Carole Russell Art Weblog

Oh what a dark day it is – drizzle, cloud, dull and damp. This is not good for the painter – huddled against the only source of light coming through the window does nothing for expression – you can’t swing your arms around slapping paint on when you view is so restricted.

The good news is I’ve ordered a daylight lamp, so hopefully it will cast some much needed light on the subject – well any subject really! There is a slight problem – it may not arrive! The order  (carried out on the fab internet) shows a digit wrong on the address, so I spent two days trying to contact the people at the address shown, only to find the house empty both days – so now I sit waiting to hear a UPS van. Not sure how you tell its UPS but you know what I mean. I want to dash out and say “Hey – thats my lamp”  – can they call that Hijacking – won’t be able to update my blog from Jail – I don’t think.

Can’t even go outside the front door at the moment – washed my hair and boy do I look a dog until I’ve put the straightening irons thro it – the question is – “Is it worth total street humiliation to get my daylight lamp?” I’m thinking about it. Meantime I’m off to start straightening. What happens if they come half way through? – well then the decision is made for me isn’t it – art and painting must always come first!