After the joy of having my painting selected for the Royal Society of British Artists, it is time to get the paints out and work on others. With the Byard Art Summer Show and the Cambridge Drawing Society exhibition coming up, it is time to show a little bit of what I am working on at present.

Here are two areas of a new painting, not sure of the title yet but it looks as if the well-to-do lady has lost her parrot! Inspired by the Northern European artists of 600 years ago who made the Bestiaries (books that help the congregation keep the a righteous path), based on drawings I made at the Parker Library and other places as well as searching online to get me into the art of years ago.

In the meantime I have visited the Siena exhibition to see how the Italians depicted the same era. Absolutely beautiful paintings but I like the European work better as it is not so religious, maybe one can have too much gold and halos?

After missing the Private View of the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries in London, I was determined to see the exhibition before it closed and it was really lovely going with my husband and daughter.

The standard of artworks was really high and the exhibition was beautifully hung and I was chuffed to see my painting hanging below one of my favourite artists who also loves colour plus zany weird creatures. The exhibition was really busy and people took a long time seeking out their favourites. As I watched, I was delighted to see so many people take a photograph of my work, I almost wanted to go up and ask if they would like to photograph the artists with her work.

So pleased to be there and realise that yes, people (well not all of them) like my work and that it is not overshadowed by other other artists.

Gave me a huge boost. Thank you to the organisers and to everyone who visited.

WOW it is finally happening!

After having my painting chosen for the Royal Society of British Artists. I delivered it on the 15 February. Now the paintings have been hung and the guide has been printed and the Private View will take place on on Tuesday 25 February, tickets only!

Hoping to get up to London for the event and meet some of the other artists and peruse the paintings. Touch and go as I have a really bad cold!

But I shall also be going one day next week to spend time there actually looking at the work which is not always that easy to do at a PV.

This was the queue to drop off my painting for the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries. A small room with space to unpack and have my painting checked before a label was stuck on the back and it was taken away to another room. All very well organised and very quiet.

After dropping off the painting we went to the Café in the Crypt at Trafalgar Square before heading home by the train and the replacement bus, long journey!

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Sometimes something happens that is so wonderful I have to pinch myself that it is true.

This year I plucked up the courage to enter two paintings into the open call for the, very prestigious, Royal Society of British Artists. Imagine my utter delight when one of them was accepted!

The images show the painting in progress and finished. It is titled 'Garden of Delights: Shepherdess'. Everyone who knows me knows I love Medieval Art. I always visit the older paintings in any gallery or museum first, the drawings, paintings and tapestries give me so much delight and their influence creeps into all my paintings especially the tiny details: I have a huge array of tiny brushes to do those little details.

Next month I shall have the pleasure of delivering my painting and spending time in London visiting some museums. I will miss the PV, always too busy but I will visit when the exhibition is on to take a good look at the entries and to chat with anyone there.

I really am CHUFFED!!!

I managed to complete two painting over the Christmas Holidays, here is a sneak preview while they wait to dry - oil paints always take a time!

The paintings go right back to my love of Medieval Art, I have so may books on that period of art and I love them them. Got a bit carried away by the rabbits this time.