Really thought that this wasn't going to happen.   Typical that On the day I started I came down with some sort of "Lurgy".  Today I thought the lurgy had beat me, but copious amount of tea, and a nice warm fire revived me.  So here it is Sheep Painting a Day 3, April 3rd 2013, "Grazing Sheep"......

Sheep portrait a Day number 2.  April 2nd 2013 "Spring Lamb".........Struggled with this one, but I am quite pleased with the result.

I love my old Palettes

Today was time to change my palette, the paint had dried up and was stopping the moisture underneath from keeping the acrylic paint workable.  I love my old palettes and save them to incorporate into some of my bigger paintings. 

 

So here it is.....my very first Sheep Painting a Day.  Meet "April Fool"

 

Painted in a warm stress free environment with love.

Stress is building though, after trying to upload a photo to my Etsy shop for the last hour......

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"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance".....japenese proverb.  I think April Fool's day is the perfect day to start my challenge!

STARTING TODAY!
I have set myself the challenge to paint a sheep ACEO painting a day for the next year. I'll be starting this TODAY........watch this space! 

A brand new start.

Well... I made what may have been a rash decision and decided that as the last post on this Blog was 2007, I would put the lot on ice and start again. Since deserting my blog I have not been unproductive. I have taken on a studio in an old mill in Stockport, where I have been for the last few years.  Because the space was much larger than what I had been used to I grew .......or rather my paintings did.  I love having the space to work on larger paintings.......BUT.....in the winter it is soooooo cold and I missed making the little miniature art cards, that I used to make.  So, recently I have set up a mini studio (a folding table), in my cosy floating home.  I light my stove and sit in the warm,  painting tiny 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch paintings.  I haven't deserted my lovely studio, and will be back there as soon as the weather improves, but I don't think I will stop painting these addictive tiny paintings this time.  I will keep my fold up table handy.

I bought some gorgeous little easels to display my ACEO's......

A few days ago I was featured on customer spotlight of the day by one of my suppliers.... http://www.photopaperdirect.com/blog/?p=944customer

Still excited and trying to think if there is anyone I haven't told yet!