Look what I found in the gully at “The Dirty” today...

(a light on words post for Blogtober 17!)

Blogtober 8th

Today is gloomy, drizzly, my back is out and I have a headache. L If it wasn’t for Blogtoberfest I wouldn’t have posted today… Sorry for the whinge!

Lucky I captured this little sunshiny shot earlier in the week, hopefully sharing it will brighten your day and mine too!  

Blogtober 6th.... and already a pretty lame excuse for a post!

No time for a proper post today…. Here’s a photo from my garden this morning… So that I don’t fail at Blogtoberfest already! How are you going with the posting everyday???

Dream Home Update….Holes!!!

It’s so exciting to see things happening at “The Dirty” (Little Guy calls our block The Dirty – so cute!).

We have holes!

The surveyor’s markers that we were so excited to see in last week are now out with holes in their place.

This pile of steel will go into the holes today as they are filled with concrete.

We were a bit worried on the drive out to The Dirty last night as it was raining.  We didn’t want to face delays or have to have water pumped out of the holes…. But the rain soon stopped and then we were rewarded and reassured by this little piece of magic.

It’s going to be such a special place to live, I just can’t wait.

Well here we are, Blogtober 5^th…  I’m doing ok so far.  How about you?  I wonder what stage the house will be by the end of Blogtober???  Exciting times.



Painting my way into Blogtober…

Happy 1^st of Blogtober!  I’ve enjoyed a quiet painting morning, to ease me into what is going to be a huge month for me.  

This piece is the third in the “Namaste” series.   Sometimes painting is a hard slog, but Tuesday’s painting “Grace” and this morning’s painting, have just flowed so effortlessly from me to the canvas.  I don’t have a title for this one yet.  I have been toying with “Embrace”, but that doesn’t seem quite right….  Any ideas?

Well that’s one post down for Blogtober – just 30 more to go!  I wonder how well I will meet this challenge??? 

I’ve been a slack blogger lately…..

I’ve immersed myself in exhibition preparations and building our dream house.  These are very exciting times for me and as busy as I am, I do still want to share the experience with you all here in my little space.  

So Blogtoberfest couldn’t have come at a better time for me.  Just what I need, a pledge to blog everyday for October, thankyou so much for hosting Tinniegirl!  Hopefully it will get me back into the swing of things.

Here’s what has been keeping me busy in the studio this week.  A little stunner called “Grace”.  This painting flowed so beautifully from idea to completion – a complete contrast to the struggle I had with Arrival last week.

Grace

Kylie Marie Stevens

oil on canvas

509 x 610mm

2010

Time to pop over and see if Kirsty is still low on fuel….Or if the creative’s from all over will be converging at her place again.