The Art of Kerry Newell

2011-10-09T10:54:00.000-07:00

Saturday 8th October 2011

Welcome everyone to my latest newsletter,
hopefully they'll be something of interest here for you :-)

NEW ORIGINAL NOW AVAILABLE:

'MERCY'
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
16"x16"
Pastel on Velour
Limited Edition Prints now available

For more information regarding the original please contact me directly via:
Email: kerrybull1@hotmail.com or Tel: 07752325031

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE:

Whether it's an 'all-day workshop' or a 'work at your own pace in your own home' experience you're after your sure to find something to suit your needs here,
if not give me a call and together we'll see what we can do ;-)

* Wildlife Workshops located at The Kings Centre *
in Wigston, Leicestershire

Come and relax in comfortable surroundings, make new friends and learn to use
'pastel on velour' the easy way.
My workshops cater for all artistic abilities, even if you feel you have none you'll be pleasantly surprised by what can be achieved in just one day, whether you are a complete beginner just starting out or you're already using pastels but would like advise & encouragement in taking your art one step further then these are the workshops for you.

All workshop materials are included in the price and you get to take them home at the end of the day, please feel free to bring along any pastels/pastel pencils you may already have and I'll be more than happy to advise you on how to achieve the optimum results with these also.

Additional materials including velour, soft pastels and pastel pencils will be available for purchase on the day if you want that little something extra to take away.

All workshops have limited places so please book early to avoid disappointment!

For more information, including testimonials, on these workshops
and for booking / availability please see the 'Workshop' page of my website.

Please note that my Winter 2011 Workshop is now fully booked
sorry to those of you who missed out on a place
However there are four places left at the moment on my Spring 2012 Workshop
due to run on Saturday 25th February 2012 and several places left on the rest of next years workshops too:

For booking / availability please see the 'Workshop' page of my website.

* Wildlife Workshops located at Twycross Zoo *
in Warwickshire

I have pleasure in announcing the commencement of my
'Wildlife Workshops at Twycross Zoo'

Beginning on Sunday 13th November 2011
9am - 5pm

Conveniently located just 5 minutes from J11 of the M42, Twycross Zoo is easy to reach, with excellent transport links and fantastic hotel partners, not to mention 1,000 animals from 200 different species. Workshops will be ran from 'Windows on the Wild' - a stunning function room overlooking the beautiful surroundings of a wading bird aviary and boasting its own private entrance through the ' fisherman's shack'.

Again these workshops are suitable for all artistic capabilities from beginners to the more advanced, you'll be pleasantly surprised at just how much can be achieved in one day!

And again additional materials including velour, soft pastels and pastel pencils will be available for purchase on the day if you want that little something extra to take away.

Each workshop costs £120 per person
This price includes all materials & tuition, a wholesome lunch
& free flowing tea & coffee throughout the day
* plus entrance to the zoo throughout the day and a 'keeper talk' *

You'll also have the satisfaction in knowing that you're helping the East Midland Zoological Society, a registered charity, to continue its valuable work on conservation projects, both in the UK and around the world.

For booking / availability please contact Twycross Zoo direct on
Tel: 0844 474 1777 ext 2053 or Email: gallery@twycrosszoo.org

* NEW - One to one personal tuition in my own home *

Would you like home comforts plus the chance for complete one to one encouraging & inspiring tuition? Would you like to know how to achieve results in one day on a wildlife subject of your choosing? Or maybe you'd like to create a portrait of your beloved pet but don't know quite where to start?
If the answer's yes to any of the above then these private tuition days are for you.

Each day is completely tailor made to meet the individuals needs and as with my workshops all materials are provided, but I do encourage you to bring along any materials you may already have so that we can find optimum usage for these too for when you return home. And again additional materials including velour, soft pastels and pastel pencils will be available for purchase on the day if you want that little something
extra to take away.

Price - A full day's tuition costs £125 this includes
all materials, tuition, lunch and free flowing refreshments throughout the day
(special dietary requirements can be catered for if booked in advance)

Time - 10am - 6pm
(other times can be arranged to suit individual needs)

Participants taking part in a full day's tuition will have the opportunity to purchase any of my limited edition prints with a 10% discount on the day.

