Back from the Hebrides before storm Abigail arrived and commissioned seascapes are nearly done. Very grateful to continued patience of those waiting and watching the paint dry so slowly on their works. These were begun in June, and progress has been… er… not quick.

Still wondering if the second is in need of figures… or not. Have painted them in …and out… and in… and…out…

Am looking forward to reclaiming easel space when these go: 150 cm wide and cramping dance-floor space in the studio.

Spot the ghost of a labrador on the shoreline. Maybe he’ll go back in.