Thursday Chat

Hi all
Thursday today, and I should really get started with writing Christmas Cards....time flies! Before we know it we'll all be carving a turkey (well I think we'll have goose this year or perhaps something fishy...). Talking of Christmas cards..... The school bazaar was last week and it was lovely. My kids were overwhelmed with it all and went to meet Santa in his Grotto. They got a little pressie and were suitably impressed. I sold quite a few cards for the school.
But....
There are still Christmas Cards available! If you are interested, please drop me a line. They are only £1 each or 5 for £4.

At this festive time I 'treated' myself to an upgrade of my website and I am now busy writing the pages. You might not notice much difference but the gallery pages have changed. I know have one page for each painting so that you can see each painting in even greater detail. No more pop-up galleries. I have nearly finished it all, just a few more children paintings to update. I'd love to hear what you think of the changes!

The Gilded Lady from Bath

The Gilded Lady from Bath

(Minverva Sulis)

Oil on canvas, 45x35cm, £350 framed.

Fatherhood

Vaderschap (fatherhood)

Pastel on paper, 33x45 cm. Commissioned.

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A couple of years ago I painted 'Motherhood' and now I got the opportunity to paint an accompanying piece. I love painting parents and their children - there are so many precious moments. This sure was a joy to do - that cuddly baby made me smile every day. I will miss her.

Christmas Cards for School

This year I am going to try and help out the parent-teacher association of Crossways Infant School in Thornbury, Gloucestershire (UK) by raising money for them. FOCUS (Friends of Crossways Under Sevens) aims to enhance the fun factor of the school and strengthen the link between home and school. Their money will be spent on activities, supplies or training of staff.


ALL proceeds of the sale of my Christmas cards will go to FOCUS.
That is 100% goes to FOCUS !!


Limited Stock! When they're gone, they're gone.

On the card features an image of my award-winning pastel painting 'Santa'.

Santa Christmas cards. 6x8" / 15x21cm, glossy. White envelope included. Printed on the inside:
Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year

Just Email me if you are interested.

£1 each
Pack of 5 for £4
Pack of 10 for £7

Other greeting cards are available too but will fall outside this charity action. Ask for details.

Facebook

Hi reader
I have created a Facebook Page (see link on the right) to see what all the fuss is about. I must admit I feel a bit Facebook illiterate as I have a hard time figuring it all out. So I'll keep learning and trying to update it, but any 'fans' or 'friends' will have to bear with me while I learn....

Life Drawing

I am doing some life drawing every week, right here in town, with a great bunch of people. Nice and close to home, easy to get to. It is excellent practice to have just a simple piece of charcoal and nothing else. Using an A1 sized piece of paper, it is nice to work that large sometimes. In real life you can see so much more tones in shading, so much more detail. At the same time I learn a bit about anatomy or the human body. All great uses, but most of all it is great fun.

Commission

I have a new commission coming up and I am very excited about it. It will be a companion piece to an earlier work I did for the client. All I can say is that it'll be pastel and it involves a very cute baby.......watch this space!

The past couple of days my time has been taken up with planting a gazillion tulip bulbs in the garden and caring for the family- who all got a bug one by one. So not much painting done but that will change soon!

Life Ahead in Progress...

Life Ahead

Life Ahead

Oil on Linen, 40x30 cm. Available

French Lady

French Lady.

Oil on Linen, 30x40 cm. Available .

Still working with a small brushes (see post below) and liking it, although initial setup was done with some bigger filberts.