Wednesday 30 November 2011

Wednesday

I had a nice lie in this morning and then I got treated to breakfast in bed......
here is another of my paintings.....
My work is available on etsy   www.etsy.com/shop/teabreaks
or   Folksy   www.folksy.com/shops/teabreaks 
or ebay  ...you can find the link on my website.   http://www.gweddusart.co.uk/
my larger paintings are for sale on   www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/brenda-cumming

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Monday 28 November 2011

Monday

Well, I sold three paintings today, so all going well at the moment. I am beginning to develop my own unique style that people are recognising. My favourite of course being fantasy ,....especially if it contains purple and glitter. I will still , of course, paint landscapes as it is nice to have a change now and again. I love painting fairies and butterflies and all things mystical and magical....hopefully I will get a chance to paint tomorrow, as today was spent walking around the shops.....
Here is another painting....

Sunday 27 November 2011

Sunday

well, all the Christmas cards are done and are ready for posting......accounts all up to date too. I had a sale on Folksy today....my first one in weeks on Folksy, so that is encouraging.
I managed to paint over 24 paintings last week, so that is good going....I just wish that I could afford to list them all straight away but I have to list them a few at a time to keep the expenses down.
It has been a beautiful day outside but I am sure very cold in reality.
Here is another of my encaustic paintings

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Saturday 26 November 2011

Friday/Saturday

Yesterday i didn't do a blog as I was making the most of ME time by painting 8 encaustics. They are quick to do but it often takes a while to set up and put everything away afterwards. I am pleased with the results and have already listed one on ebay and one in my etsy shop.
Today (Saturday) is wet, cold and miserable outside and I am glad that we are not going out at all. Much nicer to stay indoors, paint and watch tv.....
Here is one of the encaustics that I did yesterday

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Thursday 24 November 2011

Thursday

not had time to paint yet but hope to get some done later......Cold and grey outside and I have been signing Christmas cards......

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Wednesday

Busy day today,  so just showing one of my aceos that is on ebay

Tuesday 22 November 2011

Tuesday

Well I have to praise etsy today. I sold a painting on their website and realised that my link to paypal was wrong and I couldn't work out how to change it....In the end I sent an email to their support team and they responded within the hour and sorted it out for me...well done Etsy....
You can view my etsy shop at    www.etsy.com/shop/teabreaks
I also took the bull by the horns today and listed some of my larger paintings on the artists and Illustrators website. I chose this particular site, because they are another company that are extremely helpful and also they are UK based, so if the paintings sell, it won't involve hassle with customs etc. my link to this website is
www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/brenda-cumming
I also listed this painting on ebay which you can find through a link on my website (promotions day...lol)
http://www.gweddusart.co.uk/  here is the painting that I listed...it is one in encaustic wax..


Monday 21 November 2011

Monday

well Folksy is still not sorted and Firefox is taking such a long time to download stuff......
Ebay and etsy it is for the time being...you can see my work on ...
http://www.gweddusart.co.uk/     and www.etsy.com/shop/teabreaks.

I am hopeful soon as well to get some of my larger works onto the Artist and illustrator's website.....I have one painting on there but have lots more to list...here is the address.

http://www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/brenda-cumming

here is another encaustic painting.
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Saturday 19 November 2011

Saturday

I am still having trouble getting onto Folksy....I hope they sort it out soon. In the mean time I cannot list on there, so will have to stick to the other websites....
Here is a painting that I did last week

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Friday 18 November 2011

Friday

today Folksy where I have a lot of paintings for sale, relaunched their website. It won't allow me to log in....apparently there is a conflict between internet explorer and Folksy's new site......that is SO infuriating...I am tearing my hair out....If I sell something I won't be able to process it as I won't be able to access the details. I wish people would leave things the way that they were and not meddle with things that work well already. In the mean time,while I wait for them to (hopefully) sort it out,  here is another of my paintings......

