Firstly, apologies that I didn't get round very many people on last week’s Paint Party Friday circuit. I do have a reason and I’ll get to it shortly.
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| Happy Halloween commissioned Doodimal |
Secondly, do you remember about a month or so ago, I mentioned (excitedly) that I had been commissioned by People Per Hour to design a doodimal for their Facebook page? Well, it was to be Halloween themed and I did it and sent it off what seems like yonks ago now. I’ve checked their page every day this month to see if it had been put up yet but as of right now (Thursday evening), it still isn’t there. Perhaps they’re only planning on using for the one day of actual Halloween, who knows? Anyway, I’ve been champing at the bit, as my mother would say whenever I was being impatient, to show you the two designs I came up with as I was really quite pleased with them, not normally being a huge fan of the whole Halloween festivities malarkey. I had hoped to be able to link to their Facebook page at the same time but unfortunately it isn’t to be. However, if you check back on their page on 31 October then it should surely be on there then!
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| People Per Hour commissioned pumpkin Doodimal |
Now, I also have to apologise for my irregular blog-keeping of late. I’ve been here but I haven’t really been here, if you know what I mean. I haven’t completed a new piece of art since I finished the Cow painting but the thing is, I’ve got this enormous life changing news to share and I’ve been dying to scream it from the rooftops but felt like I had to keep it bottled up because at the moment it’s only really half happening.
You see, S was offered a fantastic job in Scotland. Not just is it in Scotland but it's actually based in the Caithness area in the North of Scotland which was where we went on our Northern Lights trip back in March of this year and where we fell in love with the complete and utter beauty of the landscape and the sense of isolation, far from the madding crowds as it is. Anyway, he applied for the job at the end of August, had the interview at the start of September and headed off on Sunday last for three months of training all over the UK. So, as you can imagine, my priorities this last month lay in spending time with him before he left, hence the reason why art has taken a back seat for a while.
You see, S was offered a fantastic job in Scotland. Not just is it in Scotland but it's actually based in the Caithness area in the North of Scotland which was where we went on our Northern Lights trip back in March of this year and where we fell in love with the complete and utter beauty of the landscape and the sense of isolation, far from the madding crowds as it is. Anyway, he applied for the job at the end of August, had the interview at the start of September and headed off on Sunday last for three months of training all over the UK. So, as you can imagine, my priorities this last month lay in spending time with him before he left, hence the reason why art has taken a back seat for a while.
Now, that’s the good part of the news. The other really good part is that when we do relocate I will only need to get a part-time job (which S says is purely to get me out of the house and talking to people as there is a very real danger I could turn into a complete hermit!) and the rest of the time I can spend painting!
The not so good part is that I have to stay in Northern Ireland until we sell our house. We put it on the market a couple of weeks ago and have had 2 viewers so far which is better than the last time we tried to sell back in 2008/9 when we had 1 viewer in the whole 2 years! With the current market, who knows how long it will take to sell our house so while I'm hugely excited at the prospect of living our dream in the wilds of Scotland, the excitement is somewhat dampened by the uncertainty of how long the dogs and I will have to stay here waiting for that sold sign to go up. With that in mind, I’d appreciate any positive vibes you could send out into the cosmos to encourage a quick sale!
Anyway, that's my news and so, what with being home alone, I’ll have plenty of time this weekend for catching up with everyone at PPF and with finally getting back into my art studio!
