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November and I managed to catch two colds one after the other so, I spent the month in a Lemsip haze. So, it was time for some quiet, home type things. In one of the shops I saw some material bunting and wanted to make some for my fireplace to decora...
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It has been a while.....I had to laugh. My last post was the end of the winter and now we are almost back to the beginning of one!A whole summer ~ where did it go? I spent a lot of it taking photographs and hopefully improving my technique. Sadly, I...
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Well, not officially for a few days but, I have had anough winter now so as you can see my blog has been updated with a springlike feel. It is a little wishful thinking on a day like today but there are signs.We have been out enjoying the snowdrops a...
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It has been a while since I last posted and I think that was because I had so little to say. January is probably one of my least favourite months. For sure, it is when I have the least inspiration and that has definitely taken it's toll on my art. Ho...
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Already it is December and as usual I am very disorganised! The last month has seen my art take a festive turn and I have been painting and drawing with Christmas in mind. There have been several watercolours which were a mix of actual places with "a...
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I have been busy over the summer and one of my projects was to publish a photo book. For various reasons, I ended up producing three with very different aims and therefore, pricing has also been from one end of the scale to the other. However, I thou...
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This year I have tried hard to get more movement into all of my art. I quite freqently change mediums but I want to inject more vibrance into my subjects. Whilst on holiday I got the chance to spend a few hours with Mary Dillon. Mary paints very beau...