Second Severn bridge from Black Rock Jetty, Portskewett. Carolyn Lamb. 2019. Oil. 8x8". Painting yesterday at Black Rock , Portskewett. It is half way between both bridges on the Welsh side. I actually started this in June 2016 but this was my first chance to return return to finish it off. The jetty in the foreground was where ferry boats from New Passage on the Bristol side landed in the times before the Severn bridges were built.

Hollyhock Pathway, Rock House, Elberton. Carolyn Lamb. 2019. Oil. 8x8". Painting on Saturday with Clifton Art Club at the lovely gardens of Rock House, Elberton. Last time I painted the entrance gate from outside, but this visit was attracted by the lovely display of hollyhocks along the path to the front door. Finished it at 7pm.

Cheddar Gorge from the top. Carolyn Lamb. 2019. Oil. 12x12". Most of my Cheddar views are from below looking upwards, but I climbed up the walkers path for this one from on top of the Pinnacles looking down towards Cheddar Village. Which has grown hugely and stretches towards Cheddar reservoir. On the far right is Crooks Peak, the lump on the left is Brent Knoll then the Bristol Channel and the distant Quantocks.

June 2019, On the way up and down from Scotland, Arnside is a lovely spot to stop off. This watercolour is looking north from the top of Arnside Knot (National Trust) across the River Kent towards the Lakeland Hills.

Inshriach Gardeners Cottage Shed. C Lamb 2019. Oil. 8x8" Another chance to paint in the gardens at Inshriach Nursery. My subjects this trip are wooden buildings. Here it's the shed behind our cottage. Flowers will have to wait for next time.

Upper Tullochgrue Farm , Rothiemurchas, Aviemore. Carolyn Lamb 2019 Oil. Two of my favourite subjects : falling down buildings and corrugated iron. I'd love to know the history of why this farm has gone to rack and ruin.

Camassia and Beehives, Holt Farm, Blagdon. Carolyn Lamb .2019 Oil 8x8" Holt Farm is open again on Thursdays and Fridays for the season. Last year this wsas a bare field with WIllow saplings, now its a blaze of flowers. Using a different blue this time - prussian blue.

Here are some of my paintings in my BS9 display at Stoke Lodge today. A lovely new venue with bright rooms, high ceilings and for once picture rails for easy hanging

The Bus turnaround, Cheddar Gorge, Carolyn Lamb 15th and 16th May 2019 . Oil. 12" x 12". The tree bottom centre is in the layby where the open topped bus tour turns around. This was the second of 3 paintings I did of Cheddar Gorge in May. I am sitting opposite the gorge resevoir.

Looking down Cheddar Gorge from the bus turnaround layby. Carolyn Lamb. 21 May 2019. Oil . 8x8". For this one Jane and I are sitting on the island under the layby tree.

Trees on Rockford Common, Towards Digden Bottom. Carolyn Lamb 2019 .This was the only watercolour I did on holiday, but spent 2 days on my oil of Woodside Cottage.

Spent some time this month boxing my old paintings for shipment to Bristol. 18 boxes plus one 6ft rolled canvas. I used sliding boxes for smaller ones but larger boxes had to be made from sheets of cardboard taped together.

Didn't have time for art except to add a few details to this watercolour of lilacs and rhododendrons I started in 2014.

Ruins, Hail Wood, Portbury. Carolyn Lamb. 2019. Oil 8"x8". 12th Feb is probably the earliest day of sitting outside doing an oil painting I've done, although I have been out sketching snowdrops and plants. My board was already preprimed with a layer of Winsor and Newton Naples yellow which gave me a head start. Note the historic pigment Naples yellow is yellow but poisonous (Lead antimonate), so this modern substitute is more like an opaque light golden ochre.

In the Garden of Eden. C Lamb 2019. Watercolour pencil. A3. Last February the topic of Adam and Eve was suggested to me by friend Tim, and it has taken this long to get my first Garden of Eden drawing finished. Lots of zoo visits to capture plants and animals.