We are heading off to Italy for a month. Leaving tomorrow. Will have lots and lots of photo's to keep you all entralled when I get back. Here's to pizza, pasta and red wine!!!
Ciao Bella
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Golden Orb Spider
We have this golden orb spider in our back yard that has slowly been taking over the whole garden. I finally took the time yesterday to have a good look at him and he is so weird, his face/back of his head looks like a skull, I took a photo for you all to see....
I hate spiders, I am getting the heebie geebie's just looking at him, time to go Mr Golden Orb!!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Chelsea - New Painting
I wanted to try something completely different and just loved the photography of my god daughter Chelsea so decided to recreate it......
This is now hanging at her home so I guess if they like it, it was a success!!
http://www.annsteer.com/
This is now hanging at her home so I guess if they like it, it was a success!!
http://www.annsteer.com/
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Learmonth Jetty, Exmouth
I have been doing an acrylic workshop and have been gradually falling back in love with acrylics. After using pastels for so long and being so enthusiastic about them it is good to use another medium. It did take me a while to get back into acrylics as I am so impatient by nature and you have to wait for the drying time eeeek it kills me to have to wait for things but good things come to those who are patient.
Hope you like my latest piece, it is of Learmonth Jetty in Exmouth. Not quite sure if it is entirely finished yet, I keep going back and adding little bits and pieces on but I think I need to down tools and just be satisfied with what I have produced.
Keep posted I have a fabulous piece coming next, if I do say so myself ha ha. I have been so excited about it and even dreaming about painting it, pity that little thing called my "Real Job" gets in the way, I could have finished it by now.....
Hope you like my latest piece, it is of Learmonth Jetty in Exmouth. Not quite sure if it is entirely finished yet, I keep going back and adding little bits and pieces on but I think I need to down tools and just be satisfied with what I have produced.
Keep posted I have a fabulous piece coming next, if I do say so myself ha ha. I have been so excited about it and even dreaming about painting it, pity that little thing called my "Real Job" gets in the way, I could have finished it by now.....
Friday, April 1, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Mid Afternoon Slump
The afternoon slump!
I don't work on Wednesday's but I seem to actually work harder on a Wednesday than if I am actually at work. I seem to jam so much into my day, usually food shopping, washing, running errands etc that by the afternoon I hit the biggest slump. Today I was so exhausted by mid afternoon, that I got the dinner pre prepared, told my son that he had to stir it every 10 minutes, and wandered off for a mini nana nap. I was partly worried about that status of my pie filling as my son was totally fixated on his favourite computer game that involves a headset. He spends at least 3 hours every afternoon totally absorbed, he assures me that he is a legend at the game. I can only imagine if anyone spends that much time then he actually should be pretty good by now.
Whilst I was lying on the bed trying desperately to sleep, I had high hopes that the pie filling didn't end up with burnt bits in it. The cat shared my bed, he had languished there since 7 oclock this morning and was now ready to start cleaning himself and demanding a pat. I couldnt resist him, he was so cute whilst he was still half asleep and so smoochy. I finally stopped patting him and then settled down for a proper uninterrupted sleep and then.......... the pool filter came on and there was a steady constant drone .....that was it, NO SLEEP FOR ME!
I had a cup of tea and a cracker and got over the hump or slump. After dinner I had a glass of wine and now seem to have my second wind, not quite enough to run around the block but enough to stay up and watch an episode of Criminal Minds then beddie byes.
I don't work on Wednesday's but I seem to actually work harder on a Wednesday than if I am actually at work. I seem to jam so much into my day, usually food shopping, washing, running errands etc that by the afternoon I hit the biggest slump. Today I was so exhausted by mid afternoon, that I got the dinner pre prepared, told my son that he had to stir it every 10 minutes, and wandered off for a mini nana nap. I was partly worried about that status of my pie filling as my son was totally fixated on his favourite computer game that involves a headset. He spends at least 3 hours every afternoon totally absorbed, he assures me that he is a legend at the game. I can only imagine if anyone spends that much time then he actually should be pretty good by now.
Whilst I was lying on the bed trying desperately to sleep, I had high hopes that the pie filling didn't end up with burnt bits in it. The cat shared my bed, he had languished there since 7 oclock this morning and was now ready to start cleaning himself and demanding a pat. I couldnt resist him, he was so cute whilst he was still half asleep and so smoochy. I finally stopped patting him and then settled down for a proper uninterrupted sleep and then.......... the pool filter came on and there was a steady constant drone .....that was it, NO SLEEP FOR ME!
I had a cup of tea and a cracker and got over the hump or slump. After dinner I had a glass of wine and now seem to have my second wind, not quite enough to run around the block but enough to stay up and watch an episode of Criminal Minds then beddie byes.
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