Online galleries

I have been accepted on to two online galleries which is rather good.

www.saatchiart.com is based in the USA and I had to fill in a tax form in order to be accepted. This was easier said than done of course. English tax forms are bad enough but foreign ones create their own particular way of going potty when filling out!

I can be found by searching for Jane E Galvin on the site.

www.artfinder.com  is English thank goodness. I can be found here:-  

www.artfinder.com/jane-e-galvin

Wonder if anyone will show any kind of interest...

Holmfirth Art Exhibtion.

Well it's that time of year again - what to put into Holmfirth. I always have problems trying to decide. It's lovely to be invited to enter 3 pieces - but which ones????? And of course they must be different from previous years.

So - these are my choices. Do people agree?

The last piece still needs framing and

Adrian Burnham 

( very good framer by the way - 07747 044755) 

is coming round to collect it some time this afternoon.

I love getting my work back when it has been framed - it looks so professional and makes me feel as though I have achieved something.

Change of Hours

I have decided to dispense with regular opening hours here in the Slawit Studio. People rarely drop in and it seems a bit silly just sitting here, waiting. 

So - for everyone's information 

- if the light is on -

I am in and available to chat/discuss art/moan about the weather/ think about ways of annihilating slugs and in fact - to pretty much whitter on about anything really. 

Although it is always a bonus if anything is sold no-one is under any obligation to buy a painting and it's just nice to hear some positive feedback once in a while. 

Should the urge to purchase descend upon someone unawares I am now able to take credit/debit cards as well as offer a Paypal option.

Drawing Lesson number 2

The second session of drawing lessons with Jenny.

This is not quite what she expected!

But she was very pleased with what she learned...

Slawit Bob is on hand in case  extra input is required at any time.

He likes to keep an eye on things....

Newly Framed Work

These pictures have come back to me beautifully framed by Adrian Burnham:- www.bdlframing.co.uk.

For Sale:  Pink Poppy   £200

I am extremely pleased with how they have turned out.

For Sale:   Clematis  £200

Both pieces are due to be exhibited at Oakwell Hall next month.

Uppermill

There is a lovely gallery in Uppermill which is in Saddleworth - that rather strange area which is neither Lancashire nor Yorkshire but somehow both - to take some paintings to the Saddleworth Gallery.

It was a beautiful morning, more spring than winter so we pootled over the tops and down to Uppermill.

There were seven pieces wrapped up in acres of bubble-wrap and I was really pleased that they took six of them.

They are there until the end of February so if I'm lucky, I won't have to bring them all back.

 I live in hope...

Preparing for the Art Arcade

Although Dan and I have some extra table space at this weekend's Art Arcade, I do rather feel that it will still not be enough to display everything I am gathering together!!! I daren't leave anything at home - just in case it might be the thing that someone wants....

And I have to cobble something together on which I can work there, as I am demonstrating as well.

I may stay in bed all day Monday....