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Last day of my 20% off sale!!!

Last day of my 20% off sale!!!

It's the end of the financial year, which means it's the last day to get 20% off storewide in my Etsy shop! Just enter 'ENDYEAR...

4:35 PM

A short break in transmission

A short break in transmission

I'm away on a little holiday at the moment, but will be popping in to catch up on all the blog happenings as often as I can. In the mean...

5:27 AM

Well, it was a little longer in the making than I thought...what with the end of the school term, and all the last minute organising needed before the holidays. But I finally managed to finish off this little number; 'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue':<br /><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJtmxLesL17Vl7wCudKmKNeC_GKZl1sA-gkeGAwaTXawcekKGDxOmk3wurrZ2tEdOnvjn1mEPb8mo38G9fpYqUuySb8poAH-jER_jj5C2UdC38g4vZaN4Ekk0pLSEA4TNk1d5uqVl8x5r/s1600/fuze+sweet+peas+in+vintage+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJtmxLesL17Vl7wCudKmKNeC_GKZl1sA-gkeGAwaTXawcekKGDxOmk3wurrZ2tEdOnvjn1mEPb8mo38G9fpYqUuySb8poAH-jER_jj5C2UdC38g4vZaN4Ekk0pLSEA4TNk1d5uqVl8x5r/s1600/fuze+sweet+peas+in+vintage+blue.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue'</div><div style="text-align: center;">watercolour and gouache on paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")</div><div style="text-align: center;">prints for sale now in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76572777/sweet-peas-in-vintage-blue">Etsy shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(please excuse the terrible pic! I'll post a new one as soon as I can, but you get the idea...)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I've had lots of requests for more paintings along the lines of my 'Bouquet in Flow Blue'...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwlUkzZILIfYEEF9HmXQtNPTlnheOykVWAIHrntUiFkznj1wcL1Oib7qlsAMKhrZ_irPS-LJecTUPRI8-gVvG7Pe0Y9ZR1k5oFDBLrr2ZUP7sTetp_5iMz5IMekYR4iREUaP_oz6SEtfc/s1600/bouquet+in+flow+blue+more+pink+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwlUkzZILIfYEEF9HmXQtNPTlnheOykVWAIHrntUiFkznj1wcL1Oib7qlsAMKhrZ_irPS-LJecTUPRI8-gVvG7Pe0Y9ZR1k5oFDBLrr2ZUP7sTetp_5iMz5IMekYR4iREUaP_oz6SEtfc/s640/bouquet+in+flow+blue+more+pink+watermarked.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69099692/bouquet-in-flow-blue">'Bouquet in Flow Blue'</a></div><br />...and finally, this next painting in the series is ready to go.<br /><br />Oh, and don't forget; I'm having an End of Financial Year <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">SALE</span></span> in my Etsy shop - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">20% off all prints </span>storewide until 30th June.<br /><br />That's it from me, have a wonderful weekend everyone, and I'll catch you all soon!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Sweet Peas and Vintage Blue

Well, it was a little longer in the making than I thought...what with the end of the school term, and all the last minute organising needed ...

6:12 PM

Wish I was here today....

...and I wish it was summer!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeD738moCQoy6GsfYiuUBjhTwJ1Ym163iYtvH9FdCqUPGHXmugNF9xq5SFCbSmRbaBARWsY4kN46SgMtiPzW5SKpbissZleJDmH5Y6J7BRrYGod3VWCDIgcYkX8b_QHDVLDXdkyFwj-rt/s1600/12-easyandageless-0508-xlg+via+house+beautiful+july+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeD738moCQoy6GsfYiuUBjhTwJ1Ym163iYtvH9FdCqUPGHXmugNF9xq5SFCbSmRbaBARWsY4kN46SgMtiPzW5SKpbissZleJDmH5Y6J7BRrYGod3VWCDIgcYkX8b_QHDVLDXdkyFwj-rt/s640/12-easyandageless-0508-xlg+via+house+beautiful+july+2011.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://housebeautiful.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><br /><br />Will be back later today with a new painting...if I can thaw out, that is :)<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Wish I was here today....

