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Irises, don't you just love them?
Well I've made it to the studio again today and have been here most of the day, which is an achievement, trust me!I've been working out a new composition for a large iris painting. I'm aware of how...
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Social media... time wasting or creatively inspiring?
Bit of an obscure title to this post, I grant you but it's an ongoing question in peoples'minds right now.Example today. I did finally get to the studio this afternoon after a walk and brunch at...
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Promises, promises...
I promised that I would tell you about my day to day art activities, whether you like it or not!, so here's today's update.The start of the new year has done the trick and I seem to be falling over...
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Work in progress on the daffodils
It was such a sad and disturbing day yesterday with the happenings in Paris. I was shocked into silence and quiet thoughts as I guess many of us were.But today is a new day and with gratitude for...
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Here's the daffs painting. I'm calling it Hopes of Spring. It will always be redolent of the sadness caused by the events in Paris. But hope springs eternal and Spring flowers are a nice emblem of...
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Irises update
I've been deeply immersed in Irises , working on two paintings at once. At the beginning of the week, I finished off a painting that I had started some weeks ago, not to say months, as a way of getting...
View ArticleMoving House...Moving Studios!
We are moving house and even though I have lived in many different houses in my life, this last house has sheltered us for 25 years. A quarter of a century!I don't think I realised how the process of...
View ArticleClearance Sale....so good to see some good friends again
It was wonderful to see so many friends this morning at my studio clearance sale. Thanks all for coming to support me in my hour of decluttering need. We had a good chat too and the choc fudge cake...
View ArticleStudio sale...lots of money raised, thank you so much!
Many thanks to all the friends who came to the studio clearance sale over the weekend. Thought you might like to know that we raised £135.70 for Cancer research UK! Good effort everyone!
View ArticleMoved and settled at last...
Well if I have anyone at all reading this blog post I will be very surprised and very grateful. It's been such a long time since I shared anything about art or painting while moving house. It's been...
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A Happy New Creative Year to you!
A Happy New Year to everyone!This blog has been sorely neglected over the last few months due to our having moved house and my having been very busy doing all the various chores that come with setting...
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Getting back to work...
The second blog post within one week! I'm determined to keep uploading news here and as I've actually been in my art room every day, I have something to report. My new room is now feeling more...
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Ideas, ideas and more ideas...
I'm looking out on to a rather bleak but still beautiful landscape, being battered by strong winds today. This is a hilltop village, so we have the views but we also are open to the blasts of strong...
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Sweet peas on a sunlit windowsill...stages
I recently uploaded the following step by step project on to Facebook as I know people enjoy seeing the painting process.But I also know that there are lots of people who read this blog who do not...
View ArticleClematis Watercolour Tutorial Part 1 // Intro and Masking
You may not have seen this free demo on Youtube. Hope you enjoy! If you subscribe (it's free) then you will be able easily to see the rest of the demo and any new demos that become available.
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Being a modern day artist involves more than getting your paints and paper out as I'm finding right now.If art is about communication and sharing, which I think it is, then you cannot ignore social...
View ArticleWatercolour Demo: Single White Flower Part 1
We've started filming some new videos for you to watch on YouTube.Its a lot of work, intense and absorbing and very technical. I just do the painting..that's the easy bit!Nice to be producing...
View ArticleWatercolour Demo: Single White Flower Part 2
Here's Part 2 of the new video.I am also making my photo available here for reference for those who would like to practise thetechniques.Even better wait for a sunny day and take a close up photo of a...
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Single White Clematis photo
Here's the photo from my latest video...This flower is just perfect isn't it? It wouldn't be half as interesting without the sunshine on it.Here is a full painting of this Miss Bateman clematis to...
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Learning with me on YouTube
Change is afoot at Ann Mortimer Art HQ, so I thought I’d post a quick update here on the blog.As many of your know, my DVD ‘Watercolour Techniques by Ann Mortimer’ has been available over on the...
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