As a child, my Mum attended an English Girl’s College in Alexandria, Egypt. It it quite enjoyable to listen to her talking about her life in Egypt. One of the subjects which she studied at the English Girl’s College was Middle English, which fascinated her very much. She has ignited a spark of enthusiasm for it in me, as well. It is quite interesting to observe the influence of the French, brought by the Normans, upon the original English. Middle English looks quite pretty to me; perhaps more than anything else, the mediaeval imagry which it evokes in my mind appeals to me.
I am working on a watercolour painting of a pair of ryukins. Whilst I am pleased with the way I have painted the ryukins, the overall painting seems to me to be a bit lacking in excitement. Perhaps this is simply because it is as yet unfinished. We shall see. I need some masking fluid; that would open new artistic possibilities for me.
