You know what makes me grumpy? All the Grumpy Old Men who appeared on the BBC TV series were younger than me, that's what makes me grumpy. Mutter, mutter....

The Grumpy Old Artist

The Grumpy Old Artist
Would YOU pose for this man???

Exhibition Poster

Exhibition Poster
Catterline Event, 2011

Oil Painting by Jim Tait

Oil Painting by Jim Tait
Helford River, Cornwall

Oil Painting by Jim Tait

Oil Painting by Jim Tait
Full-riggers "Georg Stage" and "Danmark"

Other Recent Works

Other Recent Works
Fordyce Castle and Village

Hay's Dock, Lerwick

Shetland-model Boats at Burravoe, Yell

Tall Ships Seascape

The Tour Boat "Dunter III", with Gannets, off Noss

The "Karen Ann II" entering Fraserburgh harbour

Summer Evening, Boyndie Bay

1930s Lerwick Harbour

Johnshaven Harbour

"Seabourn Legend"

Greeting Cards!

Greeting Cards!
Now Available in Packs of Five or in Assorted Sets of Four

Sunday 7 December 2008

WET PAINT

Progress continues to be slow on all my painting projects. I mentioned the seasonal light, or lack of it, in previous posts, and the situation will not begin to improve until the end of January. The world-famous Shetland Up-Helly-A' festival usually marks the first noticeable lengthening of the day, and I look forward to it eagerly.

I have no new commissions this week, and I'm having enough difficulty fulfilling the ones I've got. I completely obliterated the work I'd done last week on the Isle of Harris painting, and I've started it again afresh, this time making the background land features smaller, and the shoreline higher up the picture. I did a little more on the other four works, and I like the way the "Utopia" work is progressing. I think this will be a very nice seascape someday, possibly by the end of this incoming week - who knows?

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