I have been deliberately waiting
for an overcast day to paint the garden gates, apparently it’s not good to
paint in bright sunshine. Today was the
day. I tied my hair back, put on an old
overall and went outside. I carefully
washed off all the bird poop and mud splatter from the metal gates, opened the
tin of black Hammerite, picked up my brush... and then it started to rain.
The French meteo did not forecast
any rain today but the mist and drizzle is rolling in from the West. It is wet and dismal. We have all retreated
indoors. I will try again tomorrow.
First rain here to day, i am happy.
ReplyDeleteI expect it's very welcome in your part of the world Yael.
DeletePaint on hot sunny days. Do not paint on humid days. Whoever told you not to paint in bright sunshine is talking rubbish. I hope the rain soon stops for you and you can get on with the gates. Otherwise just leave them as they are and they will last forever anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe sun can be very fierce here in high summer but it's probably safe to paint in sunshine at this time of year. I shall tell Paul he is talking rubbish!
DeleteWe were a little shocked by the rain too. That wine we bought of Saturday is a bit rough! I hope he has some better stuff hidden away.
ReplyDeleteI think I must be getting used to the rough stuff - I thought it was okay!
DeleteIs it Nate? The rain? Well, better luck tomorrow, in any case. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't ask his name but no, I think it was just some low cloud rolling in. It's cleared up again this evening.
DeleteLovely photo, it looks like a painting.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
It would look better with a blue sky!
DeleteMeteo sounds like the name of a circus performer who would have been shot nightly from a cannon. The cannon would have been pained with black Hammerite by a blonde bombshell.
ReplyDeleteMeteo is more like a clown, he can never get the forecast correct.
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