...and I wish it was summer! source Will be back later today with a new painting...if I can thaw out, that is :)

3:21 PM

It's SALE time!

Not long to go until June 30, so what better time to launch a huge <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">End of Financial Year SALE!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9srmDhyphenhypheniTByeDNjwOc5wAvYBc_TlLVVKxckiPCntoA6sYSoNiNYgUccbJSA_LtFqD0x9PIzYpdUHg46pX35uNRYayO8Gc_5hM0CPFzd_8Ip5f1B9IBRegjFpPiCWUVt0s6reKBSGZHwf4/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9srmDhyphenhypheniTByeDNjwOc5wAvYBc_TlLVVKxckiPCntoA6sYSoNiNYgUccbJSA_LtFqD0x9PIzYpdUHg46pX35uNRYayO8Gc_5hM0CPFzd_8Ip5f1B9IBRegjFpPiCWUVt0s6reKBSGZHwf4/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So head on over to my <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> for <i>20% off all prints</i> storewide. Just enter the code "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">ENDYEARSALE2011</span>" at checkout for your discount. It's my way of saying thank you to everyone for the amazing support for my artwork, it's been phenomenal! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before I go, I'm almost finished a new painting, which will compliment one of my most popular prints, '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69099692/bouquet-in-flow-blue">Bouquet in Flow Blue</a>'. Here's a preview:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTmSWvtciJ7LbL9UQqMwwBjupq1YMiaggvDCpgnL4NaD7PS3f5Z8AayAiqzODY5DpuBNF-r8VtS52bxhkwhS9izlOXqsl8neLRgbEtCSdq5EaApsUjQ39a6SHYdqxsGnKOXZ7M8ZG-T4i/s1600/Untitled+picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTmSWvtciJ7LbL9UQqMwwBjupq1YMiaggvDCpgnL4NaD7PS3f5Z8AayAiqzODY5DpuBNF-r8VtS52bxhkwhS9izlOXqsl8neLRgbEtCSdq5EaApsUjQ39a6SHYdqxsGnKOXZ7M8ZG-T4i/s640/Untitled+picture.png" width="538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue'</div><div style="text-align: center;">will be available in both 8" x 11", and also 11" x 14"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's not quite finished yet, but I'll be adding this one tomorrow afternoon. Couldn't resist a little teaser!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

It's SALE time!

Not long to go until June 30, so what better time to launch a huge End of Financial Year SALE! So head on over to my Etsy shop for 20% off ...

2:55 PM

Oh my...

