Oh boy, I've lurked for long enough, admiring all the stunning work that the inhabitants of Bloggyland are producing and finally decided to take the plunge and have a go.
Where do I begin, well I guess with my paintings - several years ago I was inspired whilst watching Watercolour Challenge on TV to have a go at painting, something I hadn't really done since I left school. The medium suited me well, although unforgiving if you make a mistake, it dries quickly and there's little smell - ideal for me as my son was small at the time and inquisitive little fingers would appear from nowhere - can you imagine the mess if I'd been using oil paints!!!!
Here's one of my first paintings - some of you might recognise him:
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Portrait - Ronan Keating |
I was fortunate enough to be asked to undertake numerous commissions, these are definitely my favourite ones:
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Portrait - Girl in pink |
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Portrait - Couple outdoors
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When we moved house I packed up my brushes and tried my hand at something new - die cutting. It took me a while to get the hang of it, but I soon realised the possibilities and unbelieveably I even got the opportunity to design some dies, these are examples of three of them!
I found that chalk ink worked really well to shade the dies and give them depth, the only drawback being that I constantly had inky fingers!!
And right now..............................Copics, stamps and more......................but that will have to wait until the next post!
Thanks for looking and I hope you'll come visit my Box of Colours again.