I had hoped to finish the painting I began at Cabbage Tree Point this morning while Roland did a spot of fishing but the wind sprang up and it became increasingly difficult to keep the canvas on the easel. Hence I shall have to finish off the painting tomorrow from the wind-free patio at Roland’s but I’ll show you the photographs of the progress so far… you may not notice that, owing to a strong and unexpected gust, the sand on the left of the painting is somewhat three-D and ultra realistic!

One of the pleasures of the day was meeting all the lovely people who came to talk to me whilst I was painting. I hope that Nicole and Glennys, and all the bikers and biker-chicks from the Ipswich Ulysses Bike Club (motto – “Grow Old Disgracefully”) will visit my blog tomorrow to see the painting in its final stage.