These beauties literally took my breath away. I found this first image on <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/hutkerarchitects.com/">Pinterest</a> (the most addictive treasure-trove imaginable), and found that it was the handiwork of <a href="http://www.hutkerarchitects.com/portfolio/">Hutker Architects</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUIwTwBqgD8wEonXwPS9lziQkb6JgQTkA2rQPzLz0te1oAcQReukgUExmOid3r7hb5zDIv4TZBW2OhMIZlqLfsncrAxdvC_SRE0s2BzO_xxOy0-OLGAwJNyJuPkFBXXPsCgoreJGSneAo/s1600/hutker+architects.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCUIwTwBqgD8wEonXwPS9lziQkb6JgQTkA2rQPzLz0te1oAcQReukgUExmOid3r7hb5zDIv4TZBW2OhMIZlqLfsncrAxdvC_SRE0s2BzO_xxOy0-OLGAwJNyJuPkFBXXPsCgoreJGSneAo/s1600/hutker+architects.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> be.still.my.heart.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBM1AhNkyt9jxpJGv2MDMeS5vzgtrO2oo9b3rRFrTA8jUYtwYGbwxGZyZMtJNJsj7UFbTiqky9R1fgzaLsW18yT5RN4U8WhoaVpg0oWsEg6j9HBA6fZiJMg3KKf7lYnYfly9tCMYSySDr/s1600/hutker+architects2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBM1AhNkyt9jxpJGv2MDMeS5vzgtrO2oo9b3rRFrTA8jUYtwYGbwxGZyZMtJNJsj7UFbTiqky9R1fgzaLsW18yT5RN4U8WhoaVpg0oWsEg6j9HBA6fZiJMg3KKf7lYnYfly9tCMYSySDr/s1600/hutker+architects2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmqxnbUhYoEhshilazd-USsYndR0xFSR1t6xZgr_4m52jo1ndnICU66s6WzThAsB-T-fhz1YlofABoWDoHWsMA06e79AUi4M_9947APtF70HjcG4Ext9envr1kCzsNQGo2UpZ4PkSZs6s/s1600/hutker+architects3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmqxnbUhYoEhshilazd-USsYndR0xFSR1t6xZgr_4m52jo1ndnICU66s6WzThAsB-T-fhz1YlofABoWDoHWsMA06e79AUi4M_9947APtF70HjcG4Ext9envr1kCzsNQGo2UpZ4PkSZs6s/s1600/hutker+architects3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14nRkxnxAMbPtOlJ8g9LbxHHFDolyE9ToCnjf0N0fsN2Xxfi52LnMi7sYV_XvWj1lJV0pLcLTHsBI5gczrEhE6yp7nfIbs2tfm3aikkrQqm_KSB5zP0pW_5swB132hZAarSjU_jyW-9fg/s1600/hutker+architects4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14nRkxnxAMbPtOlJ8g9LbxHHFDolyE9ToCnjf0N0fsN2Xxfi52LnMi7sYV_XvWj1lJV0pLcLTHsBI5gczrEhE6yp7nfIbs2tfm3aikkrQqm_KSB5zP0pW_5swB132hZAarSjU_jyW-9fg/s1600/hutker+architects4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> stunning in its simplicity</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmPKukDD500O_rNfmJRmQWCNN91r7F5k68TabeI2yFM8V_ub2pewZNcnEflcM1yJemQzHTH40IDaEZVAujwb27WOzBN3SNm929ytZv9ienTjgy-YqdI0vCeD-TUhpCUhZfTRV76XQPYiZ/s1600/hutker+architects5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmPKukDD500O_rNfmJRmQWCNN91r7F5k68TabeI2yFM8V_ub2pewZNcnEflcM1yJemQzHTH40IDaEZVAujwb27WOzBN3SNm929ytZv9ienTjgy-YqdI0vCeD-TUhpCUhZfTRV76XQPYiZ/s1600/hutker+architects5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> those doors, exposed roof trusses...doesn't get much better</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXVn459CnEuTnYR5lGUWv1Gus8wAF8mtRDcK1AeiERf7rafbYyUtnSQItaScF2sdCkYfTs_nPF5gZVap_EnKeO8QMLCbewnPrpUXPRje4U8EvzZ_SBhKO7EE2e76bya6mSMsu1eD9Pcmn/s1600/hutker+architects6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXVn459CnEuTnYR5lGUWv1Gus8wAF8mtRDcK1AeiERf7rafbYyUtnSQItaScF2sdCkYfTs_nPF5gZVap_EnKeO8QMLCbewnPrpUXPRje4U8EvzZ_SBhKO7EE2e76bya6mSMsu1eD9Pcmn/s1600/hutker+architects6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />So if you have the willpower, head on over to check it out. But don't say I didn't warn you - you may find yourself lost in all things fabulous for hours on end.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Oh my...

These beauties literally took my breath away. I found this first image on Pinterest (the most addictive treasure-trove imaginable), and fou...

2:08 PM

Let's warm things up a little..

