A perfect day! Sang first, a needed new take for the last two verses of 'Smashing My House Of Cards', then the complete words to 'All Controlled By Someone'.
Then dived into a painting Land (not hand!) of Destiny. Only a small panel, created for the annual Bickerton Village Hall exhibition and sized to fit a spare frame:
Hand aside, for which I used a photograph of my own hand, the other details were 'invented' from the store of images in my memory. I was pleased how quickly I painted the mountains here. I'm more pleased with them that some of the slow and painstakingly painted mountains in older paintings. I painted no colour study for this, so it was more improvisational that usual; this a consequence of the need to paint quickly and cheaply. I could glaze if needed though.
I'm a better singer than ever before and better painter than ever too, though my eyes are starting to fail. My head is now pounding with eye strain, and focusing while painting was difficult at times, and impossible to maintain at all times. Still, this is the second painting day of 2025, and it's nearly mid-summer. I must strive to paint more.
