'It's a Wrap'

We had a place at Sorrento and everyday we'd take the kids to the beach.

We bought a few large black plastic rubbish bins,

and we'd half-fill these with cold water in the morning.....

and leave them smack in the middle of the yard...in the full sun.

We'd leave the hose out in the sun too.... snaking over the hot grass.

Then off we'd go to the beach for the day.

When we returned, instead of a shower, we'd put the kids

in  the rubbish bins!

The water was hot by now....warmed by the sun.

They loved it....squealing with delight they'd sink down up to their necks.....

Sand off! Job done!

then we'd bundle them all into towels, and take them inside for tea.

'It's a Wrap'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within-Summer' Series
H92x122cm
H36x48ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

'It's a Wrap'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt ©

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...two Christmas dinners.....

Two Christmas dinners.....

              the first.... 40 degrees..... 16 pairs of shoes abandoned.....

                             cooling off with feet dangling in the pool....

....and a new baby with angels curls and chubby fingers and dimpled toes...



The second....

                 .... two tables joined together.... Christmas Day lunch....

              ...fourteen chairs and happy chaos all around....

                 ....followed by cuddles, cricket and kites in the park.

.... a good-old-fashioned Aussie christmas!

                               Hope yours was fine too!



                                                Merry Christmas 2012!


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'There's Always Room for More'

canvases wrapped and ready for delivery...yay!

This is the reason this blog has been sadly neglected ,

and I've been madly backdating and posting late.

And this is just one delivery....the others went yesterday!

I'm so pooped!

....been painting frantically for months for the summer exhibitions,

and there's still more to finish.

And Christmas just around the corner!

....no time to think....take a deep breath....

just get back to the brushes!

.....because there's always room for more!

'There's Always Room for More'
Jo-Ann Hunt©
'The Child Within  - Summer' Series
H122x140cm
H48x55ins
Acrylic on Canvas
sold

'There's Always Room for More'
detail
Jo-Ann Hunt©

(.....there's always room for more'.... that's my anthem

for an extra place at the table,

an extra mattress or sleeping bag on the floor,

an extra body joining us on holiday......

                                                          Do you agree?

                                                                                     Jo   x


                                                                         









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