Back on Deck

I know what you're thinking....



you think I slipped on those stairs and did myself some damage!



No....life just got in the way and my poor fledgling blog was the victim.



an illness in the family and way too much time spent on the road and in various hospitals and recovery units and not enough hours to fit everything in.
but all is tentatively OK now and even though I've not been blogging, I have been painting and scribbling lots of bloggy-notes....so it's just a matter of sorting through this stash stuffed in drawers, in sketchbooks, impaled  on pinboards in my studio....



then I'll move my thoughts from paper to cyberspace....



fill in the gaps from June to October....



 and soon this blog will be back up to speed!



so if you were reading this blog before, and you're back for more....thankyou!



and if you are new, hi and welcome!



I've so much to catch up on and lots to show you!



                                              cheers,    Jo x




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a carpet of stars

      


                     ......steps to my front door


                                            ....almost too good to walk on!




                                                                   Jo x

The Olive Basket

I love olives!

in the yard at my studio I have an olive tree.

its bounty has been a little irregular over the past three years, but with the rain we've enjoyed these past months this tree is so laden with olives it's branches are almost touching the ground.

 last season I tried the 'salt' method....unsuccessfully I might add....so now, as these change colour and turn that beautiful purply-black,  I 'm looking forward to experimenting with a different technique to bottle these beauties.

 Any ideas anyone?



The Old Olive Grove
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt



The Old Olive Grove
Jo-Ann Hunt
'Travels with my Paintbrush' Series
H122x137cm
H48x54ins
Acrylic on Canvas
2006
sold




....I'm told it's easy, but everyone seems to use a different method and different recipe!





The Olive Basket
Jo-Ann Hunt
detail







The Olive Basket
Jo-Ann Hunt
'Travels with my Paintbrush'
H122x122cm
H48x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
2010
sold

 





if you have a foolproof technique....and it doesn't fool me....I'll give you some!



                                                                                     Jo x

Hey Mum check this out! ..meow!



The Waterfront Chapel
Jo-Ann Hunt
 detail





I've decided to start an occasional segment called 'Hey Mum check this out"..... or HMCTO for short!

....it will showcase some of the amazing stuff my offspring bring to my attention.

these little gems have probably been seen by millions of you already, but I'm sure there's the occasional odd-bod like me, lagging behind, who will find this amusing/amazing/fabulous or just downright uplifting.

 so here's to the genius  and wonder of our fellow-travellers on this planet.... just wow!

Escolania de Montserrat, a Catalan Boy's Choir 

just imagine hearing this choir rehearsing here....

The Waterfront Chapel
Jo-Ann Hunt
'Travels with my Paintbrush' Series
H122x137cm
H48x54ins
Acrylic on Canvas
2007
sold

 ....their glorious voices echoing through the alleyways and stone arcades.

                                                  ....just purr-fect!!

Jo x

Vintage Memories and Vespas

Have always wanted one of these... though in my mind I'm tootling around the cobbled back streets of Italy , shopping basket filled with olives, some cheese, fresh crunchy bread...... skirt flapping...and not battling the traffic and the maniacs on the streets at home!





Vintage Memories
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt



detail



Vintage Memories
Jo-Ann Hunt
 'Travels with my Paintbrush' Series
61x61cm
24x24ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold







                                                   Jo x