just saying hello

I wasn't swept away in thr storms, just so busy, painting every hour of every day at the moment. We are also due to complete on our new house this week so starting to pack also. Getting very excited by the Karin and Camilla collaboration. So many exciting things going on around. I happened to spend an hour catching up on a long list of blogs last night.
Back soon I promise x

Computer playing up, but just enough time to tell you I'm off to Devon now until Wednesday.
Its a work trip and leaving poor Sean behind to run the gallery. I have two man show there in a few months so need to do a lot of sketching and planning. A lot of paintings to do.
Above is the latest creation from the wonderful Syko. She is in the middle of making me lots of houses and boats to sell in my gallery, I can't wait to see them.
Have a great weekend everyone, I now have a six hour drive ahead of me. I shall return with some good photos.

Sunday hours

Its a Sunday, and I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself because as much as I would like to be out for a long walk on a beach somewhere on this beautiful Island, I am painting busily for show after show. A lovely local couple came in and bought 2 pieces from me this morning for their little boys' newly decorated bedroom. They then phoned later to invite us both along for a walk, sadly I couldn't shut up shop but the thought was lovely. The people here are so friendly and welcoming, so hopefully next time. I love being part of a community, it makes me feel very settled and secure, a feeling I have never had before really. Back to it, hope you are all having a fun Sunday (said through gritted teeth) ;) x

Liverpool

This was one of the finished paintings for the new gallery in Liverpool, it opens 29th February. I will give more details when I know them.

It was nice to paint older bulidings, not something I'm used to.

Coffee and cake

Its a new week, and a new painting featuring my favourite Orla mug and more cakes!!!!

We just got back from a very inspiring walk along the beach. I was looking for a few nice pebbles to display some jewellery on in my new cabinet. The light was spectacular, we both glowed orange. I always forget my camera though. What is it with this weather?? We've had blue skies nearly every day of February. Global warming?!?!?!

Having fun

I've got some exhibitions coming up, first in Sarah Wiseman gallery at the end of March and then in May a rather large two man show in Baxters, Dartmouth. More on that soon.

So I'm really enjoying doing some still life work. I am painting things I love, fairy cakes, my vases, bowls, seasides and spots!

It feels very me!

Ok, I'm off to a wonderful treasure trove of a shop looking for a nice little cabinet to display some jewellery I am getting in the gallery. Bye for now....x

I am very excited that these little fellas will be joining me in my gallery around Easter time. From the wonderful Abbot and Ellwood based in my beloved St Ives. I love love love their Sculptures. Take a look here I have loved their work for a very long time when I first saw their work at Chelsea craft fair many years ago which is now Origin. I'm going to have a special little shelf made, so I'll show you when they are in situ.

Its half term this week so there are lots of nice people and children to talk to every day, fun but exhausting!

colour

I am enjoying playing with colour. I have a lot of deadlines at the moment but I wanted and needed to step back for a week to experiment a little. I am liking the direction. I went to the Spring fair trade show in Birmingham on Wednesday. There was lots to seduce you, it was hard but I had to remain focused and I only want to sell what I love and would buy myself. It would be easy to stock things you know would sell but without my heart being in it I had to say no. I found Nicky Thompson knitwear that I will definitely stock next Winter, so it was a success.

We had a blue sky last week, its a quiet week this week......

The photo below from yesterday was taken standing at the end of the pier in this painting I did recently. An inspiring view in every direction.
I just rediscovered the work of Virginia Graham, it makes me smile! i particularly enjoyed looking at her drawings.

midday sky

This view never ceases to amaze me.

I might attempt to paint it this week.

A wintry train journey

Some white links for the end of Winter white week,

Wendy Jung ceramics

and some flickr faves here, this and this

Hope you all have a good weekend, I will be painting all weekend, I have to finish my Liverpool paintings x

p.s Thank you for the camera advice, I'll have a play around.

I'm loving all the White around for Shari's Winter white week.
I like the work of Helen Musselwhite a lot. She also has an etsy shop.
I like to decorate with White, then add colour.
On my wish list is a new camera. Or maybe I should read the instructions of the one I've got to find out why every photo I take is blurry. Any ideas or recommendations? x

January by the sea

Joining in on Shari's Winter White week, some beautiful images over there.

Go see!

virtual shopping

I love how in a couple of hours the web takes you from one place to another, here was last nights journey.
I started somehow on Flickr and found an image of a shop in Paris called Puree Jambon, there I found the dolls of Heather Louise, here is her fabulous website. She had a show last year at Puree Jambon in Paris, I particularly love her Marie Antoinette dolls

Heather Louise also has a blog here.
You can buy her work from this great shop in Amsterdam called Eggmercantile.
And they have a blog.

They also sell these postcards by Camilla, and the trays of Ibride, which I have loved since the days I worked in Habitat and we stocked them.

You have to go and look at the Ibride site, its beautiful.
Eggmercantile also stock lots of other great stuff from LZC and cute ceramics from Helbak.
And finally I found someones work I had never seen before, the talented Sam Buxton,

how have I ever missed that?

So a couple of hours soon disappeared and I didn't spend any money! x

Things that warm my heart today on dark and wet Sunday.

Rob Ryans new Valentine piece, the words make me feel all fuzzy.

Sitting playing Monopoly for 5 hours with great friends, lots of laughs and lots of tea and Nigellas flourless chocolate brownies from Nigella express.

.......and not feeling guilty about any of it!

Falmouth, Cornwall

One project.......a range of cards.

Kathleen Hills

I will continue with book week when I have more time. Juggling lots and lots of different projects at the moment.....AND LOVING IT!

So a quick lovely link to the wonderful work of Kathleen Hills.

Green and blue

Notable books on these shelves

Lullaby Supermarket Yoshitomo Nara

Craft Galleries guide

The Winter book Tove Jansson

Jimmy Corrigan the smartest kid on earth

Beetle boy Laurence David and Delphine Durand (she is my favourite illustrator of Chiildrens books) The house that Jill built and The Snoops are just wonderful

Bob and co Delphine Durand

A day in St Ives Sue Lewington (more on her another day, amazing amazing sketchbooks!!!!)

White

Each day this week I will show you a shelf of my books and link to the ones i think you might be interested in. I have linked them either to Magma or Amazon.


A childrens garden of verses, illustrated by Brian Wildsmith
Gallery Catalogue of Rachael Howard
Flea market style Emily Calmers
Speed to the West (I love this book of vintage travel posters)
Gate of Eden Ethan Coen
Under Milk Wood (Classic Dylan Thomas and one of the only things I remember from English/drama class)
Slash with a knife Yoshitomo Nara
This is for you Rob Ryan(everyone should own this beautiful book) I just found this interview with him on the Magma site.
The Principles of Uncertainty Maria Kalman
Sometimes I think, sometimes I am Sara Fanelli (her latest book)
This is London M Sasek (I would love them all in this series)
Pictures and Words Roanne Bell and Mark Sinclair, (diverse collection of illustrators)


Tomorrow Green x