New painting

Just finished a small painting which didn't make it to the exhibition in time.  More on that in a moment.

Thank you to all friends and visitors to our exhibition in the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh last week. So many months of planning, thanks mainly to organisational skills of Ken Young, resulted in the streamlined running of the show. Unlike last year, our first in the Dundas Gallery, the hanging took up a fraction of the time expected. I suppose it was easier having experienced the hanging system before.  Mike Young, no relation, did a great job on the creation of the flyers, poster etc.

The opening night was packed out (see photo) and all seemed to enjoy the exhibition.

Venice

I recently spent a week in Venice with two very good friends, Dave Gough and Lea Nixon, who joined us part way through the week. Dave is mainly a photographer, whilst Lea paints in watercolour en plein air.  Neither had been to Venice before and both loved the place. It was my third trip and I shall never tire of going to this wonderful place.

My painting was from a photograph I took whilst on the vaporetto water bus one evening and measures 10 x 8 inches, painting in acrylic on canvas board.

Evening Light, Grand Canal, Venice