by heather | May 28, 2015 | Blog
Deciding when to spend time in the studio was not as easy as I thought. In the very early days I just drifted in and out of the room and whilst it made me feel very happy, it was not really productive. I needed to work out a selfish, uninterrupted routine, just...
by heather | May 26, 2015 | Blog
Once my studio was restored, I spent wandering in and out, sitting by the fire, at the table, looking at the materials, and I got so much pleasure from being able to do this. The fire not only warmed up the bricks, it also warmed my heart. Instead of painting on paper...
by heather | May 25, 2015 | Blog
When I returned from Cornwall, with a burning desire to paint all the time, I needed to create a studio. The old empty stable attached to our cottage would be perfect. It had remained untouched because we had no idea what to do with it, and no spare money to spend on...
by heather | May 24, 2015 | Blog
The first miniature I painted, took a few hours to complete, the second, much the same time. I soon discovered that not only could I paint quickly I was also happy with the results. Over the next few weeks I spent a few hours a day copying yet another...
by heather | May 22, 2015 | Blog
A few days before we were to start on our Gap Year we decided to go away for a couple of weeks. This was to be the only major spending for the next year or so. The desire to make major changes in my husband’s work life had been with us both for over a year,...
by heather | May 20, 2015 | Blog
My Interior Design business kept me busy and the work was really enjoyable. I started by including my services as a Decorator, later changed this to working as a Consultant. I did not want to be the Designer who swept into clients houses and say “We must...
