (It’s  not nearly so much fun.)

It was another lovely cool morning so I decided that I’d go for a walk up by the castle.

However, there was a painter working on a neighbour’s house and without really thinking I asked how much it would cost to paint my house.

I was so excited about getting my house painted next weekend that I was in the piazza san rocco before I realised that I’d forgotten to go up by the castle.

I took another route home as I didn’t  buy any frozen food from the supermarket. 

It’s  been an enjoyable  Saturday. I have another four photos I can paint and then I have to start a portrait commission.

Am still liking Maigret.

Cheers 🍷🍷