☆ Harvest Markets August [Friday Art]

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I have been totally consumed with making new art for this weekends Harvest Markets.

And I am so excited about this one.

Last time, it rained.

It poured.

And for an outdoor market, it was almost a kiss of death.

This time the forecast is for an amazingly gorgeous end of winter day (blue skies, warm, but not hot wether. I love this time of year...)

So you've already seen the hand painted note books + the wall plaques, but I thought I'd share these new canvases.

It has been ages like I painted like this, quicker pieces, that are on canvas.

And I love how they turned out.

So if your in the Cowra area, make sure you pop in. I am near the band stand. Come + say Hi!

Have a great weekend...

 [LINKING TO PAINT PARTY FRIDAY]

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☆ Captain of Destiny [a new painting]

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After a bit of an up + down week, a sick Mr Mac, a busy schedule + some very tired girls (myself included), I managed to grab some serious studio time yesterday. 

I love Thursdays! Thursdays are my day. The two big girls are at school so I only have the wee beastie to demand my time. She is only nine weeks old, so I am pretty much free to do anything I want on this day. 

Anything.

I jokingly said to some one, (when I waxing on about how much I love Thursdays + all the amazing things I could do), that if I really wanted to I could have champagne for breakfast.

She said to me, "No you couldn't!" 

"Why not?" I asked

"Because, well, you can't. And anyway you are feeding the beastie, so you can't drink"

And it made me sad that a. she missed the point, and b. if I really wanted champagne for breakfast there are so many other options....

But back to how much I love Thursdays, after a slightly trying week + some moments of being serously stuck in the studio, I woke up with this idea in my head.

She is the Captain of her Destiny, she can steer her ship where she wants to, when ever she wants to. 

Captain of Destiny
12x12' mixed media canvas
For Sale HERE

And so am I.

I am the captain of my own destiny + if I really want to I can have champagne for breakfast.

I would love to know what would do if you had a day with no demands on your time, no deadlines, no rules? Feel free to share below.

By the way, this months give away is open + is free to enter to everyone no mater where you live! To win an original piece of my art work, click here.

Have a great weekend

[LINKING TO PAINT PARTY FRIDAY]

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☆ A Work in Progress Dusted Off

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'DREAMER' work in progress shots

Back in February I shared with you a canvas that I had started, and almost finished.

I was totally enjoying the painting, I was in a zone, on a roll and then, then I just stopped.

There was just something about her, something wasn't right. I was bugging me and I couldn't finish her, she needed something, but I couldn't figure out what.

So I put her on a shelf. And every now and then I would look at her and sigh.

I knew I needed to finish her, but I couldn't figure out what she needed.

Then one day I looked at her - really looked again and dusted her off, I finally felt the need to finish.

A few days after I had dusted her off, a good friend of mine asked if I had ever finished her, that there was something about her that just spoke to her, and she'd like to buy it. 

And because it was her birthday later in the month, my friends and I decided that instead of a gift voucher that we would instead give her this painting

'DREAMER'

And maybe all she needed for me to finish her was to know that she was going to a good friend who would enjoy her as much as me. 

Do you have a work in progress that has been sitting on a 'shelf'? Feel free to share your stories (and links if you've shared the story already) below in the comments section.

P.S. This months FREE + OPEN TO EVERYONE to enter give away is here

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