For more information on these days or to check date availability etc
please contact me directly via:
Email: kerrybull1@hotmail.com or Tel: 07752325031

(images & testimonials of satisfied participants coming soon)

* NEW - coming soon - Mini Workshop in a Bag *

Whether its something for yourself or maybe a gift for a friend, if it's a mini workshop your after that you can work through at your own pace in your own home
then this is definitely for you! ;-)
Soon to be made available for easy online purchase through my website these
'Workshops in a Bag' will be packed with all that you need to produce a stunning work of art of your own. From paper to pastels to pencils and blenders it will all be there complete with an easy to follow instruction booklet containing amongst other things helpful hints and tips to help you achieve a more than satisfactory finish.

(Images and purchase details coming soon, prices to be confirmed)

Dates for you Diary:

* Bushloe Art Society Autumn Exhibition & Sale *

Bushloe Art Society, of which I'm the resident professional, are holding their
Autumn Exhibition and Sale by kind permission of the
'Midlands Co-operative Society' at their Bell Street store in Wigston Leicester from

Saturday 22nd October to Saturday 2nd November 2011

A donation from the sales will go to the Co-operative Society's designated Charity.
This year being the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Any inquiries please contact the BAS secretary Kerry Beere directly via:
Email: kerry.beere@tiscali.co.uk or Tel: 07900463161

* Exhibiting at the Twycross Zoo Gallery *

As soon as the Bushloe Art Society Exhibition closes my work will then be moved back over to the Gallery at Twycross Zoo. The zoo's gallery is located in 'Himalaya', which is free to enter and also contains a restaurant serving teas, coffees and a range of great value meals with brilliant views over the Snow Leopard enclosure.

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Well I guess that will do for now, I've a hundred more things running around in my mind but getting pen to paper so to speak is quite a different matter! lol

So until next time take care & God bless
Kerry x

NEW ORIGINAL + LATEST NEWS UPDATE

2011-04-21T01:26:00.000-07:00

Well I don't know about you but this year seems to be just whizzing by so quickly. Can't quite believe that we're almost in May! Okay here goes with a real quick update at just what's been happening since my last post, and those of you that know me will know that the following will be in no particular order (just like the contents of my mind ;-)

Okay for starters - my latest original is now available:
'GLORY' - an African Cheetah

Limited edition prints of 'GLORY' should be available within the next two weeks.

During 'studio time' I'm as busy as ever, sketching out a jaguar close up at the moment, with a small snow leopard pastel waiting in the wings and two oil paintings in very early stages, plus adding to the 'rough copy' of the book I'm working on (so watch this space! ;-)

Latest originals to sell are 'SPLENDOUR' and 'AMUR LEOPARD' both going off to new loving homes - I hope that they bring many hours of pleasure to their new owners as they did for me whilst creating them.

During March I was invited over to Geneva, Switzerland by the art materials manufacturers Caran D'Ache. I had a wonderful time viewing the development processes of new products and getting to work alongside the head chemist in his laboratory for a day testing and sampling a new range of products that will be launched towards the end of this year! Exciting times ahead! It looks as though I'll be demonstrating for them during the summer next year! :-)
www.carandache.com

28th/29th May of this year will see the official opening of the Twycross Zoo Gallery! My workshops etc should be starting there soon after - I'm meeting with the gallery manager next Thursday to finalize details .............. more information on this coming soon ;-)
www.twycrosszoo.org

In June I'll be demonstrating at Patchings Art Festival again! And for anyone who loves arts and crafts this is an event not to be missed!!!
www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk

In August I'll be exhibiting at The Rutland Birdfair!
There really is something for everyone at this internationally renowned event! From art to photography to lectures by leading conservationists (Simon King OBE, Chris Packham, Nick Baker to name but a few) to great food and all things ornithological and more!!!
www.birdfair.org.uk

Okay last but definitely not least:

A quick reminder to say that my Summer Workshop (Sat 14th May) is now fully booked, sorry to those of you who missed out on a place this time. However there are four places left at the moment on the Autumn Workshop (Sat 13th Aug).

