Friday 9 March 2018

More brush - Less keyboard


Another week passes with no keyboard activity. Painting is taking over.  While Bodrum Municipality was handing out free flowers and pot-plants to celebrate Women's Day yesterday (which I only found out about after the event though did notice several scooters passing looking as if they were entering the Best in the Village Garden contest), and hundreds of children were competing in BIOR, Bodrum International Optimist Regatta (it's a sailing competition, not a race to find Bodrum's most sanguine child) I was in Şüle's Workshop - paintbrush in hand.


Who could have guessed that a 4 Lira plastic pot could be transformed with a lick of Beton Effect paste.  It is now outside testing its claim to be weatherproof.


And my uninspiring chunky wooden stool looks much more attractive after its makeover.  Teo would have made a face over the flamingo and without his good taste to hold me back, I am flighting the urge to cover every free surface with pink waders.  The garden wall needs painting and I quite fancy a flock of flamingos to keep the geraniums company.

8 comments:

  1. Very envious of your creative activity yesterday. Looks like a very productive day. So pleased to see that you're embracing your painting talents... keep your brush wet and your imagination watered!

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  2. Great work, Annie! With you in spirit and paint all the way. Love flamingoes too. Axxx

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  3. Dear Annie, it's so wonderful to have a new interest. It branches our dendrites! That's encouraging as we age! Congratulations! Peace.

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  4. I love the stool ... I may have to paint mine now. A flock of flamingos would certainly make an interesting addition to the garden ... I wonder what Jake would make of them ...

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  5. Dave and Owen would be like Teo on the tastefulness (or otherwise) if the flamingo stool and wall. Gareth and I would cut you some slack though! Keep it up Annie - you’re very talented x

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  6. Annie, I LOVE stuff like this! Every place we've ever lived in has looked like a folk-art palace. The stool is brilliant. Love the idea of a flock of flamingos on the wall.

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  7. Best not stand still for too long, then? :-)

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  8. Those creative juices are definitely flowing! :) No such Women's Day generosity in Fethiye. Think the belediye are too busy trying to gather funds for the new 'recreation area.' ;) Happy birthday, by the way! :) x

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