Today was my first ever craft fair. Considering it was all pulled together pretty last minute, I’m quite pleased! Between having chats with lots of lovely people I also managed to sell lots of items (and make some money for charity too). Probably unsurprisingly, the 12 days of Christmas Bearded Collie cards were the biggestContinueContinue reading “Craft Fair and Inktober 2020 – Day 17”
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Inktober 2020 – Day 15
Ok I’m cheating my posting this, technically I didn’t do it today. But I did do it this month and that counts right? This comes in a set of 3 as part of the Christmas cards I’ll be selling at the craft fair. I’m excited, they were fun to make and, although this month hasContinueContinue reading “Inktober 2020 – Day 15”
July 2020 Projects
I thought, “oh I really must post before July ends” only to see a Hello August! post on my Instagram feed. A lot has happened in July. We had a family bereavement which hit everyone hard. It happened just as we were moving, so all pretty exhausting and stressful. I’m not going to write aboutContinueContinue reading “July 2020 Projects”
Watercolour Terracotta Pots
A few weeks ago, we had particularly nice weather. Whenever possible, drawing from real life is great practice to understand proportion, light and create realistic colours. You learn so much more, but it does have its challenges. After I started this painting, the weather took a turn and I had a couple of weeks ofContinueContinue reading “Watercolour Terracotta Pots”
National Portrait Gallery
Every year I tell myself that I’m going to continue to post regularly after Inktober while I’ve got the momentum and every year I don’t and November is one of the quietest blog-months. Post-Inktober recovery combined with moving AND starting work in a new branch has meant that the month has been full-on. But hereContinueContinue reading “National Portrait Gallery”
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