....on my Art & Design blog today!
Please feel free to comment, even if you disagree with me!
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Greeting Cards for Boat Enthusiasts
Sometimes it can be hard to find suitable greeting cards for men but often a painting or photograph of a boat or boats will fit the bill. Most of my boat greeting cards are from paintings in soft pastel and are available from my Greeting Card Universe store.
These two are little pleasure boats at Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons, the largest natural lake in South Wales -
These two are little pleasure boats at Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons, the largest natural lake in South Wales -
And this one is of a traditional fishing boat on a beach in the Algarve, Portugal -
Here are two soft pastel landscape paintings, but both include boats. On the left is the towpath of the Brecon and Monmouth Canal, near Goytre Wharf in Monmouthshire, South-east Wales. On the right is Viking Bay, Broadstairs, Kent, on a sunny evening -
And this one is a typical coastal scene from North Norfolk, at Burnham Overy Staithe -
Back to Lake Llangorse for this photograph, with the Brecon Beacons clearly visible in the background -
No identifiable place for these collage boats, but they were obviously influenced by my frequent visits to Cowes Regatta as I was growing up in the Isle of Wight -
Take a closer look at any of these cards by clicking on the images. They are all left blank inside so that you can add your own message.
If you would like to purchase a print of one of these 'boat' greeting cards, many of them are available in my Zazzle Store and several of boats in Gloucester Docks as well.
Monday, 16 August 2010
Chris Fothergill's Guest Post: On the Back of an Envelope
Chris Fothergill, UK painter and illustrator has contributed the guest post on my Art and Design blog today:
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Friday, 13 August 2010
Some thoughts on Grandparents' Day...
Thursday, 12 August 2010
A Bunch of Roses!
Most of the climbing roses in my garden are well and truly over now - just waiting for the Dreaming Spires rose to start its second round of blooming. So, as a reminder of the height of summer, when they were all in full bloom, here are some of my cards and gifts that feature photos and paintings of my roses - mostly 'Alchemist', 'Dreaming Spires' and Climbing 'Queen Elizabeth', but also a pretty little Dog Rose and a few that I don't know the name of.
Here are four pretty rose mugs from my Zazzle store to remind you of summer all the year round -
And some rose stickers you can use as bookplates or to seal an envelope -
You can find plenty of 'Rose' greeting cards in my Greeting Card Universe Store -
Here are four pretty rose mugs from my Zazzle store to remind you of summer all the year round -
And some rose stickers you can use as bookplates or to seal an envelope -
You can find plenty of 'Rose' greeting cards in my Greeting Card Universe Store -
A handpainted Dog Rose
You can see all of the cards above in more detail and with different messages by going to my Greeting Card Universe store and searching for 'roses'. I can change the greetings on the fronts of these cards on request.
A couple of 'rose' buttons or badges -
This Alchemist Rose design is also available on a mousepad -
Click on the image to see these Keds shoes from all sides -
And here are some 'rose' greeting cards for Grandparents Day -
A soft focus rose makes this a lovely Eid Card -
Hopefully there's still enough of summer left to wear this pretty 'rose' T-shirt -
'Everything's coming up roses!'
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
'Helping Artists to Find Balance'
Interview with Max Shapey from ArtsyShark's website for emerging artists, plus:
Ten Commandments for Reducing Stress on my Art and Design blog today.
Ten Commandments for Reducing Stress on my Art and Design blog today.
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