New Year's Eve and Arty things..

Today is New Year's Eve, and a traditional time for making resolutions.

Now I've never been one for Resolutions, but in my art there are a few things I'd like to do.

1) I'd like to paint more and compute less.
To that end, I'm only going to publish on my blog 3 days rather than 7 days a week.
The new days will be Mon, Wed, Fri.

2) I received a 3 CD watercolour landscape course this Christmas.
I'd like to have painted every demo on that course by next year.

3) With some of the most recent paintings I have done, I have learned the importance of being bold and making stronger shadows in my style of painting. I want to improve on those this year.

How about you? Is there anything you want to tackle in the new year, or anything you want to improve?

And finally, would like to wish all my readers a happy and healthy 2011 .

Framed.

I received this photo of two more of my paintings framed and ready to hang!

Such a thrill to see them all ready to go up in their new home.

Charcoal Portrait

Beryl and Dennis came over to our house on Boxing Day, and we all had a wonderful time.

Paul and Dennis did some woodturning - and Beryl and I watched and followed an instructional art dvd.
Here is my charcoal portrait drawn whilst watching the dvd.

Not being used to charcoal or portraits, I'm quite pleased with it!

Missy O'Clock

Is that the time?

Missy O'Clock.. always time for Missy!

This was one of our presents this year, from our good friends Beryl and Dennis.
We're thrilled with it.

Bookmark Frenzy

Twas the day before Christmas Eve and what could I do?

Paint!
But what? 

A frenzy of bookmarks :lol:


and here they are - all 14 of them!

Pure Joy

Sometimes you see a photo and it speaks to you....

and this one of Luca with his surprise present shouts "Joy"

Luca and T2

Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my blogging friends and your families.


I think my card expresses what I wish for you all..

May the Light of Christmas bless you...