January had flown by in a whirl of sorting, packing and trying to tie up all the loose ends in the office so there’s been very little for producing new paintings, or for keeping up with people’s blogs for that matter, so apologies. I’m very nearly there, though; l left the office today for the last time and I’m flying off to base myself full-time in Berlin with hubby Jan and pusscat Susan tomorrow. It’s all a bit breathless but one upside from the process is finding a lot of old work I’d forgotten about. I discovered a collage in a cupboard I’d been only partially happy with, but looking at it afresh I thought I’d try cropping it down as I liked this detail of the two islands:

It’s only a tiny piece now, 13cms x 17cms but better for it.

I’m in Berlin for three weeks from tomorrow, then back in the UK for an exhibition in Whitstable. Time to start producing some new stuff!