New tiny art prints now on Etsy - part of my ACEO collection.

Adding to the seascapes I've created some little images from popular older paintings including the grassy landscape of My Summer of Love, a red sea horizon, and a dense view of tall trees in the woods in the North Downs where I used to mountain bike.

Browse the Etsy shop!



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Art studio files

More moving into the new studio...

My vertical file cabinet now fits in the studio room, with timer and oil painting brushes. I don't use the brushes much anymore but love the biscuit tin.

And trug of misc stuff. It's like the studio junk drawer! (and yes, the trug has a crack in it mended with duct tape - it works and I don't have to buy a new trug.)




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Small painting storage rail

Moving into the new studio at home...

The little clothes rail becomes a prop for small paintings! (Basket to hold photos and current sketchbook)


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Last week I happened to snap a few photos of paintings on the wall, and accidentally took a close up of the edge of Where I spend the vast majority of my time leaning against Thunderous.

And the differences in colour struck me... enough to take a few more pics, some with flash and some without. I loved the quick compositions and colour combinations it created! Perhaps ideas for new paintings?




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Art studio tools

End of the blogging week and I'm still going back and forth between studio spaces! So today I'll share my top recommendations and top asked-about resources and links. Some are art related and others are just small business tools.

Art business resources links:

• Aardvark Art Services - art and antique shipping in the UK, I've used them for single painting deliveries and entire exhibitions
• Artbizcoach* - just awesome art business blog, classes and coaching
• Jacksons Art Supplies* - the best art supply co in the UK in my opinion
• Flick - art inventory software

* Affiliate links if you don't mind me earning a few pennies! I still only recommend resources I actually use and love.

Small business resources links:

• Tweetalondoncab - my first "go to" to book a London Black Cab, on twitter
• parcel2go - comparison site for shipping, if it's over 2Kg it'll be cheaper than Royal Mail!
• Auctionsniper - how I win the stuff I need for the studio on eBay :)
• Alltop - getting my quick daily summary of news, you can choose different sectors, locations and customize too
• Port of London Authority - watching the tides
• www.saynoto0870.com - get a real phone number instead of a flat rate one, great if you mainly use your mobile (0870 and 0845 numbers aren't usually included in call plans)
• www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/index.htm - site listing US customs and duty tariffs by product type (art is Chapter 97, by the way)
• Tinybooks - single entry accounting system for the Mac. Easy peasy! I've been using this since version 1
• Apimac Timer - Dashboard timer I use to do 15min work sessions
• GarageSale - templates and scheduler for eBay auctions (don't pay eBay scheduling fees!)
• Macaroni - tool for Mac daily/weekly/monthly file maintenance

Today involves taking art supplies, books, toys, tools, and oddities from the old studio to the new one. Method of transport: the luggage trolley. Ever one for saving money, I'm going to see how many trips I can make on a £4.20 all day bus pass! I consider it a challenge. My "schedule" looks like 8 rounds trips.

So while I'm schlepping back and forth, why don't you peruse my drawings online in the comfort of your chair? Here's a sneak peak at the eBay drawings to be auctioned this week. They go live at about 7pm every evening so you'll need to check back each day to see what's new!

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Had a lovely final open studios at SFSA - thanks everyone for visiting! We got lucky with the weather too, the rain held off and gave everyone two nice days to walk around the complex.

Now all the goodies - the paintings, paints, brushes, and other required studio implements (like a TARDIS usb hub) - will be moving from this studio to the new studio all this week.

I might need to buy more biscuits for the energy!

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