When I have anytime, usually after ten at night when I am too tired to paint I will try & keep you updated on what we are upto.

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  1. This painting is in two pieces. I needed an image for the back of the Woodland Fairies so I painted the Deer & Hare then put them behind the lanterns. I loved the deer painting more than the fairies so I painted the Fox & Badger to go on the front of the mug. The only trouble is I used different paper & I could not match the colours it's really hard trying to copy a painting even when its your own. Also I did go a little overboard on the berries on the tree so they had to be pruned on photoshop. I wish I could learn self restraint, if in doubt leave it out!

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  2. I needed to update my old Robin design which I have not been keen on since a customer told me off for having two Robins together. She said they would never be seen together as the are very territorial.
    I wanted to paint a winter design but not too Christmassy so I did not want to paint Holly again. I was a bit stuck until the old song "The Holly & the Ivy" came into my mind.

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  3. I painted a summer scene of the footbridge leading to Nab Hill in Escomb a few years ago so I decided it was time to paint from a winter photo which I loved of my husband & the dog walking in the distance. They always end up leaving me behind as I take too many photos. 
    I have lovely memories of this hill as my family along with other villagers have spent happy snowy days there sledging. But now it is all trimmed back, fenced off & home to some Highland ...

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