Some days are diamonds...

...and yesterday was definitely one of those days for me. I was sitting in my studio, painting and pottering and packing orders, when an email popped into my inbox. Nothing unusual about that...except when it's from one of your all-time favourite artists, emailing to say thanks for a little mention on my blog....oh, and to buy one of my paintings. No biggie.<br /><br />James Gordon is one insanely talented bloke. He paints the most divine watercolours, is an event stylist extraordinaire, and has collaborated with the likes of Collette Dinnigan - and that's just the tip of the iceberg.<br />Now completely freelance, James is free to concentrate on doing what he does best....which is quite a lot. Here's a snippet:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3eIpJ8xUv78Kk-rsT6j2t8UwXfGn6U7kpAhZD99kdeeILNJcsmrLy4d4mW7SyQn1hnYH6CO_iEOp6EOtlgkUcvKsf5UoOY4FfGZ21jt9liK_LjjtlKT3aYEqX4R6R-BoaRjmNxqxYQI/s1600/my+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3eIpJ8xUv78Kk-rsT6j2t8UwXfGn6U7kpAhZD99kdeeILNJcsmrLy4d4mW7SyQn1hnYH6CO_iEOp6EOtlgkUcvKsf5UoOY4FfGZ21jt9liK_LjjtlKT3aYEqX4R6R-BoaRjmNxqxYQI/s640/my+10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">officially.in.love.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnUVMxCKTSHH_55ghGXClMDd-iJZkeCH6lt0fRxJCAlAOB60osAwZsWT2e3bfvZGH7I221bhOWufCry0N9tI2PbDmLRFdRD_Ke1N86tA873J4MwKh9RPC3y4DBwi-h6MGcYiI_qUSvA/s1600/bonbon3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnUVMxCKTSHH_55ghGXClMDd-iJZkeCH6lt0fRxJCAlAOB60osAwZsWT2e3bfvZGH7I221bhOWufCry0N9tI2PbDmLRFdRD_Ke1N86tA873J4MwKh9RPC3y4DBwi-h6MGcYiI_qUSvA/s400/bonbon3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;">some recent work in his fave shade - pink</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbbmtw0fqwEZXW1KFUFONPF0BijCgJmuTZcx6TD-LgoDIIqtLIHpwGGwZKBaVIfA0g3v_d-xSqbTKv0LHyuOviKCdrs3-7jdPIJJQZZVuKH7IVGsqFmaZryE_cTvg0EcYE7LvRRu1y9o/s1600/350-1052781573000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbbmtw0fqwEZXW1KFUFONPF0BijCgJmuTZcx6TD-LgoDIIqtLIHpwGGwZKBaVIfA0g3v_d-xSqbTKv0LHyuOviKCdrs3-7jdPIJJQZZVuKH7IVGsqFmaZryE_cTvg0EcYE7LvRRu1y9o/s400/350-1052781573000.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eUU9Nzy5EscVH-EuCbfGY-eNedvAUHW8jETNLIAA4Rs31brdBdLjlBBk5MHTwRhdTIikSO6Fr08BuN-AAT8VGKcAb179z5zw93PfV3bfT-_X5IjWdo9rwApg6z6OH2_2hTHAtp7K8fE/s1600/vo+vo+large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eUU9Nzy5EscVH-EuCbfGY-eNedvAUHW8jETNLIAA4Rs31brdBdLjlBBk5MHTwRhdTIikSO6Fr08BuN-AAT8VGKcAb179z5zw93PfV3bfT-_X5IjWdo9rwApg6z6OH2_2hTHAtp7K8fE/s400/vo+vo+large.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;">he had me at hello with an iced vo vo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xTCpxyIa7FdPCAcoWxK8FHSVxXu7troz24Efj_Vp3PWcKOYMOMXePONLjUw-VJAj4pRte36ZAcypOljK9KVajrQz_-YvpN6Z6NNJjIXzWyunLAiZBhAAtCBrEETreETCxFJERIf842w/s1600/_vct_james_gordon_400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xTCpxyIa7FdPCAcoWxK8FHSVxXu7troz24Efj_Vp3PWcKOYMOMXePONLjUw-VJAj4pRte36ZAcypOljK9KVajrQz_-YvpN6Z6NNJjIXzWyunLAiZBhAAtCBrEETreETCxFJERIf842w/s400/_vct_james_gordon_400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">james