A little bit of drifting

To be honest I have been a little bit lost this last week.  The creative spark is dimmed and I have been a restless.  Other things on my mind.

Although this is a bit (ouch!) frustrating, I keep telling myself that it is a necessary part of the artistic journey.  Creativity goes in bursts and the periods in between are vital sources of new experiences and thoughts that will become the resource for the next burst.

I have been spending some time looking around the web at other artists' paintings. All the way from blogs, to art societies, magazines to online galleries.  Have also been wandering around some of the galleries here in Edinburgh.  There is such a wealth of creativity going on every minute of the day it is truly amazing.

The good news is that I started a new painting today...normal service is resumed!

On the beach (complete!)

on the beach | oil on canvas | 26in x 26in

Completed version (you can see the previous version a couple of posts below).  Brightened up a little...made some corrections to 'geometry'...tweaks to the sea...but otherwise pretty much unchanged.  Enjoy!