As I lay in bed writing this blog, I realise that by chasing down references to JMW Turner’s painting and sketching exploits in the Tamar Valley I am going down some fascinating googleholes.

https://www.grahambrown.com/uk/product/turner-plymouth-dock-bespoke-mural/119027-master/

Curiously the location of Mr Turner’s position to paint Plymouth Dock is very similar to where I sometimes watch the British Firework competition, although I face more to the right.

Maybe I can paint a Turneresque Firework painting…

This week I was at Newbridge. Mr Turner did not leave much more than a blank page

Following my own Mr Turner theme of Mists and red splodges. I have done two Newbridge sketches.

But now I am thinking that my bedroom is lacking a little Turner ‘ something’. But I could put that Mural in my loo/futility* room. A mural in there would just add to our eccentric smallest room.

*the futility room is tiny and yet somehow completes all of the tasks of a utility room but not in any logical way. Hence the name futility.