Two of my recent Pastel Paintings.

A couple of my recent Pastels. Both are 8"x6" on Canson Mi-Teintes paper, using Derwent, CarbOthello and Bruyzneel Pastel Pencils.

Art Group and more.

This morning I went to Art Group for the first time for four weeks, because of Dad being so ill. It's a great Group -- very friendly and everyone doing their own thing. It's a Group where Artists meet and paint together for four hours every Monday -- no 'phones ringing, no doorbell ringing, no suddenly remembering the laundry should be in the washing machine, just bliss perfect bliss. At the moment we are an all-female Group, but surely one day the male Artists in the district will discover us, or maybe we will discover them. Ten of us had a great painting day today anyway. Then it was a 20 minute drive home to my place to unload the car, have a cold drink and read my mail, and it was off to the Hairdresser's for a hairdo. Haven't had a hairdo for ages, so felt it was time. Then I had to go shopping, after which I called on my Mum and Dad for a while, then back to the Shopping Centre for something I'd forgotten, and I finally landed home at 5.4o p.m. Phew!! It's been a busy day. I started penning a Still Life of fruit today, but haven't gotten far enough to show anything as yet, so instead will show two other pen and ink drawings I have just recently finished. One is a Pink Rose done completely in Pointillism/Stipple with a Pink Micron Pen, size 01, measuring 6"x4". The second is also a Pointillism/Stipple of a Fruit Still Life using various coloured Micron Pens and measuring 3.5"x2.5". It's way after midnight, and I have to go out again tomorrow, so I must be off to get my beauty sleep.

A Busy Day, but no Art.

Today is Sunday, and I'd decided to spend the afternoon preparing for a new Pen and Ink Project I want to get on to asap. However, before I was out of bed I received a 'phone call to say my two Aunties (my Mum's sisters) were coming to visit. They live quite a long distance away, so I was delighted that they would be spending the afternoon with my parents and me. Therefore, I have not started on the Project as yet, but I will try to get the preparations done before I go to bed, and take it along with me to the Art Group I go to each Monday. I haven't been to the Group for three weeks as my Dad has been very sick, so here's hoping tomorrow will be more promising.

In lieu of showing the begininng of my new P&I WIP, I'll show you a design I have previously done in a round format -- all pen and ink, done with Micron Pens.

Pen and Ink

One of my favourite mediums in which to work is Pen and Ink. This is the drawing I did in 2006, and used for my Christmas Card for that year, and also for the Pen and Ink Forum Christmas Card Project.

This is penned on Premier Watercolour Paper 216 gsm.

Published in the International Porcelain Art Magazine.

I was delighted to have been invited to send photographs of my Porcelain Art Work to the US for Publication in the worldwide International Porcelain Art Teachers Magazine towards the end of 2006. This is a fine art magazine showcasing the best Porcelain Artists in the World. I have just received my copy of a double page spread of my work, published in the November/December Magazine, 2006. I have been advised that my Rose Photography is to be published in this same Magazine in March/April -- can't wait!!

I am awfully disappointed in the clarity that has been lost in the scans though, as both pages in the Magazine are so rich and beautiful in colour, but these scans leave a lot to be desired.

All of these designs were done with a variety of techniques, and a lot of kiln firings. With the All-over Floral 12" Vase and 12" Plate, the entire design is outlined in Liquid Bright Gold with a Dip Pen.

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Published in the International Porcelain Art Magazine.

Blue and White Technical Design on various shaped articles of Porcelain. All started out as plain white Blanks, and I penned the designs on, and then covered the entire designs with Enamel Pointillism.

And More ATCs

More ATCs for Miniature Project

Art Trading Cards

Art Trading Cards

I am taking part in an Art Card Project in the Miniature Forum of WC at the moment, and have been having the time of my life painting and penning all of the little cards -- each one has to be 3.5"x2.5", and can be in any media of ones choice and any choice of subject. There are 27 artists in the Project, and we all send a card to each person, which means sending 26 and receiving 26 of these little gems.

These are the cards I have painted/penned so far and sent off to their new homes. They have been done in Acrylics and Watercolours, with Pen and Ink on some.