Mermaid.

I have wanted to do a mermaid for some time and I started this last night and finished her today.

Should I have done?

Should I have played with my beeswax? I couldn't resist putting beeswax on my painting I did today, I just love playing with it!

new work

This is what I have painted today

Flower fairie

I did a sketch of this last week and finally got around to painting it.

More chunky house pages!

I managed to get some more pages done for the chunky house swap over on http://www.atcsforall.com/.

New Star catcher!

Ok so I decided to redo Star catcher, here is the result!

now with beeswax

Ok I am not too sure?! I love the effect beeswax gives, but I think I will redo her in watercolour, then cut her out and stick onto a canvas, then beeswax? Some of the wax has left an oil mark on the paper.

Heres one I have just done

This is called "Star catcher" and I am now going to beeswax it, so we shall see how it comes out!?! I have used multi media paper so am interested to see what happens- I hope I dont ruin it!

The scan has come out quite light too!

Sunset on the Isle Of Man

We have some fabulous sunsets here on the Isle Of Man, here are 2 photos of an amazing sunset last week, I have never seen such red clouds!!

Gosh I have been given a blog award!!

What a lovely suprise this morning to find that jurdleluvsjapan had nominated me! you can find her blog at http://www.jerdleluvsjapan.blogspot.com/.

I inturn would like to nominate the following people whos blogs I think deserve an award;

1= eggstudio find her at http://www.eggstudio.blogspot.com/

2= Audrey Electric find her at http://www.reverieart.blogspot.com/

3= Roc find her at http://www.whatsuproc.blogspot.com/

4=hands and heart find her at http://www.monicazuniga.blogspot.com/

5= http://www.mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com/

6=Connie find her at http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.blogspot.com/

7= http://www.blujaystudio.blogspot.com/

There are a few more I would have nomiated, but they have already received an award.

The rules of accepting are as follows:1) Put the logo on your blog.2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.4) Add links to those blogs on yours.5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

Angels watching over us.....

I finally managed to turn my quick sketch into a painting. I have done it on water colour board, using water colours.I wanted to use muted colours and used a little gesso to soften it.

Another house and a quick sketch

I managed to get another chunky house page done, called mothers love, and I had an idea for a painting and did a quick sketch as I have my Parents visiting and haven't had much time for art.Hopefully I can turn the sketch into something soon, not sure wether to do watercolour or mixed media?

Houses for chunky book swap

I have joined a swap on atcsforall.com, which is for house shapped chunky book pages. The houses are 4x6 and can be any theme, but particularly, chidhood memories or home.

I have had such fun today and have made 3 houses so far- but you should see the mess in my kitchen!!

The first house has the title" nest", then "be yourself", then "family is a blessing".

Joy and Hope.

I finished two more canvases that I have been working on, one is called hope and the other Joy.

I guess if we have hope and Joy in ours lives we are blessed indeed!

I am going to add some flower beads to Hope, but I scanned her first as I thought the beads would interfere with the scan.

these are both available to buy, if you are interested just let me know!

Brand new Angel.

I made this Angel today, and worked on a few other pieces.

I have set my self a target now to get a few canvases done , as I have booked a pitch at a big carboot sale,I thought I would have a go and see if I can sell any! I have 4 weeks to be ready.