((Above) painting in progress. There are a few more but it takes aeons to upload as the connection is v slow here

Tent-life has been a challenge these past few days – high winds and rain which made a good night’s sleep (and painting,) impossible!

As soon as things calmed a bit I managed a couple of paintings which I’ll continue today

It’s interesting living an outdoors life while working and with no resources and very few contacts – a barn would be kind of useful, but in the meantime I’ve set up a storage tent.

I’ve befriended a toad which lives under the tent, and someone in human form called (appropriately) Iona Cameron, who works for Iona abbey for Historic Scotland. She amusingly described my camping area as a ‘settlement’!

Will try to post more soon …