working his magic, styling </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.honoredespres.com/" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Honoré des Prés</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">launch at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.macleayonmanning.com/" style="cursor: pointer; font-weight: 700; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Macleay on Manning</a> in Sydney</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqicj78vpAll8MJB4CoNIvrwO7BrjuEiTd240Et5disOqu6-002HkRcjtJNmf6Rpn3XXgcvhwcFim4iXLuDQSUFjom4ABS74giiEPNHCyl-lIDC2YOKhakTTCP2UmrOw1OFl5D22gcNA/s1600/james+gordon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqicj78vpAll8MJB4CoNIvrwO7BrjuEiTd240Et5disOqu6-002HkRcjtJNmf6Rpn3XXgcvhwcFim4iXLuDQSUFjom4ABS74giiEPNHCyl-lIDC2YOKhakTTCP2UmrOw1OFl5D22gcNA/s400/james+gordon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">james donated this painting to the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://homelife.com.au/artauction" style="text-decoration: none;">Inside Out magazine Anniversary Art Auction</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">with proceeds going to the HeartKids charity</span></span></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2EAY605Uj2c0odTgQCE5ohxVSOy-JD3UZ8phMTxm-5nXmZX77iK59zeyUlGgYR51X3pXKVYzkdCyXOBUfz61VDQR3GInp5xBuYlM9cX3pvcTKtdRyIHgEg3JC7BLy41Mwfl8BBWh__4/s1600/james+gordon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2EAY605Uj2c0odTgQCE5ohxVSOy-JD3UZ8phMTxm-5nXmZX77iK59zeyUlGgYR51X3pXKVYzkdCyXOBUfz61VDQR3GInp5xBuYlM9cX3pvcTKtdRyIHgEg3JC7BLy41Mwfl8BBWh__4/s400/james+gordon1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;"> you can see more over here at <a href="http://www.timolsengallery.com/">timolsengallery.com</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDhdZVTwWZhnQZTldXKHtt2rMcVeu4UsMjWkI6jl_ltapv-WSeSmSrDIj93bajgUeT3qbrK7-RCYsZqa-XjkOpIoDfjzLLsEA0wl59CopUEsRPOBxKVsULL4WE8ZPa-86HDh5_Y4C7eM/s1600/james+gordon3599+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDhdZVTwWZhnQZTldXKHtt2rMcVeu4UsMjWkI6jl_ltapv-WSeSmSrDIj93bajgUeT3qbrK7-RCYsZqa-XjkOpIoDfjzLLsEA0wl59CopUEsRPOBxKVsULL4WE8ZPa-86HDh5_Y4C7eM/s400/james+gordon3599+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EEmdLcLyKLq0_8FUrdBQS48bRi7BTsP2dW1cOPzGRhSoViF3OIVbcs0yY7H2s2Lv1YL6SWlQLSB0UkFgBi8auM6YLtMa3xMEBCSk_V7MVHx71WaOCqEzNEpxoh41S5bVUClhwyyKuAA/s1600/DSCN1171_1203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EEmdLcLyKLq0_8FUrdBQS48bRi7BTsP2dW1cOPzGRhSoViF3OIVbcs0yY7H2s2Lv1YL6SWlQLSB0UkFgBi8auM6YLtMa3xMEBCSk_V7MVHx71WaOCqEzNEpxoh41S5bVUClhwyyKuAA/s400/DSCN1171_1203.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-small;">here's his best mate Bob, pimped out in bling. Love it.</span></div><br />So thank you James, for making yesterday one of those diamond days. Btw, he has a new website in the works, <a href="http://jamesgordon.com.au/">jamesgordon.com.au</a>, which I'm sure will be a visual feast of all things fabulous. Can't wait.<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>

Some days are diamonds...

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