Back from France and ready for the next challenge

Ok, now back in grey and damp West Wales from a week  in sunny France, visiting galleries, taking pictures and sitting in cafes - sketching and absorbing the atmosphere. I know you think that being an artist is easy and fun, what with all the travel, socialising, food and wine, but it's jolly hard at times, I can tell you!

For example, here's the next commisssion I'm about to start - it measures just over 2.5m x 1.5m, and will feature the coastline of west & north Wales, as well as parts of Powys, Ceredigion, and Carmarthenshire.

It's had a custom made frame/support; an imported roll of canvas; will take about 5 weeks to complete and will use approximately 45 tubes of paint; 10 packets of baby wipes; 5 kitchen rolls and probablly 20 brushes (I am a bit hard on them...). Then it will be professionally photographed.  Packing and delivery will be ...interesting. Hope it will fit through the door at the other end!