...with a touch of red. I thought it would be fun to add a new colourway to my paintings, and this rich raspberry is the result.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA46idXdSB2SMwfKpRO7XqtU6HfziOXGHB4w5gFpNwTOOajIcy91fonfVAl3etqN2wey7B-mXuj4XdXTgqcOiQowiaJaM9QoNFOnxP4hQvsviXVHXootuF4tHKjNMK-IwsBtfR0zvWIh-I/s1600/sea+fan+IV+raspberry+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA46idXdSB2SMwfKpRO7XqtU6HfziOXGHB4w5gFpNwTOOajIcy91fonfVAl3etqN2wey7B-mXuj4XdXTgqcOiQowiaJaM9QoNFOnxP4hQvsviXVHXootuF4tHKjNMK-IwsBtfR0zvWIh-I/s1600/sea+fan+IV+raspberry+watermarked.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sea Fan IV in Raspberry'</div><div style="text-align: center;">watercolour on paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")</div><div style="text-align: center;">for sale on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75883540/sea-fan-iv-in-raspberry-new-fine-art">Etsy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm adding larger sizes to my shop too - all prints will be available in 11" x 14", as well as custom sizes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you tomorrow with some new goodies....new, <i>supersized</i> goodies!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a></div>

Let's warm things up a little..

...with a touch of red. I thought it would be fun to add a new colourway to my paintings, and this rich raspberry is the result. 'Sea Fa...

