I've recently created a piece of artwork inspired by the beautiful retreat "Enjoy the Pause". The artwork depicts the layout of the home and all of the wonderful things it has to offer. Enjoy the Pause' opened its doors in 2019 and is located in Chester on a quiet cul-de-sac next to the walls and Roman Gardens. This stunning home is focused on family, wellness and being socially and environmentally responsible. It's also in such a brilliant location, within walking distance of some of my favourite places in Chester such as Artichoke, Oddfellows Hall, Spoilt for Choice, Stile Napoletano, Marmalade and many more. |
This was such a fun project and a pleasure to work on, the house is so beautifully designed and perfectly tailored for a magical family getaway in our wonderful city. Please pop to their website below for more information.
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I've created a Free Hanukkah colouring sheet with Hobbycraft, celebrating the Festival of Lights with mindfulness. This colouring sheet design is now available to download for free on their official website. Please share your colouring creations via social media by tagging myself or Hobbycraft in your photos, I cant wait to see them! Please find the download link below, I hope you enjoy it!
https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/.../free-hanukkah-colouring... Recently I was lucky enough to be given the chance to have some of my artwork printed by the company Saal Digital. I chose their Professional Line XT Photo book and created it using their own design software. The finished product arrived today and I'm thrilled with it. The customised acrylic glass cover with leatherette looks fantastic and makes the colours pop so beautifully. I honestly don't believe the photos do it justice as the quality of the print is stunning. For artwork I'd definitely advise going for the high end print matte paper, each page is as thick as card and has just the right amount of sheen to it. I chose a mixture of artwork, styles and colours in order to gain a good idea of how each image would look when printed. The software itself gives you a great amount of freedom in the layout of each page, it's also very easy to use. You have the option to upload your images and control every aspect of the layout or to let the software do it for you. I decided to create double page spreads for each piece of art work and this was really effective. The book I chose would normally cost around £100 depending on the number of pages, cover choice and paper selection. I will definitely be using this website and software again for prints, I'm so pleased with the quality of the detail, particularly in the mixed media pieces.
Thank you Saal Digital! I'll be live with Hobbycraft TV today giving a drawing demonstration with Uni Ball pens. I've created a simple worksheet to use along with the demo to help you learn some basic drawing techniques. Please feel free to download it using the link below, print and draw along with me during the session . You're also welcome to ask questions in the comments and I'll try and answer them for you either during the live session or in the comments afterwards. Pop over to the Official Hobbycraft Facebook page to watch live at 11:30am. See you there! Please click the link below to down the full quality worksheet ![]()
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has sent photos of their colouring sheets, they are absolutely beautiful! The response to the Colour in Chester and Save Our Zoo sheets was amazing and I'm so glad you enjoyed them. I've had such kind and wonderful feedback from so many people including schools and organisations who have asked to use the designs. It's been brilliant to see how creative and supportive everyone is in our amazing city!
I've created a free colouring sheet to help us show our support, this is perfect for popping in windows too if you'd like to. If you are able to donate I have also added the links below. Please spread the word and help us Save Our Zoo! To donate go to www.justgiving.com/campaign/ChesterZooFuture For other ways to help please visit www.chesterzoo.org/saveourzoo You're welcome to download the full image below for free, simply print it out and colour away. (If you're colouring with pens or felt tips I'd recommend printing on bleed proof marker paper for best results) Click below to download the full image ![]()
I love the historical city of Chester in Cheshire and feel so proud to live and work here. During the lock down I've realised I'm really missing all of the stunning places and views I've often taken for granted in the past. This motivated me to create a colouring sheet inspired by our beautiful city featuring iconic landmarks and everything I love about Chester. I also tried to include all of my favourite places, memories and particular things I associate with Chester such as music, history, nature and wildlife. I hope I've included some of your favourites too! I've know how relaxing and therapeutic these colouring sheets/books can be and creativity can play such a huge part in our mental well being. Pop over to ColorIt to learn more about the benefits of colouring as art therapy and meditation. You can download lots more colouring sheets from the Hobbycraft website too, simply follow this link. You're welcome to download the full image below for free, simply print it out and colour away. (If you're colouring with pens or felt tips I'd recommend printing on bleed proof marker paper for best results) Click below to download full image ![]()
I was incredibly proud and happy to support the wonderful event 'Postcards from The Edge' this year by donating a piece of original artwork for their 17th Annual Benefit. This year the event was hosted by the Luhring Augustine Gallery in New York City and featured stunning artwork by artists from all over the world. The benefit raises money to support the organisation Visual Aids and gets bigger and bigger every year. The artwork I donated titled 'Dragon Skin' is a postcard sized mixed media piece which is the start in a series I will create over the coming year. It was so incredible to see a piece of my artwork up in a gallery in New York and I will continue to support Visual Aids anyway I can, please pop over to their face book page to see more of the beautiful artwork from the exhibition!
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