Being an artist. Nurturing your passion. Why it’s not easy. How it’s possible. Keep the faith. Love art! I sometimes think I’m quite idle and very fortunate to be out of the rat race and able to paint to my heart’s content. But actually I do get quite a lot of other things done too. This morning, for instance, I’ve mucked out the barn (the ponies come in for their hay every night) walked all around the valley with Tiptoe, loaded and brought in a wheelbarrow full of wood for t