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Thursday 17 November 2011

Thursday

I thought that today would be a painting day but I ended up doing typing for our local Age Concern Charity. It has now changed its name to Age Cymru Afan Nedd. It is still the same Charity but now that it has amalgamated with Help the Aged there are a lot of name changes.
The typing meant that I also had to go to town to get more pc ink from Tesco....
No painting done then, so here is one of the ones I did two days ago..

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Wednesday

I had a meeting to go to today which meant no painting time left.
We also went to Aldi's and did some shopping...I love their tv campaign.......
Here is another encaustic from me

This one is now listed in my Folksy shop   http://www.folksy.com/shops/teabreaks  It is the 16th painting that I have listed on Folksy this month, as I have joined the daily listing campaign....listing one painting a day for the whole of November....

Monday 14 November 2011

Monday

I managed at last to get 4 aceos painted this morning and with any luck I might get some more done tonight.
It is cold and grey outside, so all the more reasons to stay in the warm and paint.
Here is today's painting....a 4x6 encaustic

Sunday 13 November 2011

Sunday

had a nice lie in this morning then started on Sunday dinner....
Just sat down and realised that I need to get painting as my supplies of paintings to list is running low. I haven't done much painting this week because hubby has been busy with meetings and as I am the "taxi" I have not had much free time to sit down.
Here is another of the encaustics that I did on Friday

Saturday 12 November 2011

Saturday

Yesterday I managed to get 5 encaustic paintings done....I just love using melted wax for painting, as you never know what the results will be.... Today....Michael and Shona Bossom were on Create and craft demonstrating how to paint with wax.  I cannot believe that I have been doing encaustic art for 20 years now......I never cease to me amazed at the finished work.....the colours are bright and have beautiful texture to them,,,
Here is one of yesterday's paintings

Friday 11 November 2011

Friday

I managed to get my copy of the magazine today and my letter is there for me to see...but even better, this magazine has actually listened to what I was asking and that was a feature on aceos.....and YES they are going to do one in the January issue....well done to them !!!!
Here is another one from me

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Thursday 10 November 2011

Thursday again

Just had to write about this. I sent a letter to Artist's and Illustrator's magazine asking if they could do an article on aceos (the tiny paintings that I do)...not only have they published the letter , but also one of my tiny paintings.....fame.....

Thursday

Sorry but I just cannot resist sharing this with you......hope it is still listed when you look..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tesco-carrier-bag-/150690262570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2315d6ee2a 

Managed to get some photos taken today....so I have more paintings still to list...some on ebay....some on folksy and some on etsy.....
here is another one...

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Wednesday

It is very wet outside today......wind blowing too....best place to be is inside....
Most of the leaves have gone from the trees now...apart from the fir trees.
I need to get more painting done this week as my supplies are diminishing very quickly....so rather than stay and chat...here is another of my aceos..

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Tuesday

Much colder outside today.....had to go to a meeting and hubby has a meeting every day this week, so there won't be much time for painting....I shall have to work twice as hard next week.
I am also thinking of setting up yet another online shop with ToSouk....I have opened an account...now I need to find the time to sort it all out.....nothing ventured etc......
Here is an aceo that I listed on ebay yesterday.

Monday 7 November 2011

Monday

Much colder today and signs of winter in the air. The trees are looking beautiful...all golds and oranges.....
As the leaves shed from the trees our view of the seafront gets clearer and there is a mist creeping across the water.......
Only 4.30 and already it is getting dark...
Haven't had time to paint yet but hope to get some done later
Here is another monochrome painting..

Sunday 6 November 2011

Sunday

What a beautiful day it was today...the sun shone all day and there wasn't a cloud in the sky....so unusual for November.
I managed to get 5 paintings done...here is one of them..
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Saturday 5 November 2011

Saturday

Had my nice usual Saturday lie in which was great. There was no art programme on tv so I read my copy of Paint magazine which came in the post today....lots of interesting articles in there.
The fireworks are all going off outside...I feel so sorry for the poor pets and wild animals that live around here.....
I shall go upstairs and watch all the fireworks around Swansea Bay....nice to watch them from in the warm....
I listed this aceo on etsy today as it reminded me of fireworks....

