My favourite pens

Pens! Pens! Pens! ...... and more pens!

We all have our favourites - of most things - but these are my favourite pens. I prefer water-based pens as they will blend, particularly with each brand's own blender. There's definitely times I like my Sharpies for their intense vibrancy, or the very opaque Posca pens, which will cover over anything. But for a more artistic approach I like the water based 'Tombows'; the Winsor Newton Pigment Markers; oh, there are quite a few others - so what I've done is create the pic below which shows them all, with info as well.

When using markers, its definitely best to use specific marker pens paper - Bristol Board. It's not a board or card, but a 250 gsm very smooth paper, which the pens - any pen - won't 'bleed' through to the other side.

Wahoo – my website is ready to be promoted!

Let the Promoting Begin!

Yes, it's finished! The shop is stocked; I've just completed the links page; a nicely laid out gallery, and everything else I wanted to include is there! It's been a lot easier process than I ever thought it would be, and that's down to Andy, of      Surrey Creative Solutions 

He couldn't have made the process easier; all my boxes were ticked, and after showing me the ropes with maintaining it - which he'd made simple with lots of behind the scenes work on his part, I am finding it very easy to keep updated, and adding stuff to. If anyone  wants / needs a website, I highly recommend him.  He's also a very friendly, personable chap, and nothing is too much trouble.

So, now I'm off to promote it .... watch this space!

Toff Cats – ‘Tails’ of Funky Felines

ToffCats was hugely fun to create! Hard work - like Big Hair, it took me several months to complete, but it was a fun journey. For anyone who isn’t aware, a ‘Toff’ is someone who is posh; in this case all the cats in the book are posh.They live life in the fast lane, but also know how to relax. And whatever they’re doing they are always wearing a bowler hat, and are never without a bottle of wine! There’s 16 one sided pages to colour in the book (less than in Big Hair which has 24). And naturally, the inspirational cat I based the book on was none other than my Tonto.

Some example pages from the book.  This would make a great present for a cat lover, or a young person who enjoys colouring; or even a little present for yourself ... if nothing else the scenarios will bring a smile to your face! 

Sooooooo ….

This is the second attempt at this post as I lost all the content from my first attempt, so here we go again! Anyhow ..... Ta Dah.....! Here is my new website, which is why you've not heard from me for a long while. It has been created by a very clever young man - I'll be putting a link to him on my social media soon as I highly recommend him. He specialises in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). 

Anyhows, it's great to have a professional website, which I can access  myself to make any changes. I've also got a fully stocked shop, from where I'm selling my artwork as Giclee prints. (Giclee prints are more expensive than a standard print, but they are more superior, as there is specialised equipment and inks involved, and the colours are steadfast - i.e. they won't fade - for 100 years).  I decided I'd rather sell a superior product. But, if any one wants a standard print, just let me know, I can certainly get one. No problemo!

From my shop..... just incase you've not yet had a peep(!), I'm selling the aforementioned prints, and my 2 colouring books in PDF format. This means you buy from my website, and I will send you via email the relevant PDF files. You open the individual files, and can print them off page by page onto whatever paper or card you prefer to colour on. These are also known as instant printable downloads. It literally is that instant... you pay your money and they're in your inbox in seconds! (It works - I've tried it!).

Big Hair Art PDF         Toff Cats PDF

My next post I'll tell you about Toff Cats, my second colouring book. Both have had a few good reviews: see them HERE.

Big Hair Art
Toff Cats