I have been busy this year entering a few painting competitions and shows, I have entered Create Longridge, Paint Padiham and now have two paintings on show at the Stewards Gallery at Clitheroe Castle in Clitheroe for there "Pendle Life" open exhibition. The two paintings I have on show from top to bottom are …
I know it's only August, but when you are a crafter, preparation for Christmas comes early! I made this junk journal recently with a Christmas theme. It's a great way to store your memories from Christmas, jot down those Christmas lists and thank you card lists and keep tracks on who's been naughty or nice! …
There has been a lot going on over here at RRandJ Designs, but just as a quick reminder don't forget my nieces and nephews, AKA the FAB FIVE have been getting ready for there awesome adventure climbing Snowden to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust - please support there efforts HERE! In other news, …
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I have a new design on my Redbubble shop rrandj! This image started off as a watercolour painting on paper. Compromising a variety of birds flocked together in a tessellation of triangles this image is great to brighten up your home or person. Spot Blackbirds, flamingos and ducks nestling together without needing to go to a …
As you may know by now I am entering Create Longridge this year, an art competition based in the Ribble Valley. In the run up to the competition I thought I'd try my hand at a few different styles of painting. Recently I have been admiring a lot of abstract art, this is not something …
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You can purchase my hand sketches design at my Redbubble shop HERE Today I thought I'd share with you some of the sketches I have completed this morning. Recently I signed up to enter a competition called Create Longridge in which budding artists compete for a £2000 prize by spending all day painting in …
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Did you know that I do custom paintings at RRandJ Designs? