Giclee Prints

There is a definite feel of winter here in Fife now, the heating is on and all the cosy jumpers are out. I have a bit of a cold at the moment and feeling a little under the weather. I've not left the house today yet but my cosy little cat has been snuggled in keeping me company. He doesn't seem to be too fussy about this time of year and will pop a paw out the door and then right back in again.

I just wanted to stop by and show you some of the new prints I had professionally made of my birds. I'm pretty happy with them, they look really close to the originals. I went for high quality giclee prints using pigment based inks on archival fine art paper, this means they won't fade in sunlight.

I've spoken about getting prints made for ages and I'm glad I've finally taken the plunge. I think it will make a real difference to me, especially in terms of detail. My new work is still very true to my style but using prints means I can spent a bit longer working on each piece. I have listed the first couple for sale in my etsy shop.

Bird and Binder

I've been very busy this week painting out new birds. The latest complete one is the little chaffinch pictured below and I have one in progress at the moment of a humming bird. I really enjoy painting the birds but I'm doing a few sketches as well of some other ideas that will complement them. I'm also excited to say I've sent the first couple away to the printers for some giclee prints so we'll see how those turn out later in the week.

 

I have also found a new way of storing my ACEOs. I used to keep them all in a little white box but I've started to put them all in a binder in little pockets together. I got the idea from my son who collects football cards in these little pockets. I liked the look of the album he was making and thought I'd have one too, only with all my coramantic minis!

 



Hello again

Hello everyone, I've been away for a little while haven't I !? I can't believe the last time I was on blogger was back in June. I have still been painting and creating but at a slower pace and have had a very limited online presence. I felt like I needed a little time away and life has been busy in all sorts of other ways. I have been working on a few different things so I'll show some pictures today. I've been shut off from others work too but I'll get back into the swing of things and catch up on all the blogs I enjoy very soon, I'm sure I'll have plenty to catch up on, Yvonne x

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

 

 

Abstract - In Hiding

 

And of course... a few new ACEO ladies

 

Dream In Colour

 

The Little Mushroon Lady

 

 

 

 

New birds and 20% off in my etsy shop

I've been shut away for a while with my sketch book, pencils and gouache - working away on garden birds, a little more detail than my usual style but I'm really enjoying the process. I have a few firm favourites such as starlings and blue tits,  more will be on the way soon, I hope you like them. I'm also having a little summer sale for the next week in my etsy shop for blog readers and facebook fans- 20% off everything with coupon code THANK20.

 

 

My little helper...

Sorry I've not been around much lately, I feel the days zooming by at the moment and have had very little chance to paint. I notice I have a few new followers to my blog which is lovely, thank you for joining me here.

I will share some of my latest images with you but first of all, I must introduce you to my new 'helper' - his name is Jet and he's eight months old. We adopted him just over a week ago from Cats Protection and he's settling in well. He enjoys evening cuddles on my knee but also enjoys digging up my plants and loves sitting on the laptop as you can see!

 

 

In terms of new work I've created a few new ACEOs and I have a few more in progress. These little ladies are a touch sombre, I hope you enjoy them though, they are my interpretation of how quickly life can change.

 

 

 



 



Pocket Mirror Sale

Just popping by to let you all know about a little sale in my etsy shop, limited time only- it's in the pocket mirror section and they all have 50% off so now £1.50 + p&p.

 

I will stop by with goings on and new work soon :) I'll leave you with this little lady and her cat friend.

 



 

Drawing On

The weather here has been very mixed the last couple of days with snow, sunshine, rain and fog! so a little bit of everything, not so spring like. I thought I'd stop by and show some of the other stages in the cat drawings and development. From my sketchbook I started more detailed paintings mixed with expressive mark-making.

It was after this stage I started to draw more simplified versions that complemented Coramantic.

Here is a final artwork of a little ginger cat walking through the flowers.

 

And a little lady happy with her two cat friends, hope you enjoy :)

 



Art Therapy

Sometimes I like to draw and paint as a sort of release from everyday life, escaping deep into my own little dream world. Often I'll create what I think others will enjoy but I'm sure you know by now that I can quickly drift off into this trance where I just paint what I feel. I dip in and out of creating for myself and creating for others.

I had been chatting on facebook about animals in my work after I sold a little lady/fox ACEO. The most popular suggestion to come back at me was a cat. I've started a few sketches with the cats and I'm looking forward to the next stage of combining them with my ladies and undecided if I will be layering up with gouache or acrylics (I think at the moment gouache may work best for these but we shall see).

 

 

Above you can take a peek into my sketchbook and below you can see some of the new little ladies I have painted.

 

 



Step Into Spring

Happy first day of Spring everyone! Hope you are getting a little bit of sunshine, we are having bright days here at the moment but still quite chilly. Sorry I've not been around for a little while, I've been working quite a bit more through the week and time slips by fast. I had also been having quite a few car problems and I think you can see the inspiration behind this painting I created ;)

 

I'll catch up on blog reading very soon too but lately I've been a bit out of touch. Here are a few new ACEOs I have created - very spring like!

 

 

 

I'll have a cheeky little 20% off in my etsy shop for blog readers with coupon code THANKS12 , I'll also pop in a surprise with orders that come via my blog this week, just pop into comments on etsy SURPRISE PLEASE - you might get a postcard, ACEO or another little goodie! Catch up soon, Yvonne x