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How we all long for a bit of time to just relax and take it easy! We all seem to work so hard, yet find such little time in our lives to just purely relax and unwind. Particularly when we need this so badly. Never the less, we all look for our bit of peace in different ways.

So yes, you need soothing from all the daily frustrations we face. Head off, camera in hand, and find your salvation somewhere out of town. As a contemporary artist I find that this works wonders. Natural scenes are a wonderful tonic, birds, trees, leaves, grasses, hills, animals to observe.

The colors in the country are inspiring, whether in winter or summer. I love the starkness of winter when the trees are stripped bare, the first snows, and of course the pattern that frost make, whether on the window panes, cars, etc.

The Autumn is fantastic. This surely is one of the best seasons for color. Swirling leaves in mixed colors blowing in all directions, golden yellows, browns and varying shades of reds. They seem to pelt along together with the falling twigs from the trees, conkers and ebbing leaves.

I have spent some time in County Kerry, where the scenes there are naturally rugged which is fascinating to the eye of a painter. If you head on towards Dingle the natural flow of the waterfalls at Muckross Pass takes your breath away. The early morning mists too, are something to behold.

Different things capture people’s emotions, personally I am quite happy to stroll along a deserted beach at any time of the year. Observe the birds, watch the sun dappling on the water, or the flow of the tide as it comes in and goes out. Even see children playing, running in and out of the water, building sandcastles, or dogs roaming free off the leash.

There is no shortage of things we can paint. Starting with all the new buds and blossom putting in an appearance, and all the first flowers of spring trying to sprout through like the gentle Celandine, primroses, snowdrops to name but a few. Then there are our wonderful, mind blowing sunrises and sunsets. What more could you need to get started?

Easter arrives, the first cuckoos and we are in May before we know it. Carpets of Bluebells flourish in our countryside, creating a heady display. Next stop are our summer months, flowers blooming and trees complementing them.

How these colorful floral displays cheer us up with their lovely displays of color. We love them all, delicate shades of pastels, but also the really strong dynamic colors hit us in the eye.

Skylines too are fantastic. The cloud formations are always interesting with their delicate and also very strong tints. Red skies are wonderful relating to you that the next day is going to be golden.

Landscapes are so inspiring and never boring. That is why artist’s love doing them. You are never short of natures subjects, so come on, take your first steps and bite the bullet.