Yesterday I had a friend over. We packed up our trundle bags loaded with
pencils, paints and paintbrushes. We put on our
sunnies, donned the hats and walked deep down into the paddock. This was a dream I’ve had since moving into
Pine Haven. Four years and a bit and it’s
here finally. Not bad going huh.... Oh and we had our trusty
fold up chairs too. We drew a fair bit
of interest from the cattle and Oz who saunter over to see whether there was
any food about - a humans only purpose to them. After a few sniffs
here and there they decided there was nothing and stood close by us posing ever so wonderfully for us. Out came the sketch pad, and freshly
sharpened pencil. The race was on to get the outline of a cow before she moved. A line this way and
that. Slowly a picture emerged. It was by no means a masterpiece but it was fun regardless. It was peaceful and serene down in the
paddocks. While the lead flowed on the
pages, a wonderful idea was discussed.
We want to do a “painting in the paddock day”. The audience will be fellow artists and for a
small fee which will cover admission and a light lunch, it’s bound to be a
success. If it takes off perhaps we can
do it on a regular basis, we will have to just wait and see what transpires. In the mean time we will be working on a date
and an advertisement.
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