Really pleased I started this challenge and thank you for your replies so far. Week 2 is of course the letter B. there are quite a few animals beginning with B, with some great suggestions, so I’ve decided to put it to the vote. I’ve selected a few that I’ve not painted before & again …
Can’t believe it’s Friday already. I didn’t get many suggestions for the letter A but I guess lots of people are on holiday! However I’ve had 2 international sales recently, another one last night, so I’m very happy. A big thank you to all my customers and waving to the USA and Norway 🙂 For …
So the first day of my challenge has arrived! Week one is of course the letter A To recap I am going to paint an animal and promote an animal related business from each letter of the alphabet over the next 26 weeks. On Monday I need your help with suggestions of what animal you’d …
Apologies that my posts have been getting more infrequent. The days seem to whiz by since starting my business, so I’ve decided to challenge myself to remedy this with your help. From next week I’m going to start an alphabet challenge, painting an animal and promoting a business linked to animals with each letter of …
Thought I’d squeeze in a 2nd post this month. With two weekends away & the hot weather making me feel shattered, my blog has taken a back burner! One of my weekends away was to London. I visited some art galleries, which are always inspiring and had the added advantage of being air-conditioned! Many years …
Hope you’re all enjoying some sun. We’re having a week of wall to wall sunshine in Devon in the UK and the heat to go with it. I’m enjoying the sun but over 25 degrees C is a bit hot for me, although it’s a great improvement on the cold and rain! I had my …
I’m loving painting in miniature and I’ve now got the ACEO bug. Maybe it’s because I’m short, only 4ft11″! My miniature paintings on jewellery have gone down well and I’ve only recently discovered ACEO, which stands for art cards, editions and originals. They are an affordable way to buy and collect art, 2.5 by 3.5 …
We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday and coupled with the fact that all my shops, twitter, facebook now have my new animal name I’m feeling generous, so decided to have a 4 day summer sale starting today until Sunday. So a good time to get your animal mad friends, family or yourself a present! …
Something many of you might like – A great craft project recycling plastic bottles by OddSox
Last week was a week of new things, so I thought I’d write about some of them and would love to hear your thoughts 1) I had a go at painting in a different style, slightly abstract. This was in miniature form and started out with one of my bees and a rose, so initially …
