Modelling!!!!

Heat in the bedroom last night was hot, we hit over 30c in the bedroom, even with fans on and no humidity, sleep was impossible. I tossed and turned, getting up at 3am and then giving up at 4.45am. I opened all doors, disturbing a resting fox in the middle of the garden and all windows were opened. I sat drinking ice cold coffee while feeling the cold air on my back as I sat by the patio doors. It was bliss. 16c and though no breeze, it was perfect.

My husband joined me at 6am, so he could take the dog out before it got hot. We’ve got a chunky labrador (no he’s not fat, that’s his build) at 37kg we need to make sure he gets out before temperatures reach 21c. We have a little chat when he comes back about the series “Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks”, we both love art and always fascinated by what makes a artist tick. I’m hoping that they will do John Martin, I adore his work. We were both fascinated with Dora Carrington, so much so we brought the film Carrington. Just waiting for it to come. We had watched “Life in Squares” which though it didn’t contain Dora, it was interesting to find out about Vanessa Bell and her sister Virginia Wolf. Anyway, we have decided that we need to visit the Tate again. I used to visit the Tate Modern in my lunch break when I worked up London. I never got bored and it was just a 5 minute walk from work.

Back to today, in my wisdom I decide I am going to do some more of my models and start getting the bits together now. However, I forgot that I had zero sleep and therefore don’t have coordinating hands of a 5ft 6 woman, but rather today my hands Co ordinate like a giants hand that has been on drink all night. After gluing my fingers several times and not matching the walls up properly, I’ve decided I better leave it till I’m more steady with my hands and my concentration is better. It doesn’t help that I’ve also been dined on by mosquitos. I had heard them, but they got me before I got them.

If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend watching Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks, it’s been interesting, also curator Gus Casely-Hayford is fantastic, this isn’t a art snob, this is man that really loves what he does, you see and feel it in his eyes face and body language. He’s a joy to listen to. I confess to not like Jeremy Paxman who just seems to love to be awkward and grumpy, I find him rude and obstinate, however seeing and understanding Edwin Landseer was well putting up with him and the same with who in the past I liked, photographer David Bailey, who I felt was being a bigot, however he did come round when he saw John Singer Sargents private paintings he did for himself, even showing a vulnerable side to him, which made him likeable. As i said, it’s fascinating to watch.

Have a wonderful day xx