Sue Gould Retired , just for fun.

Sue Gould Retired , just for fun. Time to do what I want, time to sort out what I think, what I really believe. Interesting!

Well, retired now, I have reviewed 29 years of sketchbooks and diaries and pulled out the things I think are worth more thought, I am slowly working through them.

This is rather nice, though I can take little credit.A photo of valerian, cerinthe and Ribwort plantain, under the front...
21/05/2026

This is rather nice, though I can take little credit.

A photo of valerian, cerinthe and Ribwort plantain, under the front windows, then turned negative by my phone.

Well 'no mow may' looks pretty good, I wonder what no mow June will look like.
21/05/2026

Well 'no mow may' looks pretty good, I wonder what no mow June will look like.

Walk in Whitwell Woods.Watercolour in sketchbook.
06/05/2026

Walk in Whitwell Woods.

Watercolour in sketchbook.

Walk in Eckington Plantation.Watercolour in sketch book.
26/04/2026

Walk in Eckington Plantation.

Watercolour in sketch book.

Maple and Wall Sketch Clumber Park NottinghamshireInk and watercolour on paper A4.
27/03/2026

Maple and Wall Sketch Clumber Park Nottinghamshire

Ink and watercolour on paper A4.

Reflections in water.Ink and watercolour sketch. A3.
24/03/2026

Reflections in water.

Ink and watercolour sketch. A3.

Forget to show you this one....I made the one on right a out 30 years ago, I always called it 'Hide'.It sat on the wall,...
10/03/2026

Forget to show you this one....

I made the one on right a out 30 years ago, I always called it 'Hide'.

It sat on the wall, I looked at it, ruminate, does it say what I want it to say? It was based around a photo i took of my shadow on the ground in Whitwell Woods, i was thinking about how the animals can spot us a mile off, even when we are trying to sneak around, as Primal stealth bombs we are rubbish.

So just before Christmas last year I decided that the answer to that question was no.

So I remade it, real face rather than a shadow this time, thinking about how we try to peep quietly at the wild things, but they spot us a mile off, I was imagining a bird, hidden in the spiky Holly, with our sneaky faces sticking out like a sore thumb.

My daughter then tells me that 'Hide ' was one of her favorites, oops.

Better title might be Bulls in China Shops?

Quick expursion into furniture, a shoe cupboard for the hallway.The door inserts are covered in the suede side of the le...
15/01/2026

Quick expursion into furniture, a shoe cupboard for the hallway.

The door inserts are covered in the suede side of the leather from next doors discarded sofa.

"Up to no good" Acylic on canvas, back out of storage and reframed.Came about after a conversation, " don't you feel afr...
15/01/2026

"Up to no good" Acylic on canvas, back out of storage and reframed.

Came about after a conversation, " don't you feel afraid walking in the woods on your own?", no not really.

I would say the danger comes from people, so if there is no one there, what's to worry about, I would be more uncomfortable in a crowded room.

So is the figure in the painting, " up to no good," or is he just enjoying the peace? Is it even a he? Depends on your perspective, you do you, I'll do me.

Finished the bedroom door over christmas, started this in lockdown, scaled it back when I realised how risky it was to w...
06/01/2026

Finished the bedroom door over christmas, started this in lockdown, scaled it back when I realised how risky it was to work on the staircase, I found myself thinking more about what I was painting rather than making sure I didn't fall down the stairs.

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