Day #356 Sharpie marker

They are great aren't they. Sharpie markers, what did we do before you arrived. This post is not sponsored by sharpie... 

Day #355 Paint mediums

I did a day of paint media workshops today, brilliant fun. I do enjoy waffling on about paint and the stuff you mix with paint to make paintings. Here is a little sneaky peak of some of the swatches (which all look surprisingly familiar when it comes to it) a bit of glaze medium, a Matt and a glossy patch as well a big glob of thick juicy impasto medium, my favourite!

Day #354 Canvas

I did a couple of runs of my world famous canvas and paper stretching workshops today,here is a canvas all ready for tomorrow's paint media workshops.

Technical alert! I will need to do a little bit more painting on this bit when it is dry, it's tricky to cover with the white oil paint.

Day #353 Canvas key

This is one of those wooden doohickeys you bang inthe back of your canvas stretcher, if you are a first year student at the University of Gloucestershire, you will know exactly what this is after tomorrow's canvas stretching workshop. If you are not, then you will have to google it!

Day #352 Mould

Oh no the slice of bread has gone mouldy.

Day #351 Fresh Egg

This is today's actual egg, a little amazed I haven't painted one of our hens eggs in this years project. Well, now I have so, I will stop being amazed.

Day #350 Paper plane

This is the only flying thing in the painting! So far.

Day #349 Bonsai Scissors

I don't just paint and play ukulele you know, sometimes I torture little trees with these scissors. Often to death. 

Day #348 Humbug painting

I have been sorting through the water colour paintings from year two in readiness for my show at the end of the month (get your christmas presents folks!) I liked this picture of a humbug for day 148 year two 20th April 2010. But I  Don't think it quite makes the cut so I'm going to sneak it in by painting a painting of it in this years painting! Confused yet.

Day #347 Firework

Happy bonfire night everyone! I do like a good flower arrangement with a firework and a paintbrush, you wait everyone will be doing it in 2015!

Day #346 Little peg

As I near the end of this years painting I am starting to think about some of the things I wanted to include but haven't yet. This tiny peg is one of them. Tick.

Not long now....

Day #345 Tealight

I have painted a night light (AKA tea light) in celebration of Diwali for today's addition. I really should post a wide shot tomorrow.....

Day #343 Borlotti Bean

Here are the two types of bean that we grew this year, entwined.

Day #342 Moustache

I have been waiting all year to paint a moustache on this years painting. The main reason for this desire to include a bit of facial hair is that I love the lyric in the Cream Song S.W.L.A.B.R. '..but the picture has a moustache' so, I really wanted this picture to have a moustache. Also, happy Movember to all Mo growers.