The second session of watercolour painting yesterday went better than the discouraging first. I was slightly better pleased with my effort, having decided to attempt still life images with flowers and the shapes of vases and jugs. The translucency of glass interests me – with inspiration from Frances Hodgkins.

Well, I will have fun trying anyway!

The shapes of chickens might be achievable as well, such as these images which appeared on the windows on a frosty morning in the weekend. I had moved the decals a few times and the shapes were revealed in the condensation on the glass.

There’s a lot going on this Frances Hodgkins painting, but you may be able to find the chooks in there. I suppose you would call this a busy scene as opposed to a still life.

A number of ‘still life’ photographs I have taken at home and in the garden could be useful for inspiration, but I suspect some things are better left as photos!

Here’s a very faded print of the ultimate still life which points out that all our efforts are in vain – which gives me an idea: I could attempt visual metaphors. A dead bee beside the vase of flowers…