Hope you all have a healthy and happy 2014. The new year here in the UK started with torrential downpours and strong winds but at least it’s quite mild. Luckily my car leak is fixed but the conservatory now leaks. In an attempt to minimise the damage until I can get it repaired I decided to …
I’ve been busy with craft fairs, commissions and on- line orders, which has been great. I’m glad I postponed the rest of my alphabet challenge until the new year, as I don’t think I would have coped! Slowed down the week before Christmas only for me to get the dreaded cold. I always get at least …
The Christmas season has started and I’m pleased to say I’m busy, hence the lack of a post last week. I’ve therefore decided to postpone the rest of my alphabet challenge until January but I wont disappear from blogging completely between now and then, so dear readers please don’t abandon me! I have managed to do …
Last week I went onto Dartmoor and we were lucky to have clear views, in-between the rain! Sadly we didn’t see any ponies, they must have been sheltering from the very cold wind and rain – autumn has arrived. I’ve lots of painting to do this week, my robin sun catchers and two coaster commissions are …
I’m a bit behind this week having had visitors and a tummy bug! However I did manage to paint this red lemur for my challenge, in my usual style painted with glass paint on acetate and placed over an acrylic painting on canvas. For letter L businesses I discovered there is a lemur conservation foundation: ‘DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND …
The choice was between a kiwi, kangaroo, koala and kudu. Koala won the day, as they are of course incredibly cute animals! This time I painted the background using acrylics on 270gsm brown paper, rather than painting white paper a dark colour. I think it works quite well and I’ve painted more leaves on the acetate …
I’ve just delivered my paintings to the Well Café in Exeter and it will be great to see them all on the gallery wall together. A number of my alphabet challenge paintings are there and it’s exciting to see what the reaction will be! This week is letter K in my alphabet challenge and not much to choose …
My letter J art challenge results ended up having a cat theme, as mentioned in my earlier post. Of course the big cat is a Jaguar. It most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioural and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. The …
I’m a bit late with my first post this week but I do have some fantastic news to share with you. Next week some of my mixed media paintings will be on display in a local cafe and for a whole month 23rd Oct-22nd Nov. The Well Cafe, Okehampton street, Exeter is a lovely cafe …
I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since I started this alphabet challenge. The good thing is I am still very much enjoying it! There were not too many choices for the letter I and I’ve gone for an Iguana ACEO and an Irish Setter dog SFA painting (small format art, as explained in last …