Okay I'll leave it at that for now as I have a pond to dig out! lol

So until next time take care & God bless
Kerry x

New Original Now Available + news updates!

2011-02-21T06:18:00.000-08:00

Oops well bang goes my promise to update my blog on a monthly basis! lol Sorry about that, please bare with me and I'll try to make up for my slip-up in omitting January from this years blog calender ;-) Anyway better late than never eh, and what couldn't be better than two for the price of one so here goes for a January/February update
(items in no particular order as usual ;-)

Okay for starters its the newly completed 'SPLENDOUR' - a male Barbary Lion

This original is now available along with limited edition prints.

It is with much delight and excitement that I am able to write and share with you all the good news that I was, during the latter part of 2010, approached to work in partnership with, and in some areas exclusively for, Twycross Zoo (Warwickshire, UK)
On the evening of Thursday 27th January I attended the 'Twycross Gallery Preview Evening' where some of my work amongst that of other local artists was being displayed along with the plans for the new Twycross Gallery. The evening was a 'roaring' success (pardon the pun) as my Amur Tiger painting entitled 'MAJESTY' sold along with a framed limited edition print of
'SOUL SURVIVOR'.

More news about this evening can be found on the Twycross Zoo site:

http://www.twycrosszoo.org/news/currentnews.htm

3rd February 2011

Twycross Gallery Preview

"Twycross Zoo – East Midland Zoological Society is opening a ground-breaking new contemporary art gallery this summer and is celebrating a highly-successful preview evening at which several major works were sold. The preview showcased a cross-section of the high-quality art and two of Wigston (Leicestershire) artist Kerry Newell’s ultra-detailed pastel on velour works, both an original and a limited edition print, were snapped up for almost £3,000 ............."

'MAJESTY' - Original Sold

Working in partnership with the zoo and the inhabitants that reside there is like a dream come true, many exciting plans have been talked about and the first to be put in to place is the opportunity for me to begin running workshops there, a meeting to discuss this strategy in more detail will be taking place next week, I've a hundred or more ideas I guess they just don't know what they're letting themselves in for! lol :-) More news on this adventure soon :-D

Following the success of the Twycross Gallery Preview evening I was interviewed by a journalist from a local newspaper, The Leicester Mercury, and as a result made the front page and page nine of the following Monday's issue:

Mum-of-three Kerry begins to earn her stripes as an artist

To read the whole article please see the following:

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Kerry-begins-earn-stripes-artist/article-3161809-detail/article.html

And as a roundabout result -

Sold Another Original:

'FIVE MORE MINUTES'

Okay, nearly finished you'll be pleased to hear! lol Just a quickie to say that this year's 'Spring' workshop (Saturday 26th February) is fully booked - sorry to those of you who missed out on a place this time, but I hope you'll be pleased to know that there are a few remaining places left on this year's 'Summer' workshop on Saturday 14th May.

Take care & God bless
Kerry x

Merry Christmas and some exciting news!!!

2010-12-22T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hi there I hope this message finds you all well and looking forward to the festive season.

I'm sure that those of you who know me will know that I enjoy the varied aspects of my work - creating work for exhibitions, painting domestic and non-domestic animals for commissions, whilst also running workshops and demonstrating to schools/colleges and art groups etc. Well my work/career has now taken another turn in the most exciting and at the same time knee trembling way - I have recently been invited, by Chris Packham (tv presenter, photographer & author) and his partner, to visit a big cat sanctuary on the Isle of Wight where I'll be able to get ‘behind the scenes’ enabling me to photograph these majestic felines ’up close & personal’. And just when I thought things couldn't get any better this came along - I have also been approached to publish a book fronted by the famous television presenter and cameraman Simon King OBE, where I will be showcasing a whole new collection of ‘big cat’ paintings whilst raising funds and awareness to the plight of these majestic mammals of which I am so very fond. So my life has just shifted into the fast-lane, and the New Year will, God willing, see me buckling down and getting some work done for a change! lol Only kidding, but it does feel like a helpful shove in the right direction - straight towards the studio with a plentiful supply of coffee at the ready! lol