2:06 PM

New blog on the block

I always enjoy finding new blogs to add to my ever-growing reading list, and this latest addition is fast becoming one of my favourites. I was commissioned to paint some original sea coral paintings for Melinda, and from her lovely thank you email I found her gorgeous blog - <a href="http://www.georgicapond.blogspot.com/">Georgica Pond</a>. Reading through her posts quite literally stopped my in my tracks - almost each and every one of her inspiration photos was either one I had stashed away myself, or wish I had! Melinda has recently moved into a new home and is about to embark on a renovation, and from the looks of things, I'm going to love following along on her journey.<br /><br />She and her family built this stunner on a hundred acre property in the NSW Southern Highlands.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkKQm1SVysHOUrPTLM9E0RcD_uqMHX7LYX4W8YmL1zsYJiB1n7heJ4vxUK_9o9DsRpS1vIfDU8K-4FEFLf_dj6SxBN6x8J2AWtXY9kidWAlvG4z_d6plqZbJXz1lv9bGA8Xlo6LWTbiYf/s1600/georgica+pond+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkKQm1SVysHOUrPTLM9E0RcD_uqMHX7LYX4W8YmL1zsYJiB1n7heJ4vxUK_9o9DsRpS1vIfDU8K-4FEFLf_dj6SxBN6x8J2AWtXY9kidWAlvG4z_d6plqZbJXz1lv9bGA8Xlo6LWTbiYf/s640/georgica+pond+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoHVFCliFb0F33u6K_S4PRlV0M80693x9R90geIKIFQZFcTsUsCmHZNz9wP819TUxhTj2T03LUVTLiSdBXbDZCBB9etX2xsarO-wLFhOh3-vb0Bw20JisY8O-m_bOhL3Lzjf6AFnTMAo/s1600/georgica+pond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoHVFCliFb0F33u6K_S4PRlV0M80693x9R90geIKIFQZFcTsUsCmHZNz9wP819TUxhTj2T03LUVTLiSdBXbDZCBB9etX2xsarO-wLFhOh3-vb0Bw20JisY8O-m_bOhL3Lzjf6AFnTMAo/s640/georgica+pond.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWokpexvk5o9r7afOT8QAyXjHkd3ZtVvS6Xl5-79-msOBkE5DsCFUTvUKTro1SPu6JHgIuPMq1o9zPK9c9gsvYaiCZOTAMWBgi7WV83_kHAOHt2QuWuHkz11zu9yx5B6k27C5hFd0DQB-/s1600/georgica+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWokpexvk5o9r7afOT8QAyXjHkd3ZtVvS6Xl5-79-msOBkE5DsCFUTvUKTro1SPu6JHgIuPMq1o9zPK9c9gsvYaiCZOTAMWBgi7WV83_kHAOHt2QuWuHkz11zu9yx5B6k27C5hFd0DQB-/s640/georgica+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />...but they've since moved to Sydney into this renovator's delight...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx35P1jsxqmfSA2LnsvLniEILdC-gyZ1Zhb3TurQ1M3mmbwo05gSuD7c96a-sJRPvNXI6tWJSgbA9VzmJPGPIl_o2PaUhv1KF5It0-0eifOn1P52fOLs_-y9LwhOzb0T1ixZXKgRA9LyA/s1600/mabley+handler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx35P1jsxqmfSA2LnsvLniEILdC-gyZ1Zhb3TurQ1M3mmbwo05gSuD7c96a-sJRPvNXI6tWJSgbA9VzmJPGPIl_o2PaUhv1KF5It0-0eifOn1P52fOLs_-y9LwhOzb0T1ixZXKgRA9LyA/s1600/mabley+handler.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.mableyhandler.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpoRorDtpUCbWQtq1pGuv7CFr_vqB87CTRlUz_BZUQ1FNEhTJXZPbELAYDpmgoOyRSUd7g22n-dHrxeh_CYQsI6_77SM1jj8PlaZX01vDlX48Q0EqCa0jrnGm92t29e2eeEIbmCbUI7it/s1600/megbraff+via.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpoRorDtpUCbWQtq1pGuv7CFr_vqB87CTRlUz_BZUQ1FNEhTJXZPbELAYDpmgoOyRSUd7g22n-dHrxeh_CYQsI6_77SM1jj8PlaZX01vDlX48Q0EqCa0jrnGm92t29e2eeEIbmCbUI7it/s640/megbraff+via.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://megbraff.com/">Meg Braff</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFYBJmCZr4roKN7Z1Inz7FuMIJh7lv8dhaXA5NX9MoYTCzsltb8_AvDUphz7fdFQd75aSVsMaeunn-dBDorKBvLPlbdI0cBajoDRNyAxxd6uLzGEp8bdh94CjJldv7qeug55qMBMyuRuy/s1600/Melanie+Elston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFYBJmCZr4roKN7Z1Inz7FuMIJh7lv8dhaXA5NX9MoYTCzsltb8_AvDUphz7fdFQd75aSVsMaeunn-dBDorKBvLPlbdI0cBajoDRNyAxxd6uLzGEp8bdh94CjJldv7qeug55qMBMyuRuy/s1600/Melanie+Elston.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...I knew I'd found a kindred decorating spirit. So, if that's whet your appetite, head on over to Melinda's lovely blog, Georgica Pond. Oh, and make sure you say hi from me!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

New blog on the block

I always enjoy finding new blogs to add to my ever-growing reading list, and this latest addition is fast becoming one of my favourites. I w...

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In the Press!

