Watercolours With Life: The Frame Gallery Small Painting Exhibition 2012

Monday, 26 November 2012

The Frame Gallery Small Painting Exhibition 2012

"Snowdrop Gathering"

This afternoon I will be delivering my small paintings for the 2012 Christmas Exhibition at The Frame Gallery in Odiham,Hampshire. I will also be taking the reindeer painting that has created so much laughter over the last few days.

I often feel, as artists we can take ourselves far too seriously and I am meeting many established professionals who have been painting for years but admit they have lost the enjoyment in picking up their brushes. In all honesty I know that will never happen to me because I truly am an art addict and can't wait to start painting each day.

At the moment I am working on my 2013/2014 watercolour tours and a fabulous collection of art for my 2013 exhibitions.

There is as always, so much to do and I am so happy there is!

Happy painting!

2 comments:

Sharon Whitley said...: I here this often too - in fact I recently read on an art facebook page a brilliant artist saying that if she won the lottery she would never pick up a paintbrush again !! I really couldn't get my head round that one! To her it is just a way of making a living - such a shame; 26 November 2012 at 08:11
Polly Birchall said...: I absolutely love this little pic. Your style is so distinctive. How on earth do you paint so freely? It beats me!; 26 November 2012 at 09:18

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