Some weeks ago, as a result of reading the unfailingly interesting Jante Weight-Reed's "My Life As An Artist" blog on here, I was inpsired to follow her advice. I created my little "painting corner" on one end of my dining table and then I allowed myself to select a subject to paint and use it merely as a "jumping off point". She had insisted that this was good and liberating. She was right, and to shake free of verisimilitude as my goal made it all much more fun.

I'm presenting one of my better efforts here because I've received a couple of enquiries about how it is all going and to continually sidestep the matter could seem like false modesty.

This was my jumping off point:

Candles 1

...and this is where I jumped to:

Candles

I jumped and floated. I did not fall. Thank you Janet!