Dahlia - revisited!

The garden might be slow in giving us the vegetables we deserve....but my dahlias are doing the most amazing display of colour and shapes. I just love this little flower...and i'm even more excited cos i grow them from seeds...first time ever! I love taking a few shots from different angles etc...and then carving out the piece that excites me the most.....it's a wonderful process !

In other news....spent a good and productive day in the studio, made lots of bowls...and had a few lovely customers, mostly from Ontario!!

And now, that time of day....g & t, sitting here in my newly arranged space...i love it....and reading all about oil painting! I've realised that i need to approach this endevour from a very new perspective! I think that because i've dabbled in painting, and can create some good images with the camera...and i know about composition, tone, light and shadow etc etc....but i don't know how to mix paints very well. So I am humbly reading all that i can get my hands on! I'm loving the exploration, the time spent trying to understand how to get just that shade of green!!!