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Last week the weather forecast was going to be sunny (for a change) so I decided to cease the day and paint on location. I hadn’t been to Hardwick Hall Co. Durham in ages so I packed up my paints, easel, canvas etc. and toddled over. I unloaded and went to find a location packed like a donkey. As I reached the pond I saw a swan chasing a duck and chuckled at the scene, what I didn’t notice was the other swan came out of the pond… and headed straight towards me…. I took a quick photo (willing to die for art) and made a hasty retreat… I was no match for a swan protecting its signets…

Whilst scratching my head thinking ‘ok, now where?’ a woman approached and we chatted.  She mentioned that there are chairs and easels spread across the park.   ‘Eureka, that’s it, an artist using public art to create art’ I thought so I found one of the easels.  It inappropriate to use the easel itself as it had a poem, but the location was great.  Here I am mid painting -

This is Dan. It was his first gig, he was amazing and it inspired me to paint my impression of his gig.  I had’t painted anything like that before…

Cat paws 

Look who is helping, all he charged for his help was a toy mouse…