Meet Betty

Hi

I thought that as this blog and all that's connected to my work is called Walking With Betty, you might actually like to meet Betty.

Betty is my three year old English Pointer. She was named by my daughter who loved Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. I believe it is the name of the caterpillar on there.

For any of you who have experienced life with a pointer, you'll know that they truly believe that they're royalty. They would, if they could, spend entire days wrapped in a warm blanket curled up on your lap, on a sofa or in front of a fire. That said, they will also run for miles at great speed-we reckon at 45-50 mph at times.

Up until a couple of years ago, Betty was allowed to sleep on the sofa, that was until the morning that we discovered that she had eaten it. We found her sitting on what was, a lovely velvet two seater, completely covered in feathers. She has never been allowed that privilege again!

Betty is loving, friendly and often demanding and quite irritating. As she feels the cold, she will lean against anyone who visits the house and demand to be stroked and loved. She particularly loves having her ears pulled-really quite hard. Her fur is like the smoothest satin and, although at times she is extremely and embarrassingly thin, she is a beautiful and visually striking creature and one I wouldn't be without.

Here are some photos.....

She loves is discipline Floss, our spaniel!

Rainy Day Jewels

Hi there!

Hope you're all well. Its been quite a while since I've written anything on here. I'm feeling a bit unfocussed lately in terms of work but I made the most of a walk in the rain with the dogs yesterday. Sheltering under the trees, I was able to capture the raindrops that looked like jewels on the foliage. The nettles seemed to have grown more dense over night and were drooping over the paths making them hard to pass. The trees were also bent over with the weight of the rain on their leaves so a lot of ducking and squeezing was required.

My time has been taken up by my children lately. My eldest is taking her GCSE's. Her last one, Physics, is tomorrow. I haven't made any new work in such a long time and it does feel a bit strange. This time last year I was painting loads. Lack of space here makes that tricky. I long to have a dedicated space once more and would love to recover my desk and plan chest and other belongings from my old studio in Wiltshire. I somehow feel that I will be able to connect with my practice when that happens. In the meantime I am enjoying being mum to my four and also helping out in a local high school. I'm hoping to train to be a teacher in a couple of years so I'm trying to gain some experience in schools.

I want to get a Pin It button attached to my blog soon, so if you feel like sharing any of my pictures you can, please credit me though!

I can also be followed on Instagram-I love it!


Here are some of the photos I took yesterday. The last one is my favourite.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Secret Squirrel