...and breathe

I have found my joy.

Acrylic paint and LARGE canvas...

 

 

And here's a close-up of the other:

 

 

I have had such encouragement about my work this week. Thank you!
Now if only I could get some sleep...

Cheesy smiles...

I finally saw my piece hanging in the exhibition! Yey!

 

As part of being accepted to the Winter Exhibition at The Beaney I was offered the opportunity to sell my cards and prints in the gallery - so I chose the wettest Thursday to zoom dangerously down the A2, carrying bags and a table in the rain to set up for 3 hours (limited by the school run).

Here's my CHEESY thumbs-up grin (and what is my hair doing?) with my piece.

I'm sure it's shrunk. It looks so tiny in the huge space, with huge pieces hung round it.

I counted about 30 people who wandered in while I was there - not bad for a wet Thursday. I had some lovely conversations, was very encouraged even though it came close to being a traumatic wash-out, and I even sold a small number of cards.

(If you missed my blog posts from Tumblr about the run up to this exhibition and the Bespoke Fair just click on the November 2014 tab on the right - I have transferred it all back here.)

 

In all the rush of getting there, I forgot my sketch book or any kind of book to pass the time! Luckily I had nice pens with me, grabbed some flyers from reception and doodled happily on the back of those, plotting my next piece.

 

And in a similar vein... to answer the question posed in my last post, Watercolour vs Acrylic... I still haven't made up my mind, BUT I did paint this with Acrylics two nights ago. It's bigger than it looks here, about 50x40cm canvas. Still not convinced. It's heavy and I didn't use a big enough brush. Hmmm...

 

 

Paint

I've been testing ideas, can't decide which I like.
Watercolour vs Acrylic

 

I haven't worked in Acrylic paint for years but I've realised I have missed it. They are two very different media. Watercolour is all about the paper and the transparency of the paint. Acrylic is rich, can be layered, mistakes can be hidden.

I like both, but which way to go?