Although we're still in December and all conscious thoughts are of Christmas my subconscious is already well into the New Year, deciding on subjects and techniques for the 2011 demonstrations and workshops that will soon be upon me. For those of you interested in booking a place on the Spring 2011 Workshop (Sat 26th Feb) there are only two places left, I may add more dates to my penciled-in diary for 2012 so that eight workshops run each year to keep up with the ever-increasing demand but even I don't want to think about that until the New Year! lol :-)

Okay I'll leave it at that for now but may I take this opportunity in wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year! :-)

Take care and God bless
Kerry.

Resident Professional Artist

2010-11-02T06:22:00.000-07:00

Hi there folks just a quick update on what's happening this end:

As of yesterday 01.11.10 I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed the position of Resident Professional Artist of a local art group:

The Bushloe Art Society
www.bushloeartsociety.co.uk

I hope that by working together with existing members I can encourage and hopefully inspire an increase in confidence & ability, and during the coming months an increase in the amount of members attending the weekly meetings on a regular basis too. I also want to actively encourage new members into the society whatever their artistic ability and chosen medium, beginners to the more advanced, all will receive a warm welcome.

If you're interested in finding out more about this art society then please check out their above website (soon to be redesigned and updated)

More news on this and more real soon

Take care & God bless xx

New Original Now Available!

2010-10-31T12:42:00.001-07:00

Hi there folks just a quick update on what's happening in the studio - Friday saw the completion of this little guy:

An Amur tiger, 16" x 16", pastel on velour

As yet untitled, this painting is now residing at the local framers where it is due to be scanned for the production of limited edition prints and then framed, God willing prints will be available for purchase within the next two weeks.

Working on a new commission and in the process of sketching out a new original ;-)

Take care & God bless

Kerry x

Life in the fast lane!!!

2010-10-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

Oh my word has it really been over a year since I last updated my blog? If there was an image of my embarrassed face right now I'd add it to this post, but as there's not I'll brush that last comment under the carpet and move straight on to updating you all with a little of what's been happening during the last 12 months or so......

Okay here we go, my brain really is like a disorganized filing cabinet (more like a bin of information actually) so bare with me as the following things may or may not be in chronological order, okay they most probably wont be in chronological order but hey at least you've been warned! lol:

Earlier in the year I was fortunate enough to be employed as a demonstrator of Unison soft pastels and Fabre Castell pastel pencils at the prestigeous 'Patchings Art Festival' 2010:

While demonstrating at 'Patchings' I was approached by the 'Research & Development' Manager for Caran d'Ache (an art materials manufacturer in Switzerland) and asked if I would like to be involved with the trialing and development of a new pastel product? After quietly debating the pros and cons of such an offer (which must have taken between 3-5 milliseconds as I'm not one for spontaneous decisions lol) I eventually agreed :-) So samples were received, self formulated tests carried out and results emailed back to the Caran d'Ache head-quarters in Switzerland, everyone seemed happy. Now it seems they were far happier with my labours than I first imagined as I have just received an invitation to go to Geneva (all expenses paid) "within the next few months" for the launch of this new product! More news on that real soon :-)

During August I exhibited at the Rutland Birdfair! Sales were excellent and interest high (as was the humidity - it isn't called Rutland Reservoir for nothing! lol)

Sales included the only just released Sole Survivor (having only come from the framers the previous weekend):

Whilst there I received lots of 'celebrity' interest too! Having personal visits from Johnny Kingdom (I ended up wearing Johnny's hat and together we ran off hand in hand through the marquee much to the surprise and cheers of the watching public! lol),
Chris Packham & Simon King:

Wow talk about 'heard it on the grapevine'!!! lol

Whilst exhibiting at events like the yearly Rutland Birdfair I do like to demonstrate my artwork and techniques too, its amazing really that I can be working away concentrating on my painting while being oblivious to the hustle and bustle of the sometimes crowded marquees and the unblinking gazes of onlookers standing behind me - weird or what! lol It's almost like having blinkers on except these blinkers cover my ears too! lol A tap on the shoulder and it's question time, and what amazes me is the variety of questions asked, anything from questions regarding my artwork & techniques to the views I have on conservation & environmental issues (the latter things of which I've never claimed to know about, well not in depth anyway).

