Went out into the local hinterland a couple of days ago, set up an easel and painted, though god knows what!
I was looking at trees and distant fields but ended up painting something inside me.
The end product was a disgusting mess. So I wiped the canvas clean.
I failed however to clean the palette. And was going to do so an hour ago but am instead leaving it as sole witness of my failed endeavour.
It looks a lot more interesting visually than the destroyed work on canvas.
So I’ve kept it and hung it on the wall.
Oil paint, wood, brass, leather, objet d’art.
Approx. 10″ x 15 1/2″ x 2″
peter robinson fine art 
I find an artist’s palette to be of great interest as a record of activity.
Yes, a record of activity. I believe there is a palette on show somewhere that belonged to Vincent Van Gogh… in the Van Gogh museum, Amsterdam, if I remember rightly.