I'm taking a bit of a break as I'm so busy with family and friends - back soon.The T shirt, book and snowman themed pressies went down well :>)
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- I'm interested in painting the light and colours of landscapes as they change through seasons, the time of day or weather. Seascapes feature strongly in my work as I love the coast, a love which developed when I lived near the sea as a child in Cornwall, Scotland, Malta and Gibraltar - each place with its special light and colour. I realise too that I love the edges of things - for instance the coast, where the sea meets the land, the edges of woods where the trees meet the open fields. I paint in most media and experiment with digital imagery - as a creative process related to my painting but also creating work that exists in its own right. Another interest is photography, mainly as something in its own right, as I only rarely paint from photographs. The same elements interest me here as in my painting. Apart from painting and photography, I teach art to adults and have all the normal preoccupations, trials and tribulations of women with families ... and cats.
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6 comments:
what a poppet! Enjoy the break xxHappy new Year
My goodness he's getting big!
I think so Sarah ! I am perhaps a bit biased though :>) - yes he's still little for his age but getting to be more of a little boy and less of a baby Katherine :>)
Happy New Year :>)
What a cutie! Is this your grandson? I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year. Enjoy your family and your break, Vivien.:)
thanks Billie and Happy New Year
yes this is my grandson - a little handful!
Time goes too quickly, Vivien. Seems only yesterday that he was about to pop into our lives. Now look at him. As Sarah says, what a poppet!
And Who has a better right to be biased? I EMBRACE BIAS...
annie
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