This past year has seen the pace of my career as a wildlife artist really hotting up, with next year looking more than promising already - quarterly Wildlife Art Workshops running and bookings already being taken for my Fur & Feather Demonstrations.

I believe God has blessed me with a wonderful creative gift, one which I didn't have to earn but was given and one which I gain great pleasure in sharing with others, but apart from that He's also made it a gift of the heart, my heart which I'm sure reflects a tiny amount of the greatness of His, to be able to bring about inspiration & encouragement in others, and hopefully a glimpse of the wonderful glory of creation that surrounds us all on this tiny fragile planet we call home - its the only one we have so lets work together to make it a better place for us all xxx

Some news involving myself and Simon King OBE coming soon ........... now that should keep you all guessing for a while! lol ;-)

Oh yes and while I still have your attention I'd just like to say that I now intend to update this blog once a month if possible (and you can hold me to that if I don't! lol)

Thankyou for dropping by!
Take care & God bless xx

Siberian/Amur Tiger

2009-10-14T04:08:00.000-07:00

Okay I feel as though I'm catching up with my blog now so here's an extra item to keep it ticking over ;-)

Whilst exhibiting at The Rutland Birdfair in August I started a new wildlife painting, it was lovely being able to share my art this way, and the public were genuinely interested and some alomost hypnotised while watching! ha!ha! The feedback from this alone has been wonderful!and progress so far:You can stay up to date on the progress of this painting and others on the 'Studio' page of my website www.kerrynewell.com

Okay that's my 'longer than usual' teabreak over, back off to the studio now :-)

Thanks again for dropping in & bye for now xx

2009-10-14T03:02:00.000-07:00

Oh my word this year is whizzing by so fast, as always life is hectic but I thought its about time that I should update my blog while I have a spare five minutes, so with a cup of tea in hand here goes:

From April of this year onwards I was working towards the world renowned Rutland Birdfair, the pressure was on and the workload heavy but boy did I enjoy the excitement that went along with it - fantastic, it really does you good to step out of your comfort zone once in a while and push forward towards a new goal. The weeks seemed to blend together and before I knew it August had arrived, limited edition prints were ordered and required framing was underway, then the nail-biting journey to the Rutland site with cars loaded to the full, then the problem dawned on me (and thankfully it was the only problem) - Rutland is the home of Rutland resevoire, hence high humidity = damp nights!!! Now anyone who works with velour paper knows how it hates moisture, so much so it almost leaps off the drawing board and heads for the nearest door! ha!ha! So an answer had to be found, yep thats right every evening the paintings had to be packed back into the car and taken home again, much to the amusement of 'old hands' who now only hang canvases etc! ha!ha! Apart from this hiccup exhibiting at The Rutland Birdfair was an awesome experience with over 22,800 people visiting over the three days!!

Yep that's Simon King (Wildlife film-maker) collecting his SOLOMON Limited Edition Print :-)

New wildlife paintings that were completed for the exhibition included

BEST FOOT FORWARD:and THREE OF A KIND:But as the saying goes 'time waits for no man' and so I've no time to sit and reflect on what has been too much as I've a new solo exhibition opening tomorrow, commissions for Christmas to be completed and of course my next wildlife projects to work on, oh yes and one more thing (not that I'm likely to forget) the dates have now been set for The Rutland Birdfair 2010!!! So the preparations start all over again on this wonderful rollercoaster ride of living my dream as a wildlife artist - God is good & life is sweet!

Thankyou for taking the time to catch up on my blog! Take care and bye for now xx

'Samsam' finished!

