Daily Paintworks

I have just created an account with Daily Paintworks with the hopes of increasing my online reach. It's a sight that I've been following for quite sometime now. In fact, since it started, as one of the co-founders, Carol Marine, is an artist that I follow. I've been really impressed with how fast the site has grown despite there already being so many online art sites. This one is a little different however, as it allows you to offer pieces for sale at a set price or via a timed auction, ebay style. I'm still in the process of uploading work to my "profile" but I'll keep you updated with how it goes and if I get any sales as a result. 

In other news, I've got several paintings for sale in Decor Art Gallery again on 3rd Ave and 19th St so check them out if you are in the neighbourhood. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

"Shadows on the Sand" - acrylic on canvas, 23x23"

This is the latest large painting in my seascape series. It is based on a moment captured at the beach at Grouville Bay in Jersey. It is now framed and hung for sale at Decor Art Gallery on 3rd Avenue and 19th Street in Manhattan so look out for it in the window if you are passing by!

Hello London!

Wow what a month I've had, in fact make that 3 months. It's funny how life can suddenly turn completely upside down! My husband has a new job which means we had to leave New York for the summer and so we have temporarily relocated to London and with all the chaos I haven't been able to do much painting. Unfortunately, I've had to put certain things on hold, like my Parsons course as well as turn down a couple of amazing opportunities that were offered to me just as we were leaving. However, there's always a silver lining and having just spent an amazing 2 and a half weeks in Thailand, we are now happily settled in a small flat in central london which is beautifully sunny and SO quiet - quite a contrast to Manhattan. I am loving that it's flooded in natural light which is quite a novelty and our living room window looks out over beautiful gardens and tennis courts, very zen. 

As you can see from the photo below, I no longer have the luxury of a spare bedroom to work out of so I've set up studio in a corner of our living room, thank goodness for the dry-cleaning bags, they have once again saved the day (and hopefully the all the landlords white furniture!). Hopefully my husband won't mind living with this mess all summer - then again, it was him who put us here! 

I am trying to finish the painting on the easel before returning to NY for 3 days next week as I'm hoping to take it with me to offer for sale at Decor Art Gallery in Gramercy who recently sold 2 of my seascapes "Tides #1&2". Better get back to work!

New "Studio"

Work Permit - tick!

Finally, the best birthday present - my work permit! So it's full steam ahead and I'm feeling newly energised and inspired. I spent this morning struggling with and learning how to take satisfactory photographs in order to have prints made. It's so difficult only because I really don't know how to use our camera to it's full potential. I think I finally succeeded but only after carting everything up to the roof terrace for better light and then having to battle with the wind - eventually I had to drag my dutiful husband up to be my assistant! This one is now at the framers and should be ready to hang next week.

Knotted Gun Study 2, 30x30, charcoal on paper

I ended the day by resining (is that a word?!) two of the close up flower studies in preparation for installing them in the florist shop, suddenly it was dark and so I will have to finish the rest tomorrow. God that stuff stinks!

Sketching the Gun

Study for Knotted Gun, 16x23, charcoal on paper

Sat down to sketch the knotted gun sculpture today from a few photographs I have taken. I thought I'd better start with some rough sketches having not used charcoal for about 10 years and even then it was never my favourite medium.  I am thrilled with the result, now I'm going to attempt to draw it again and three times as large!