Shell Check by Alison Day
Painting #29—The underside of a large cowry shell from the bathroom.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Recline Feline by Alison Day
#28: Nearing the end of a creative month—a painting a day.
Cat's are obliging subjects, who drape and pose, almost on cue.
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Gilt Glove by Alison Day
Painting #28 — pink fox gloves from the garden with a gilded mosaic background.
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Sitting Pretty by Alison Day
Autumn has arrived—green leaves turn to red, yellow and brown as they wither and conkers fall to the ground—
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Boudoir Bear by Alison Day
Apparently, Teddy used to growl, but his internals have long stopped working; now he sounds more like a rattle. Beige, balding in patches and one paw needs a mend—his patient orange eyes stare, revealing nothing.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
FAB Egg by Alison Day
Seeing as I started the painting challenge on day two, here's a quick catch-up piece—a FAB egg.
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Iron Dawn by Alison Day
A feature from the house of my childhood— a cast iron cockerel—now one of the first things I see each morning, as I open the back door to the garden.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Aromatic Green by Alison Day
I love growing herbs—the ease with which they transform from seed to a flourishing plant—pungent, spicy Basil is my favourite (along with coriander). #PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Alley Chow by Alison Day
Wandering around the little streets and alley ways of Rome, early Sunday morning.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Opposite Julia by Alison Day
On a city break to Rome in May this year, this was the view from our window at Hotel Julia.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Tin Hue by Alison Day
A little late today, but as they say: better late than never—a quick sketch of some of my art materials
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Smooth Water by Alison Day
Blueberry Watermelon Smoothie Recipe
Serves: 6
3 cups blueberries
3 cups cubed watermelon
1½ cups ice
Blend and serve in tall glasses
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Operatic Fidelity by Alison Day
Paloma Faith portrayed as a Perfect Contradiction. No longer flesh and blood, but machine—mechanical Carmen Miranda.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Lady Cluster by Alison Day
A bunch of grapes from the small harvest collected from the vine in my garden. Sweet tasting and about to be made into grape jelly.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Missy Girl by Alison Day
Waking up and stretching after a long nap; what to do now—
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Afternoon Lounge by Alison Day
Splitting from the bunch and chillin' — #PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Space Between by Alison Day
My school art teacher would approve of the composition of this one: Don't draw the whole object she would say—make a selection.
—Well there you go Mrs S.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Glorious Holly by Alison Day
Over the years, tall pinky-red hollyhocks seem be a feature in the gardens of houses past and present—as if they are following me.
#PaintingSeptember #Paintseptember
Gathering Spores by Alison Day
A flashmob of chestnut mushrooms for #PaintingSeptember, #Paintseptember
A poppy in light pink and magenta and missing a petal—beautiful in its imperfection.
#PaintingSeptember, #Paintseptember
An ownerless sneaker found yesterday afternoon on a street, near a hedge. It's owner must be hopping mad!
#PaintingSeptember, #Paintseptember
Buster Bean by Alison Day
This is Buster Bean—the naughtiest kitten in the world, who has a penchant for eating fluff and earthworms and is an early morning cuddler.
For #PaintingSeptember, #Paintseptember
Suede Passion by Alison Day
Here's a quick study of wild peaches for #PaintingSeptember / #Paintseptember
Lovely to paint with their flattened shape, suede-like skin and they taste so much better than regular peaches.
