Toucan on Trafalgar Square

This week I visited only one school. Sambourne Primary School in Warminster. It is a lovely, small school. My wife’s cousin Sarah is deputy head teacher there, so it felt like a family duty. Children were great and teachers were nice as well. Thank you Sambourne for making me welcome and thank you Sarah for looking after me so well.

As always I get lots of pictures from children. One boy was rather exited about me drawing a fly, so he practised a lot. He did lots of flies and I was presented with one sheet of them. I think they look great. Here are more pictures. And one of my favourite. Though this one was from one of the schools I visited a week earlier.

The rest of the week I spent catching up with my other work. I finished a commissioned picture I mentioned last week.

It’s called “Suzy Goose and the Jumping Cow”.I found it exciting and also a bit strange painting on canvas something I normally do on paper by using collage. It’s like making a copy or falsification of your own work.  This is 914 x 610mm, acrylic on canvas.

I also finally finished the first picture for my new book!

I found time to do a little picture for my friend’s birthday. It’s called “Toucan on  Trafalgar square”.

The last thing I want to mention is an exhibition by my friend Vladimir Hanus.I love Vladimir’s work. If you are in the Czech Republic go to see it. If you can’t make it, at least look at his website – www.tan.cz It’s worth it.