This week has been busy here because I have made the decision to move my studio from the spare bedroom and relocate it in the basement of our home. I felt it was time to turn the room back into a bona fide bedroom so that a) we have somewhere to put guests should the occasion arise, or b) if we suddenly decide to move, there won't be a urgent need to do it then. This was sound thinking because it is taking ages to achieve and countless trips from the top of the house to the basement - quite exhausting!

The other event of note this week is that I have just sent in a CD to the Pastel Society of New Hampshire containing my images of three paintings which I am submitting for selection into a juried show of pastels in September. I won't know until the middle of August whether I got in and I think the competition will be quite stiff with entries from all over the States, so it's a long shot for a rank amateur like me.

This picture is from a reference photo offered by Paula Ford on West Canvas.com in one of the monthly challenges. The subject being spotlighted this month was Summer trees and this is a field in Tennessee.