What better way to spend an extremely wet and very windy Saturday afternoon in February than sat in a warm clinic with expert Herbalist, Lucy Jones, teaching a small group of us the art of making Fire Cider? Lucy is based in the heart of Castle Cary and called ‘Myrobalan Clinic‘ and in the few […]
Flower Show
I am resting, ( and writing!) now until 2pm this afternoon, when the doors to the 66th Castle Cary Gardening Association Annual Show open, and Mr C and I can enter the hall and see if our entries have won any awards. This is the third year, not consecutive, that I have entered anything, the […]
Scilla
‘Scilla’, acrylic on silk by Paula Carnell copyright 2007 Many years ago, when I had the Gallery ‘Possi’ in Castle Cary, I met a lovely couple who’d visited us shortly after moving into the town. They were interested in the Elaine Peto Hare sculpture that was in the window of the adjoining cottage. I was […]
Four leaf clover
Four leafed clover was painted between January & April 2008. It shows the view from my studio window. It was one of those ‘eureka ‘ moments where I realised I had my perfect subject and was looking forward to spending the next twenty years or so painting it. This row of poplar trees had been […]
Last Sunset
‘Last Sunset’. Acrylic on silk by Paula Carnell copyright 2013 I could write a book about this painting, but today I’ll keep it brief! I painted this in November 2008. The view is of a row of poplar trees that grew in the field behind our house. Earlier in that October we had noticed some […]