A Painting in Progress - Late Resolutions

Hello Everybody,


As we stumble from the wreckage that was Christmas and the New Year, there are a few things that we must make a mental note to not do this year coming. Among them is not to spill a glass of water (yes it was really...) over this laptop and another important one is not to watch the clip of 'Hear my Song' 73 times on You Tube.....
The water over this computer was a right bollox altogether - all I wanted for Christmas was to have our laptop back, but it wasn't looking good. Plastic bags and cat litter (Wilbur was very suspicious) and giving it 'just one more day' because we knew what would happen when we switched it on. Zilch. 
But then we had an unexpected trip to England and H booked us in with an appointment at Apple in Bluewater. And here we are up and running again - brilliant service, especially as it was over the New Year. 
Driving back from England, we were in the middle of a huge storm - the ferry was up and down like a rollercoaster and so was my stomach, but H managed to down a plate of spuds, carrots, peas and lamb chops.

The rain put plenty of water in the French rivers - the Meuse was flooded and when we got back the water level on the Mosel was a lot higher....
Ediger was flooded along the main road, but Eller is a bit further back so we were O.K. In the bottom photo you can just about see the row of trees in the water, which is where the  path by the river normally is. It makes a right ol' mess as well, as all the sticks and twigs that are in the flood water get left behind when the water recedes - either that or they get caught up in the branches of the trees and end up looking like huge nests when the river is back to normal.


Back to my painting again today. Took the plunge with the background and painted it a dark teal blue - then I thought about changing the composition slightly so I had to make the bottom part longer. Of course I hadn't mixed up enough paint to do this and my new teal is the wrong colour (of course it is) - you can even see the join in the photo......

See, there it is.
Oh and by the way, the 'Hear my Song' clip is the one with the fishing boat.
Yes, that's it - isn't it great - 74 was always my lucky number.....


Soon,
Tschüss!