Cheers! A Family Gathering

Here is one of the family portraits in progresstion and finished for Christmas. 

Happy Christmas Everybody!

A christmas card from me x

My family in the snow

As I have been busy painting christmas presents and making cards, there hasnt been much new work to put on the blog recently...so here is something festive from last christmas.

Chailey Green Christmas

First snow of the winter here today...and I am still making cards

A Christmas Card for me

Finally I have got around to painting my christmas card of my family...here is a bit of it...Me!

House Portrait with Family

here is a look at the bigger picture I finished earlier this month.

Another Family portrait finished

The sun is shining and the glasses are full! Roll on summer!

another day, another family portrait

finished one yesterday...now on to my next family, enjoying a drink in the sunshine (remember those days?!)

family portrait nearly done

here it is nearing completion...

latest commission family portrait

I have been working away on another family and house portrait...a couple more to do before christmas.
here is a little peek.

Late Night Christmas Shopping Tomorrow

Chalk Gallery will be open until 9 tomorrow evening (1st December) joining in the Christmas Festivities.
Hope to get lots of visitors!

Plumpton Station again

Have just finished clearing the snow and sent the carol singers home for a summery view of Plumpton Station

Plumpton Festive Fair This Saturday 12-4pm

There will be something for everyone at Plumpton Festive Fair this Saturday (26th November) afternoon from 12. Locally produced Food and plenty of gift ideas for Christmas. I will be there with my cards along with several other Plumpton artists. see you there?

Chalk Gallery open for Lewes Late Night Christmas Shopping

Come in and meet the artists, have some mulled cider, and see our art, ceramics, jewellery and cards.
Open from 10am until 9pm with mulled cider and nibbles from 6pm, Thursday 1st December.

Brighton Artists Open Houses

Been to take a small amount of work for the Christmas Open House, I am with Deborah Fleming at no.36.
see www.aoh.org.uk

Chailey & Newick Painting Group Exhibition tomorrow

I have just come home from setting up at the CNPG exhibition. Open Sat and Sun 10 - 5...Lots of paintings and cards for sale...plus tea and cake. Hope you can come!

Christmas at Eastbourne Bandstand

All finished!

Eastbourne Bandstand crowd grows

now the crowd is taking shape. who can you see?

Another day at Eastbourne Bandstand

The band is playing and it is getting christmassey...lots of faces to paint next!

Eastbourne Bandstand band!

this is the difficult bit!! to get an impression of a brass band playing Christmas tunes

Tides in at Eastbourne Bandstand

It's warming up with some yellowy brickwork

Eastbourne Bandstand Blues

Its not all drawn out yet, but I couldnt resist starting with a bit of colour...my favourite colour!

Christmas Crowd at Eastbourne Bandstand

so the crowd grows...need a band now though!

Chalk Gallery Lewes, afternoon event

Come and meet the artists and see our latest work.

Eastbourne bandstand crowd

Have been working on the crowd and including some famous faces of Eastbourne.

Eastbourne bandstand

here is a challenge...wonder how this will develop!! I haven't drawn many crowds, and a brass band...!

Even the hamster...

Hamster had to be in the portrait too

Fun House and Family Portrait

Here is one I completed a month ago...

At the Lansdown Pub...

all done...but this needs a title...I am brainstorming at the mo

Christmas in Lewes

Time to start making Christmas Cards again! Glitter coming out...

A bit more colour at Lansdown, Lewes

The green lifts the reds...now I need a golden glow in some windows

My sleeping companion

He hasnt moved all day...just sighs every now and then. Clearly missing sunshine already!

Lansdown in the Red

Looking very red now!

blue skies at the Lansdown

Now the sun is shining in Lewes

first washes of paint at the Lansdown, Lewes

Early days with the paint washes. I can see strange shapes appearing that I want to lose! sky next...thats the scarey bit!

All drawn out at the Lansdown, Lewes

another curvy Lewes building...complete with Rooks and Seagull(s)

The Brewers - Wintertime, Lewes

The Card above is now available to buy from Cards for Good Causes in the Needlemakers and the Brewers Arms, High Street Lewes, to raise money for SASBAH.

Weald of Sussex Art Club Exhibition

My work will also be here next week, if you can't get to Bath...

The Bath Prize 2011

It's all very exciting...got the big invite in the post today, 20,000 of these have gone out and there is my little picture at the top!

Art Exhibition in Burgess Hill

You will be able to see some of my work at the Weald of Sussex Art Club exhibition next week, at the Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill. Open daily from 19th -22nd October 10am to 5pm. (3.45 Saturday) 80 local artists exhibiting.

"My Butcher" Woods Burgess Hill

All done...hope I haven't missed anything off this time. Going to get it framed for the Weald Exhibition in Burgess Hill, 19th - 22nd October.

Getting the Blues on Woods

The blues and greens set off the brics and tiles and make them glow

Some black adds contrast to Woods

The black makes a big difference, adding the first bit of contrast...now I think it is time for some bright blue sky

Woods gets first washes

The first washes...ochres and umbers, purples and blues...and a little gold

"My" Butcher .. Burgess Hill

My Mum called (Young Mr.) Woods "My" Butcher... my friend's mother in law also talks about them as "my"butcher...I wonder how many Burgess Hill women do!!!

Woods the butchers

latest project...Woods the butchers in Burgess Hill...my dog had a look so I had to include him!

Bath Prize Entries all Selected

I am so pleased that all three of my entries have been selected for the Bath Prize later this month!

House & Family Portrait, finished

All done...time to move on to my next picture.