Oh phew, it’s getting hot again and it just slows me down - what about the rest of you? At a time when I have lots to do and a tight schedule to achieve it all in, it’s really not helpful and don’t get me started on the climate concerns that I have. Trying to keep all the plants and animals watered is becoming a losing battle so the garden is going to have to fend for itself for the moment I’m afraid while I keep everything with two legs, four legs and wings hydrated.

Talking of things with wings, it’s time to get on with the Lilac Breasted Roller that I started last week and for this broadcast I looked at doing the background and starting to block in this bird’s amazing colours:

As I promised in the broadcast here is a list of handy to follow links to some of the products I used:
Pencil Grinder: https://amzn.to/3Q9Ojoo
Kum Pencil Sharpener: https://amzn.to/3p8XGIR
Light Green Pastelmat paper: https://tidd.ly/3SbND3j
Pan Pastels: https://tidd.ly/3zrl3SO
Sofft Applicators: https://tidd.ly/3zrl3SO
Unison Pastels: https://tidd.ly/3PcwTWO

I will be away this weekend celebrating a friend’s 40th birthday but will return to demo how to finish off this beautiful bird next week so until then, stay cool, Ali