2009-06-10T09:23:00.001-07:00

Hi there well this is just a quick update on the Western Lowland Gorilla I've been working on and yes he's finally finished:No time to relax as I have a new commission to start and a couple of new wildlife pieces waiting to be started too!

Thankyou for taking the time to drop by and bye for now!

Twycross Zoo Commission!

2009-05-11T02:25:00.000-07:00

Well 2009 is definitley turning out to be a year of wonderful challenges; from a deluge of private commissions and enquiries to a 'gorilla commission' from Twycross Zoo!

Authorization for the gorilla commission was granted with the zoo's intention of auctioning the painting later this year (during September I believe) in aid of the 'Gorilla Conservation Fund'.

Progress so far:

Having had approval for the main photograph I would be working from, a photograph I shot last year of Samsam - one of the zoo's resident male Western Lowland Gorillas, I began the gruelling task, for me the hardest & least enjoyable part, of sketching this hansome young chap, making sure proportions are correct and composition pleasing to the eye. My sketching method leaves alot to be desired and I must keep eraser manufacturers in business all by myself! Once happy with my results, and believe me its hard to please a perfectionist :-), I transferred the completed sketch onto my prepared velour paper and began the enjoyable part of working with my pastels which will hopefully lead to the creation of a finished painting.

So its back to the literal drawing board for me, thankyou for dropping in on my blog and please feel free to leave comments. Bye for now x

The Home of 'Sovereign Prince'

2009-02-05T07:05:00.000-08:00

Hi there this is a quick update from a previous post in Aug 08:

During an unforgettable day last Aug I was able to present the wildlife filmaker Simon King with the first limited edition print (1/100) of my then latest painting 'Sovereign Prince' with the understanding that he could either keep it or auction it etc.
Well yesterday I had a lovely surprize - an email from Simon's PA to let me know that Simon kept the print and has it hanging in his home in Somerset!!
Thanks for dropping by and bye for now!

'Forever Waiting' - Bonobo Chimpanzee

2008-11-13T01:58:00.000-08:00

Hi there, well this year has flown by, I can't believe we're in mid November already! I've been really busy especially over the last four weeks with an ongoing exhibition at a local garden centre, interest has been high and sales not a dissappointment - six sales in four weeks! This has come as a pleasent surprise considering the state of the economy at the moment.

Anyway I really do need to get cracking on with some new paintings, mainly to enlarge the range of subjects in my Limited Edition Print browser at the exhibition. The aforesaid exhibition will be running up to and through the Christmas season, and then exciting plans are being hatched for the New Year!

So here's my latest finished project, a male Bonobo Chimpanzee that I photographed at Twycross Zoo earlier this year:

This painting is now at the printers waiting to be scanned for the production of 100 Limited Edition Giclee Prints, the first one of which is being donated back to Twycross Zoo to be auctioned in the near future for the raising of funds.

Many thanks for dropping by, take care Kerry x

Snow Leopard Painting Finished!

2008-08-20T12:52:00.000-07:00

Well another day in the studio has whizzed by, the outcome being another project complete (well just about, apart from a couple of minor adjustments):

Will be taking this painting to the printers sometime during next week to be scanned for the production of limited edition prints.

Now onto my next project, phew! x

Five More Minutes

2008-08-19T12:32:00.001-07:00

Well you know what they say and its true time really does seem to whiz past when you're having fun, but luckily alot of my time has at least been productive with my latest Snow Leopard painting 'Five More Minutes' most likely to be finished by the end of this week.
Just two enormous paws and some snowy foreground left to do!
Thanks for dropping by! x

Me & Simon King

2008-08-17T13:07:00.000-07:00

Hi there to all, just a quick post regarding something thats very close to my heart. Today I presented the first limited edition Giclee print (1/100) of 'Sovereign Prince' to the wildlife film-maker Simon King! Wow what a day! I've left any decisions regarding its final resting place to Simon whether it be his home, auction or the bin :-) Will let you know when I find out:
Sorry about the weird angle of the photograph (even after cropping) but my mum's hands were shaking so much it's a wonder it turned out at all :-)

Thanks for taking a peek, bye for now x

Cheetah painting finished

2008-07-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

A few hours in the studio today saw the completion of my cheetah painting (as yet untitled), so its now time to get cracking on my snow leopard project! Mum caught me unawares whilst signing this one!
Thanks for taking a peek.

