Hi everyone and special thanks to Patsy and Phil for their encouraging answers to my last blog. I like to follow the demonstrations in Leisure Painter, too and definitely feel they are helping me along. I was inspired this month by the swan on the front of Sept. issue and have put my picture in my gallery so if you have time have a look and give me some useful tips. I have just got back from England - my Mum enjoyed her birthday and liked the roses picture ( mind you not likely to have said different ! ) I heard after I got back that our art group can have the use of an empty shop in the village for an exhibition - free of charge . This is great news as it is always difficult to find anywhere. Now I have just got to produce some paintings which are good enough.