I am lost. It has been so long I don't know what to do! Hope to get back to my blog, but will need to refresh my memory.

It's Been a Long Time

I don't even know how to use the blog anymore. I need to really take a look around to find my feet. I have not been painting for a couple of years. Got involved with a singing group and a couple of choirs. Will come back tomorrow hopefully and try and insert some photograhs.

Happy New Year - A return to blogging?

Hello all! It has been quite some time since I posted here!!! Although I hope to spend less time on the computer, I did think I should try blogging on a regular basis. Fingers crossed! Last year I have done a lot of printing, which I love doing, I hope to continue this year, either on my own, or on a new course. Also mixed media seems to call me more and more, although I did quite a lot of pastels over the last year. I did 3 x 3 day art courses at www.jackbeck.co.uk I love going there and have been on courses at Jack Beck for over 10 years now.

I also have done a lot of printing on my Gelli plate. Monoprinting made easy. It is very addictive, and now I have to decide what to do with all my gelli prints! We did spend 2 months, March and April, in Spain last year. But it is not possible this year. Unfortunately, my husband Malcolm, has not been very well in the later part of 2013. He is now waiting for a heart operation and as yet we don't know which way the surgeons are going to go. We should know in the next few days. I will finish off by saying I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy 2014 - hope to be here more often. Take care..............

I am not very good at this blogger thing!!! Maybe I should make it a New Year resolution? I just wanted to wish everyone...... A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS and ALL GOOD WISHES FOR the NEW YEAR. Hope you all enjoy your family and friends at this magical time.

A Testing Time

Goodness!!! Another 3 months has passed since I last blogged! I do try to keep up with everyones blogs even if I don't comment. Summer (or what has passed for summer here) has been pretty busy for me. I have done 3 short courses using watercolour and some acrylics, mixed media and a bit of collage. But mainly my time has been taken up with learning to drive. I'm thrilled to tell you I passed my practical test 10 days ago! The theory test I passed a couple of months back. So there is another O.A.P. on the roads :) Love my little car, called Poppy.

I will try and update a bit more and show some things I have been doing later.

Well goodness me. It has been 3 months since my last post!!!
I guess my life had been busy of late. Could do better :)



It has been so long I didn't know what to do to post a new page:)
My writing and photos don't seem to be working out as I would like
with gaps and new paragraphs where I want them. Any idea why anyone?


I have been doing some printing courses since my last post.
A 3 day one at Leeds Art College over Easter.
I am almost finished a weekly 2 hour course at another
college in the city. Two more weeks to go and then I go
on a 3 days course at www.jackbeck.co.uk with Judy Linnell.



The 2 prints here are monoprints.
The second one should appear first





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The first is a ghost print of the main monoprint below...

It's been a long break!!!

Goodness!!! It has been a long time since I updated my blog!
Life just gets in the way sometimes I guess.

Here is another pastel portrait, done not so long ago.

The last couple of weeks I have been doing some watercolours,
not all together successfully, so far. Need to do a little more
work on them.I didn't realise just how many tubes of paint I had:)

More Daily Sketches

Another long gap between blog posts! I didn't realise it is nearly 2 weeks since my last one. I get caught up with checking other artists blogs, which usually takes me on to another blog, not to mention RL that gets in the way.




A few more pages from my Daily Sketch Book, where I am doing quick impressions of my chosen subject. It is getting to be harder to make myself do this every day!

1st blog post for February

It's been awhile since I posted on my blog.
I do forget to blog on a regular basis for
some reason. Just not used to it yet I guess!

This is a pastel painting of garlic cloves
done in a class recently.

Hope you like it!

Two more sketches from the Sketch a Day Challenge.
Done very quickly. I am liking the watercolour
washes on the pages.