Trout ‘n About
I will be at Trout 'n About this coming Sunday 6th August. There will be loads of other tradestands and a Food Festival too. Please see images below for all the info. Hope to see you!
New Merchendise
Having never had merchendise in the 11 years I've been trading I thouight it was about time, especially as I have so many lovely images but also I was so pleased with the result of the print from a fellow networker printers Happy Printing Company. The colours are...
Events for 2023! You are all invited too….
Downton Cuckoo Fair Sat 29th April I will be in the usual place opposite the Memorial Hall half way down the High Street Romsey Art Group Spring Exhibition 7th May - 20th May Mountbatten Gallery, Lee, Romsey Trout and About Sun 6th August Stockbridge High Street I...
Lovely to see my work in situ
A fellow horse woman recently purchased this watercolour I had completed of Hursley Hambledon Hunt Hounds. Its great to see it has ended up with a very loyal and hardworking HHH member who attends every meet and supports and helps raise funds to keep these equally...
Very Proud
You will have seen from a previous blog I had completed this 3rd commission for this amazing client and her achievements with these three stunning horses competing at Championship Dressage Level for the Royal Navy! Billy now hangs proudly between his two...
Love my Job
Client called to pick this up recently. Such a lovely lady as brought me chocolates and a such kind words in a card Love my job!! Being able to give happiness is so rewarding. She decided to have it framed so I held the canvas against another canvas I have already...
A commission with a challenge
Watercolour commission finished. A real challenge this one as the only photo I had was of the horse with bridle and plaits! So had to improvise. You'll see that I started in an earlier blog to copy the image exactly but then the client wanted his mane down and no...
Self Portrait!
On my honeymoon, 36 years next month!!! A watercolour. Something I'm practicing to be able to offer portraits for wedding gifts. Photo I worked from, so young!! 🙂
Next up
Another watercolour in preparation for an elderly gentleman to furnish his mancave! So he's surrounded by his favourte things! Pleased to be able to visit the client in his new retirment home with examples of my work as he is very local to me too! His daughter...
Very happy to have finally finished this for a very loyal and outstanding client
Outstanding because this lovely client competes dressage for the Royal Navy! So very proud to produce her current champ who can join her others on the wall of fame Over to you @thorianframing I visited Billy at Sparsholt to take photos when the owner was competing. ...
Another fab testemonial! thankyou Stephanie!
Very happy to receive such a fantastic response LOVE LOVE LOVE Him !!!! You are SO Special And Talented !! What JOY your work brings to ME and SO many other people l am Sure !. Photo I worked from, I took when Max visited.
A gorgeous family pet
This iPet was a perfect Christmas present for a sibling who lives aborad, not only because it was a memory to have when not at home, but virsitile as can be transported very easily. The client arranged her own printing. Here's the photo I worked from taken myself...
A secret present for the Vicar of Farley Church
I had a private audience with this gorgeous well loved cat called Pompey to capture him relaxed in his own home. A video of me creating an ipad drawing can be seen on my website
A lovely testemonial, Thank you Mike and Angela!
Dear Sue, Angela and I thought the picture of “Puss” looked great when we were looking at it through the bubblewrap that Brian had covered it in for transport . “Puss” took it away and carefully wrapped it in Christmas paper and gave it to Peter and Family on...
Christmas Commissions that enables me to branch out into the Wedding industry!
So proud to receive the enjoyment these two had having thier wedding bouquet preserved in paint! 2022 was a year of weddings for me. Both my Goddaughters and my own daughter got married last year! I was commissioned by one of my god daughters mother to paint her...
Emotional collection
My client picked this up this week. So emotional, it was the best response. A lost best friend, too early too so very sad but such a lovely thing to do for a very lovely returning client.
Still animal related but a new style
Classes I attend with Jamel Akib have given me a new way to paint! Gaining confidence with colour and mark making. Love these pheasants
Inspiration for some different sort of painting
Still loving and learning. Online classes and live workshops I attend regularly to keep me challenged and try to get to grips with colour and brush strokes. Jamel Akib introduces us to artists with different styles. Recently I've painted these using my own photos,...
