The view is always changing as the tide and harbour change, and also as the garden changes. My roses have been to die for this year. They put on a good show at a high-tea fundraiser I hosted for Waipuna Hospice before Christmas. My paint brushes are itching to work on a rose series.
The large painting above the couch is called Remember Me. My parents were avid gardeners and one year they couriered me up a cutting of this favourite rose from their own garden. I planted it and painted it, so it has been immortalised twice over.
Our furniture is mostly traditional special family pieces. My favourite piece in this room is our vintage wooden sideboard. It reminds me of the style of the Glasgow architect Charles Mackintosh, a favourite of mine.
I miss Lynn but I am a positive person. It helps to have artistic pursuits that bring joy to my life as well as to other people.
