Hi, I've been so busy this month. What with producing videos for You Tube, stewarding at the Pembrokeshire Craft Makers Galleries, doing website and shop updates and the general day to day activities as an artist. Along side life getting in the way. I'm feeling rather exhausted at the moment. 

The summer so far hasn't been the greatest, so I've managed to get much photography done, I usually try to get some of my own pictures taken each year to work from. Mostly flowers and insects, scenic pictures (if I ever get around to landscapes I've got loads). I still rely heavily on free photo websites to get pictures of wildlife animals and birds. I'm not the greatest of photographers. I've got a good instant camera, that I use for both photos and filming, I do have a digital SLR big Camera but I've ashamed to confess I've absolutely no idea how to use it. One of these days I'm going to go on a course to learn. I've had it a few years now so there's really no excuse, except I look at it and think "No, I just can't cope with working that out at the moment". I'm not a techno phob or anything, except when it comes to this camera. One day!!

I've just done a shop update of some of my recent paintings, some you may have seen on YouTube, but not all. As I like to paint the bigger paintings off camera. Or a may do a portion of one then carry on with it off camera. For instance I recently did a Fox head tutorial for You Tube but then carried on painting the body and a rather complicated background off of camera. I've still got a fair bit to go on this one as it is very detailed. 

Well I hope you are all keeping well and having a good summer.

Bye for now!

It's the end of May and I've been so busy. I've just done a shop update, adding quite a few new prints from recent work, as well as a much wider range of Greeting Cards, having done a large order recently.

I've been busy with the art group (Pembrokeshire Craft Makers) who have a permanent gallery at Colby from March to November, as well as temporary venues, most recently at Newport in Pembrokeshire. So I've been making sure I have enough stock of cards, sticker shees, prints and framed prints. I've also been doing stewarding duties there. As an artist it's really nice to speak to people who are enjoying and buying your work.

On top of that I've been creating art tutorial videos for You Tube that go up most weeks. Which is challenging both to find the time and to think of new ideas. But I was so pleased to go over my first 1000 subscribers on You Tube this month. It's very gratifying to know that many people have made the effort to subscribe to me.

For June it's much of the same. So bye for now.