Weather Diary: Post 25 Art trail,windy weather and new paintings

I have not blogged for a while. The preparations for my exhibition of paintings as part of the Crossing borders art trail really took up much of my time in the last few weeks, not to mention a return to my day job too.

I've still been getting out though and my climbing has taken a turn for the better. I'm still very reluctant to even speak about it being a little superstitious...anyway it feels good, something has opened up and is allowing me to understand things better and make small gains which feel really significant to me.

Over the course of last week end I met lots of really nice people and had some interesting conversations about lots of things including my work. Of the things I found most gratifying was to hear people tell me that the link between my subject matter and the paintings was very evident.
Now that might sound a little ridiculous(if there wasn't a link I'd be worried !) but you just are never 100% sure if you are hitting the mark and whether or not this is being communicated effectively.

It was great to host my own show and open the house and studio up. I did feel a little envious of John and Gillean getting out to the crags....
I thrive on being outside too and was feeling withdrawal symptoms after spending 3 days in the house !

Anyway it's back to business now and in the next few weeks I plan to continue working and get more deeply involved in the work I started over the summer. There are some areas I feel I have only scratched the surface of and haven't explored fully...I am interested in trying to depict or express movement in my paintings amongst other things.
Yesterdays very windy conditions made for a very interesting afternoon out. I didn't feel so bothered as I would of if we were climbing up high...bouldering in Northumberland made the wind bearable and without fear I soaked up the atmosphere and thought about the landscape in relation to how I might use it for my subject matter.