Saltash Passage Playground

There used to be a peaceful little playground here overlooking the river and under the Tamar Bridges. It is still there, but not the lovely trees that gave shade in summer and and shelter in wintry weather. Any excuse to chop trees down in Plymouth. 

Time To Be Yourself

Crazy times, bombarded with media this and that.
Time to think and just be still.

 Years ago now I set up this still life subject in the corner of a room. I had no time to paint during the day, so I made the effort to get up 1 hour earlier and relax into painting this over 3, 4 days. It was a quiet therapy and something personal other than the 'tyranny of the urgent'