I've been waiting very impatiently for the latest issue of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ivyandpiper.com.au/#!magazine%22">Ivy and Piper</a> to go live.... it's a fantastic magazine, put together by the very talented local duo of Melanie Parker and Elizabeth Raptis. But even more exciting is that one of my favourite local shops, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.hamptonshomeliving.com.au">Hamptons Home Living</a>, has been featured in the latest issue. And if you look closely, there's some artwork on the walls that you just might recognise.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RhpEuyA1ixR5bIzg_Rw6T7bzHMxaiK3qEMtxYE3sg16MwoFXQZcmtcgmti18NTsDl1EnL1N_hMBHAa7tj_IMoAguAA9pz_vliYWksAHZ9ZDV11KhYrWJVHp_EMKmX8BuNzbqRenQl1F7/s1600/hamptons+ivy+and+piper+june+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RhpEuyA1ixR5bIzg_Rw6T7bzHMxaiK3qEMtxYE3sg16MwoFXQZcmtcgmti18NTsDl1EnL1N_hMBHAa7tj_IMoAguAA9pz_vliYWksAHZ9ZDV11KhYrWJVHp_EMKmX8BuNzbqRenQl1F7/s1600/hamptons+ivy+and+piper+june+2011.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">..do these blue and white prints look familiar?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yCpdRuU0y70QPuuNlJeaAc1Vk89hkpgaazsEnNXxUSfa7QchEonrdUNK81L2hOxMfI2NixmAJOylsjiSwFP6yNrw8DDVYXc3kKPRucp1n-aZv0IF8TXxD8m1qL5OocxYGt1GQ7L4vqVN/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.15.50+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yCpdRuU0y70QPuuNlJeaAc1Vk89hkpgaazsEnNXxUSfa7QchEonrdUNK81L2hOxMfI2NixmAJOylsjiSwFP6yNrw8DDVYXc3kKPRucp1n-aZv0IF8TXxD8m1qL5OocxYGt1GQ7L4vqVN/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.15.50+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> ...sea fans in charcoal displayed amongst all of Hamptons gorgeous wares</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgYd6NL0qoyRZjiM6ylI2_e04ebZ-DZ90XoqOfRlcS9e34FPK1xi2zkMEPUxBmCMeAICMaPp_PNJ83atPGjKTl5F387kFsBsEy6zrOhlB-ZLhfGUph0jK8lv87AGyB8MwEVtWwvT6Dhw_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.15.58+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgYd6NL0qoyRZjiM6ylI2_e04ebZ-DZ90XoqOfRlcS9e34FPK1xi2zkMEPUxBmCMeAICMaPp_PNJ83atPGjKTl5F387kFsBsEy6zrOhlB-ZLhfGUph0jK8lv87AGyB8MwEVtWwvT6Dhw_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.15.58+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">beautiful, no?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hamptons is one of the lovely stores stocking my artwork, and I was so thrilled to see them featured. There was a real local flavour to this issue, with another of my fave Brissie stores, Magnolia Interiors, sharing the limelight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehkaRacZsh2AzRs9h1zyNJ_8KgEej3Lewmm3ZB-R23O2w5njifi6A-qsPyGMAZTtpw8U8Jxp1Gy1IzvtiGJEjB2H7CSkz982IKSFeQl0VkAVFAwkjGkZYFmGCyL_l-d3OnxNYDJnytdqL/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.41.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehkaRacZsh2AzRs9h1zyNJ_8KgEej3Lewmm3ZB-R23O2w5njifi6A-qsPyGMAZTtpw8U8Jxp1Gy1IzvtiGJEjB2H7CSkz982IKSFeQl0VkAVFAwkjGkZYFmGCyL_l-d3OnxNYDJnytdqL/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.41.28+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">love.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5lQCcydLE0EQBtqKV0KDZ-8ycR3WQwhxASJ9XLRL39eU-ClgFUxw541kYmq5DJvhcrZnGQV8L_-nY6_etQdFd6_zMAljPHyYWLKa6xnvFIGusTdwxRlIhEbYLFmIopMdsQQZa9327lZt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.41.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5lQCcydLE0EQBtqKV0KDZ-8ycR3WQwhxASJ9XLRL39eU-ClgFUxw541kYmq5DJvhcrZnGQV8L_-nY6_etQdFd6_zMAljPHyYWLKa6xnvFIGusTdwxRlIhEbYLFmIopMdsQQZa9327lZt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-08+at+6.41.47+PM.png" /></a></div><a href="http://magnoliainteriors.com.au/">magnolia interiors</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br />If you haven't already checked it out, head on over to <a href="http://www.ivyandpiper.com.au/#!magazine">Ivy & Piper</a> for all the good stuff.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

In the Press!

I've been waiting very impatiently for the latest issue of Ivy and Piper to go live.... it's a fantastic magazine, put together by ...