Friday 4 November 2011

Friday

I like Fridays because I know that I get a lie in tomorrow. Today we went shopping to the Range and so I stocked up on watercolour paper......All I need to do now is to paint...
Yesterday I did some mini landscapes for a lady who wanted them for her doll's house. They arrived today and she kindly sent me a picture...here is one of them hanging in the doll's house....the painting is just 1.5" x 2"....tiny.....

Thursday 3 November 2011

Yesterday I did some more monochrome paintings. They are fun to do but it is sometimes difficult working in the negative....painting white on black.....the results can be quite interesting though.
Here is the one that is currently on ebay..

I saw N alphabet questionnaire on another blog and thought it might be fun to do...so here goes
A....age......64
B...bed size.....King size bed....lovely...
C...Chores you hate.....the word Chore, says it all....they are ALL chorse and so as an artist I dislike them all.
D...Dogs...our lovely labrador B'loo who died 5 years ago.....miss him...
E...Essential start to your day....a nice hot cuppa
F...Favourite colour....purple
G...Gold or Silver.....it depends what I am wearing....I like them both.
H...Height....5ft 6.5"
I...Instruments I play....the recorder and the piano one handed.
J...Job title....artist
K...Kids....two...boy and girl...both grown up
L...Live....in a beautiful house overlooking the sea
M...Mother's name....Florence
N...Nickname....I'm not telling...hated it and don't want to start it off again...
O...Overnight hospital stays...appencitis when I was 3...Breast lump at 39....then two years ago...two hernias and an 8lb benign tumour....plus of course two stays to have the kids,
P...Pet peeves.....People who use your instead or you're and people who say somethinK
Q...Quote from a film......Ditto
R...Right or left handed....right
S...siblings...one older brother
T...Time you wake up......as late as possible.
U...Underwear...anything comfortable
V...Veg you hate....red and green peppers and anything hot
W...What makes you run late.....other people...I hate being late, I would rather be an hour early.
X...X rays you've had....before hospital operations and dental xrays
Y...Yummy food you make....hate cooking so probably nothing
Z...Zoo Animals....definitely tigers.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Wednesday

today I have not had much time for painting...I have been adding etsy teams to my shop so that I can go and admire other artist's work...some of it is SOOOO inspirational.
I still have days when I just stare at a piece of card and have no idea what to paint....usually those are the days when I do the best work...other days, everything goes wrong. When I have days like that, I put the paintings aside and go back to them later.....
I also want to look into selling my work on ArtWanted.....I have had a portfolio on there for years now but never used it as a selling site....watch this space.....
my ArtWanted link is  www.ArtWanted.com/gweddus   
Here is another painting...

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Tuesday 1 November 2011

Tuesday

Well, it is 1st November ....at 11 this morning it was 11 on 1/11/11     !!! on 11th of the month it will be 11 at 11/11/11   
We had a heavy downpour earlier but now the sun is shining and it is warm outside......I somehow don't think it will last but I live in hope....It would be nice to have a snow free winter this year.
I managed to paint 3 more landscapes this morning and just need to take photos of them
I also joined the daily listing club on Folksy...this means listing an item a day all through November . The first one is in my Folksy shop now.  http://www.folksy.com/shops/teabreaks 
I also got an email saying that there is a new encaustic art book available from Michael Bossom....I will treat myself to that.....or put it on my birthday list.
I also made enquiries about selling on the ArtWanted website...I have a portfolio of my work on there but have never used it for selling...but I feel that now is the time to broaden my horizens with selling my work... you can see my portfolio on   www.ArtWanted.com/gweddus
Here is another of my fantasy paintings

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