12 12 2020

 Day spent in idle pleasures and very pleasant too. This evening painted out another couple and restarted under artificial light, which is fine - one of them about a boy is most interesting to me. Eldest sister to five brothers, I know a lot about boys (it turns out).

11 12 2020

Both done with; another two slightly less dippy en route. The light is clear and grey and its raining and warm, all of which makes for an agreeable studio time.

 'Figures in a landscape' is a handy hook...

10 12 2020

 Could be that I'm taking the avoidance of social comment too far... but who cares. Haven't painted out the crucifixion on another one yet but I will - tomorrow relatively clear. 

08 12 2020

 Jolly little thing.... painted out the work on the next BUT replaced it, so its coming on; then added a crucifix to another, a dig at Dali. Pointless, that'll probably go tomorrow.

I'm getting time but in strange starts with unpredictable interruptions.

08 12 2020

 Todays aim is to turn this from dinky to delicious. No time to overthink or spend more than the stolen hour on painting, but enjoying the little that's available. It won't get any better till the new year.

05 12 2020

 Been fretting, though the figures-in-a-landscape (x 4) are really rather appealing. Appealing to what, to whom, why?? I just quite like them.

02 12 2020

 Thank god this year is nearly done with !

painted out the last stuff, the artist and her model - cartoons, they seemed this morning. Labouring the feminist. Have returned to figures in a landscape - a pleasure to paint.