with two of us taking on the Strada easel challenge January is proving a busy time as we work towards a mid January general announcement to the wider world of OutsideInside - who we are, what its all about, and how we work. Combining the daily painting with taking down the decorations, getting back to work and still attending Jacksons Plein Air Days, London Plein Air Days, Urban Sketchers London and more has been suitably challenging and rewarding at the same time.

Mark is attempting to work indoors on still life for the first time in 40 years, Paula is using it as a structured exercise as part of her usual practice - though to be fair she actually won a strada easel in the September challenge