I did a back-to-back market weekend, starting July 4th at Canewdon dog show. Dogs and art, the perfect combination As you can probably tell by how many dogs I draw, both for myself and clients, this kind of event is my happy place. It wasn’t planned, but the spot I chose just so happened to…
On June 14th I had my own stall at the Trinity Fair in Rayleigh. Pet portrait artist local to Rayleigh, Essex This is one of my favourite shows to be a part of, even if I rarely get a chance to actually explore the event since I’m happily chatting away with visitors all day. Luckily…
On Sunday I had a stall at the Little Loves Fayre in Rayleigh. I arrived early so I had time to wander around the Mount and snap some photos of the beautiful wildlife – a squirrel watched me from a tree and there were plenty of bugs buzzing around the flowers. Its always nice to…
Feels like I only just started, but my time at the windmill, at least for this year, is already over. Here are some of my favourite pictures from the last couple of weeks. Rayleigh’s iconic windmill I wanted to take a photo each time I was on my way into the windmill, experimenting with different…
As you may know, I have my own studio space at the Rayleigh Windmill this month. Now that I’ve reached the halfway point of my stay, I thought I’d share a few photos I took over the last couple of weeks. I brought some things from my home studio to make the place feel more…
On April 11th I had a stall at the ‘Vintage & Makers Market’ in Chelmsford to promote my pet portrait services, here’s how my table looked before and after the show started: I didn’t take a lot of photos during the day since I spent most of it chatting with everyone who came by, however…
On April 4th I had a stall at a local Easter market. First things first, I had to iron my hand-painted tablecloth that had sat unused for far too long, then pack everything except the kitchen sink into my suitcase. It wasn’t a long drive since I live pretty close by. It was quite nostalgic…
Welcome back to my journal! I do enjoy designing these, its fun to try out different layouts and styles without having to commit to gluing photos into a real scrapbook. This week I took many photos in the woods since it was wonderfully sunny and frosty, leading to some interesting shots – I especially love…
Trying something new – ‘studio journal’ posts with little updates & pictures that I’ve shared recently, I hope you enjoy seeing what I’ve been up to! Lately its been pretty chilly so I’m lighting candles to make it more cosy; cake and cookie scents are my favourites. It can be hard to leave the house…
