I gotta say it, the image research for one of my current clients is just wonderful and so, so colourful.

I'm still a bit lost with all the names, and stories but I'm in draw dropping awe at the richness and brilliance of colour. I've only seen these sort of paintings in prints, where they lose their dazzle. On computer screens they really do jump out.

If you've got some time take a look at two galleries.

Dave mentions my wanting to know how long the beach was in Florida. His answer was in keeping with what I was thinking, but bigger, much bigger.

So after asking the question, I was also inspired to take some videos. This country is smaller, a lot smaller that the US. Everything is cuter, cosier, more bunched up. More squashed. The Ironbridge videos of yesterday explain this, better than I can in words.