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It's been a bit rough in these parts and recently I've been asked more than once, am I still in the land of living painters? There seemed to be a hint of a suggestion that it is more profitable for painters to be dead. That is a timely reminder that my blog is missed, and even cherished.

My kneecap has silenced me. It's been somewhat bent out of shape and causing me bother with small things like using a mouse and bigger things like filling the kettle. Like the rest of me, it's a bit twisted, making things painful. When holding a fork became a challenge I decided I needed to do something about it.

I should have done it sooner.

It's much better now.

In the meantime, of course, I've not being idle. I've just heard that Wicklow County Council Arts Office have awarded me funding through the Arts council of Ireland for an exhibition at the end of next year, in December 2025.

I'm going to work from the balcony of Wicklow library and created a series of paintings from the river to the sea that can be seen from the rear of the Library building.

I'm even going to livestream on Facebook while I'm doing some of the work.

I know. It sounds challenging.

You'd think I was an octopus rather than a seriously physically challenged over-worked biped (with a patella in subluxation).