It's the end of the first day and I have already learnt so many lessons!
The day started at 9 am. Everything was laid out in my room ready to pack in the car… I probably should have packed the car up the night before as I got a bit panicked trying to put the seats down and get everything in !
I arrived at the Victoria Quarter at 10:15 with boyfriend in tow for heavy lifting! The place looked great and I quickly set up my display and got ready to work. Elaine arrived on time and we soon got started.
I had an idea for the composition which I'm now slightly regretting as it's hard for her to get the same body position each time, but we'll see how that works out.
Having found it quite hard to sketch her face, I've decided to start tomorrow with some initial sketches, which hopefully will be good enough to display and perhaps to give to Elaine at the end. Then it's back to the painting…
People walking through the centre that have taken interest in the project have made some really nice comments. Some of the kids have really cracked me up with their enthusiasm, however they seem to be equally excited by the fountains!
Feeling optimistic about tomorrow, but absolutely nackered from today!
Fingers crossed for warmer weather tomorrow – my hands nearly froze off today!