Studio celebrations!

2008-07-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

This was my dad's idea, to have a formal studio opening complete with a champagne buffet! So on Sunday 29th June 08 with a few close friends thats exactly what we did!

Myself with my husband Richard, our three children Holly, Ethan & Emilly and our lurcher Amba (whom I'm yet to do a painting of, isn't that always the case!)

Mum & dad and a couple of little thankyous for all of their love, help and advice!

Myself with dad and a surprize poem that he penned for me which is now hanging on my studio wall.
And finally me in my now much loved and used studio!

Home at last! xx

In My Studio at Last!!!

2008-06-21T11:10:00.001-07:00

Phew, at long last I'm able to use my studio!! Hooray!!! Still some bits left to do, but they can wait a while whilst I play 'catch-up' (not to be confused with Ketchup! :-)

Electricity supply to the mains hasn't been connected yet but its in the pipeline so to speak, so an external extension lead with appropriate safety cut off box will suffice for now :-)

My mass of art materials are now being sifted through; papers, prints and boards are now living comfortably in their new home - an A0 plan chest that was donated to me :-) Pastels, paints, brushes etc are being sorted into two categories one being items that are frequently used - these will reside in the studio, & two, less frequently used things will find themselves suitably homed in storage units within our converted attic. As you can imagine Richard has wasted no time in utilizing the dining room table ..................................... for his laptop!!! Cheeky monkey!!!

Project Build cont..

2008-06-11T05:41:00.001-07:00

Well we've been busy here (well at least some of us have :-) with the weather getting warmer it was more like working in a greenhouse than a workshop!

My dad, Fred, took it all in his stride though and said that he was really enjoying himself (quite convincingly actually :-) Completing the insulating in just a couple of days.

Then it was my turn to get to work with wallpaper then emulsion & hey presto its really starting to take shape. The wooden boards (to give weight baring strength to the floor) and floor covering have arrived today so off we go again this evening with saws, drills & lots of cooling drinks!

Project Build - workshop

2008-05-21T06:21:00.000-07:00

Just a quick update -
three quarters of an hour of rain and two very soggy workmen later the workshop is finally up!

This coming weekend will see the start of insulating work etc

Thanks for taking a peek

Bye for now x

Project Build!

2008-05-14T05:15:00.000-07:00

After what seems like years of having to use our dining room as a painting area, financial circumstances can finally permit me to have a workshop of my very own (yep we finally have the dosh & the word 'studio' sounds far too posh :-) Nothing big and elaborate though, just 8' x 10' of space just for me - heaven!

As you can probably imagine, using the dining room and therefore the dining room table too didn't go down too well with my husband (a bit like my cooking :-) and the rigmarole of setting up easels, paints and pastels only to be putting them away again time after time leaves its mark eventually with a noticable artistic slowing and an eventual grudge against starting something new. So its not to be surprized at that both Richard and myself being equally as excited with the prospect of 'Project Build'!

Yesterday was the day pencilled onto my calendar that would finally see the start of something new, workmen arrived and within a few sweltering hours the base for the workshop was complete .....

from this:

to this:

now it's this coming Friday thats pencilled onto my calendar as this is when the workshop is due to arrive!!

Why Create a Blog?

2008-05-14T04:01:00.000-07:00

By creating this blog I hope to keep anyone with a real interest in what I do 'up to date' on the inspiration, research and techniques I use. Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions and I in turn will endeavour to offer answers and advice if necessary. This blog will hopefully also allow me the space to share anything that has been of interest to me and that I feel may be of interest to you.

I have created this Blog as an addition to my Wildlife Art Website: http://www.kerrynewell.com/

Here we go!

2008-04-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

Hi there to all and welcome to my brand new blog page!
Please bare with me as I havent the foggiest what I'm doing but it seemed like a good idea at the time :-)