Creative Blog Hop

I've been asked to join in the

Creative Blog Hop

by Shoshi.

I met Shoshi (Sue) through

WOYWW which is

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Shoshi does unusual things with

teabags and makes all sorts of 

lovely crafty things in her huge craft room

(yes, I'm just a little jealous of her space).

The blog hop involves making a post on a monday

answering a few questions and then

nominating three other blogs to share the love.

Here are the questions and my answers:

1. What am I working on?

I'm currently experimenting with a more loose style of painting

using acrylics, inks and anything else I can play with.

I currently have seven canvasses on the go, all at

different stages of completion. 

I'm in an ocean mood at the moment and playing with 

sailboats and pelicans.

That's after my parrot mood where I painted

bright Lorikeets.

2.  How does my work differ from others in my genre?

I guess really in my work there is that element of 

blonde nutter in each piece.

Most of the work is crazy and bright with loosness

but I always like to add a little bit of

uptight and get it just right me,

somewhere in the piece.

3.  Why do I write/create? 

I've always loved to draw but had to

 work for a living, which was no fun.

I started painting when my last child was young

 and haven't wanted to do anything else since.

Painting keeps me sane, although many would say

I'm totally insane but hey, just imagine 

what I'd be like if I didn't have painting!

4.  How does my writing/creative process work?

I can get ideas from anywhere and then I try to find  photos

of that subject and from there it's to photoshop to get what

I think will work, draw it up onto a prepped canvas

and just let the imagination go.

Sometimes I will just paint and glaze a painting

and then on another I might put tons of gloop on,

then ink it and paint over that.

All of my paintings just seem to evolve rather than be

meticulously planned.  

I find it works better that way, 

plus I don't have the patience to plan.

I have two people who I would like to nominate 

for the next blog hop. 

They are both arty farty types like me.

1. Neesie.  I've known Neesie for quite some time now.

We met online when she was living in Melbourne

and still keep in touch now that she has moved

to Bonnie Old Scotland.

Neesie is a fabulous artist, photographer and cook.

 Her work is gorgeous

and her posts extremely funny.

I would urge you to visit her blog for

some highland hijinx. 

2. Sandra Busby.  I met Sandra online a long time ago too,

it was her fabulous paintings of glass

 that led me to her blog.

 Sandra is an incredible artist who works in oils. 

 Her glass paintings are second to none

 and she does the most adorable teddy bears. 

Sandra also has a news letter 

which is very informative and she often shares

how her work is done with a series of photos.

I've learned quite a few things from her blog.

Now I've given them a little introduction

and if you're still awake after my waffling,

maybe you could go and visit their blogs.