Getting there …., originally uploaded by gilfling. Well that would be the dream now wouldn’t it? But today I have not managed to pick up a paintbrush as unfortunately when you are a self-employed artist there are so many other jobs that need to be done. Today has been a day of applications and as always I [...]
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If only I could paint all day every day…
Posted in Artwork, Mixed Media, on my easel, original artwork, Paintings, work in progress, tagged gillian lee smith, history, inspiration, inspired by, not enough hours in the day, painting, studio, WIP, work in progress on March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Process of a painting III
Posted in About me, Artwork, Mixed Media, original artwork, Paintings, tagged art, gillian lee smith, inspiration, painting, studio on March 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »
So this is the last of 3 posts about my most recent painting – you can find post I and II here and here. This is the last image I showed you… Now I know from experience that every time I start a painting I have the idea that it will be all in acrylics with [...]
Back to the beginning…….
Posted in Inspiration, Mixed Media, original artwork, Paintings, stretching within on January 27, 2011 | 8 Comments »
paint practice, originally uploaded by gilfling. I am so out of practice with painting. It is something I have always struggled with in a sense but I found my own way and style by getting comfortable with my materials and using a whole host of things to develop a piece. Most of my previous works [...]
WIP Wednesday
Posted in Mixed Media, original artwork, WIP Wednesday on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have many little fragments of things on the go at the moment – lots of threads of ideas that will hopefully start forming into finished pieces. I am trying not to rush the process, but instead I am enjoying it for what it is. A flurry of thoughts, a little of this drawing here, [...]
Time to rest, time to stretch
Posted in Gallery work, Inspiration, Mixed Media, sketchbook pages, small wonders, stretching within on January 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
3 1 11, originally uploaded by gilfling. I am really enjoying continuing with these quick small daily sketches. Although not the best drawings I have created, I am finding that in that time when I am so sleepy, there is no room to be anxious about what is appearing on the page. I have no [...]
beauty hides darkness
Posted in Artwork, Gallery work, Mixed Media, original artwork, Shop update on July 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
beauty hides darkness, originally uploaded by gilfling. Hello there, well the week has had a busy beginning after a whirlwhind exhibition at Greens Windmill with Sneinton Artists again – they come around so quickly and I must get better at putting these things here on my blog before they happen as opposed to once the [...]
Dwellings
Posted in Mixed Media, Shop update on June 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dwellings, originally uploaded by gilfling. I have been making these wee dwellings for some time now on and off… and I can’t remember if I have blogged about them before now. Mostly they have been in a couple of exhibitions and here and there, but now I have a few that I am listing in my [...]
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