I live!

Apologies for being horrendously bad at blogging. At a market yesterday someone mentioned that they loved my blog and it got me thinking how slack I've been at updating. I tried a few times they just never got longer than a sentence or two. I promise to be better, maybe... If you do want to keep up with everything that's happening, facebook is where I tend to be best at staying alive and you get the bonus of seeing new work in progress and the finished product.

I had a crazy busy market season last summer and this summer is looking just as busy, if not more! Trips are in the planning stages to go to Nelson, Dunedin, Queenstown, Wanaka and places in between, not to mention everything happening in Canterbury.

Today I've been on a mission to get my website sorted, it's only taken two years... it should be live by the end of the week, just have to a few more things to sort out. And my blog got a makeover! Who noticed?

I'm also looking into getting prints done of certain paintings and also bookmarks and cards printed rather than me painting each and every one of them. Woohoo no more hours and hours and hours of making bookmarks!! Do I come across as too excited? :p There will still be some handmade bookmarks floating around but I'm aiming to spend more time on making other art.

An artists blog shouldn't be published without some photos of some of that art stuff so here is a few photos of what went to Kaiapoi Art Expo this year. It went fantastically, sixteen works went, eight found new homes from there and a further three found new homes within a week. One step closer to world domination!

In omnia paratus finished and Meeting of the minds in progress.
2013

In omnia paratus
Ink and watercolour
2013

Meeting of the mind
Ink and watercolour
2013

Not Ready Yet
Mixed Medium
2013

One Day
Acyrlic
2013

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date.

So it's been a mad few months. House sitting, Kaiapoi Art Expo, staying with a broken friend, more house sitting, a bunch of markets. Barely time to think, let alone get a blog post together.

When I Go
Acrylic, 2012

Nine works went to Kaiapoi Art Expo seven sold, I called it successful. And then I got commission work from it as well. Bonus. Not bad for things I only pulled together in the two weeks before it was on. Can you tell I am highly organised?!

If
Pencil, 2012

Market life has started again with four down and almost every weekend and a bunch of weekdays booked up from now until February. Madness! Being a reclusive artist was much less work.... If you're in Canterbury, Nelson or Dunedin (New Zealand) check out the market page because I'm coming to you!

I'm sure last time I posted I said interesting things were being plotted. I had planned to get a calendar sorted for 2013 but have you ever found out what it costs to get them printed in full colour?! Insanely expensive. So it won't be happening this year, I might look into doing pre order for 2014 and get folks to pay up front so I can afford to get it done. Would anyone be keen for Sophie (the girl in black) and friends calendar?

I did manage to find time to paint a picture for a soon to be a published author friend and turn it into a banner for her blog. So head over to Mutterings from the oubliette and check it out full size.

I almost forgot! My oddball hats made it onto the national news!! Ok so it was part of a clip about LUXCity that is a festival bringing life back to the Christchurch CBD but still they made it on there, and even better I wasn't in the shot! Not sure if it can be viewed from other countries but this is the link to it, LUXCity.

Right I really should get onto making a bazillion hats, this whole selling things is great but then I actually have to make more...