At the beginning of January 2024 I joined Rye Art Centre to become a portrait painter…in my spare time, but first things first: Life class. On my Instagram pages I chart the ups and downs, ideas and inspirations that may help others try and give it a go to paint themselves. At the moment I’m using the Zorn palette. Four colours: Yellow Ochre, Ivory Black, Cadmium Red and Titanium white. I’m not concerned that I’m a novice…Actually the final piece didn’t matter what mattered most was the enjoyment of simply doing, it was the journey of it all that I found so thrilling. Addictive.