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All that glitters....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>When I'm designing a large piece, I sometimes paint a little watercolour study first, to play with colours and proportions. I'm working on a large canvas at the moment, and wanted to add a little bit of shimmer. This watercolour is my 'first draft' so to speak, so I added a bit of drama with the slash of gold through the centre:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRuyW1Lgrgk4WQClo58AwYQ2RgnNM8M72jeOWRCxwfTq0HZLLchdC5MKgwhqDhnSwSbSTUW9P5RX9J4pfb4Sosu48ThKOdQ_Tp_7PuO3-FzYlhv1dSIOYeentFLukzz7XDjt0wCR7vcD7/s1600/abstract+gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRuyW1Lgrgk4WQClo58AwYQ2RgnNM8M72jeOWRCxwfTq0HZLLchdC5MKgwhqDhnSwSbSTUW9P5RX9J4pfb4Sosu48ThKOdQ_Tp_7PuO3-FzYlhv1dSIOYeentFLukzz7XDjt0wCR7vcD7/s640/abstract+gold.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2mRsmYz35BVCuzFw2vbj9AjPwDjfmn4sts4BO7kS6y5d5WZhSrQNFvXwjjI7zouDCXmpUsCADWDGmosP-GXFvG3BLJlpJbd0xmjt9T7o6asU5c9mOPHRdBseOHgYPhjKEK5O0wme18gh/s1600/abstract+gold+crop+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2mRsmYz35BVCuzFw2vbj9AjPwDjfmn4sts4BO7kS6y5d5WZhSrQNFvXwjjI7zouDCXmpUsCADWDGmosP-GXFvG3BLJlpJbd0xmjt9T7o6asU5c9mOPHRdBseOHgYPhjKEK5O0wme18gh/s640/abstract+gold+crop+2.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'All that Glitters'<br />watercolour and gouache on paper<br />210mm x 297mm<br /><br /><br /></div>I then added a few more gold accents here and there, just to pull the design together.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp1xdL0YNhdW0XRn6FAt7RCofpD4crkZFHN4dQ2I318v6uv49uALaeGYonumaVTu2G7TQPZXH4mHMdCCHSKN5hlJLTVoHVY-GFakAH11RPYXsB0BsW0Kqo1Ad_icfUJdt8aNsyrOzHhrV/s1600/abstract+gold+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPp1xdL0YNhdW0XRn6FAt7RCofpD4crkZFHN4dQ2I318v6uv49uALaeGYonumaVTu2G7TQPZXH4mHMdCCHSKN5hlJLTVoHVY-GFakAH11RPYXsB0BsW0Kqo1Ad_icfUJdt8aNsyrOzHhrV/s640/abstract+gold+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(sorry about the terrible pics - my poor old camera is on its last legs, and my new SLR is on order - can't wait!)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOddFf13pSRSRqilYYy0mX8oTV-mi2BvPHbjk9szIViYk4TB_P3dmebbVVSrlutdBKk98swzn7-faoshlPEMLhv-2nkbAOfb9Msis7MOGBJppah1_laNGvX3bRdZM2mt6yTIi_r_N0xK1/s1600/abstract+gold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOddFf13pSRSRqilYYy0mX8oTV-mi2BvPHbjk9szIViYk4TB_P3dmebbVVSrlutdBKk98swzn7-faoshlPEMLhv-2nkbAOfb9Msis7MOGBJppah1_laNGvX3bRdZM2mt6yTIi_r_N0xK1/s640/abstract+gold.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />I took a leaf (pardon the pun) out of Shannon Fricke's very stylish book, and picked some pretty weeds, in the perfect shade of yellow, to pop into my pink dotty jug. A little bright spot in a rather grey, winters' day!<br /><br />Hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Ours will be jam-packed full of sport tomorrow, so I'm planning a nice relaxing Sunday.<br /><br />See you soon,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

All that glitters....

When I'm designing a large piece, I sometimes paint a little watercolour study first, to play with colours and proportions. I'm work...

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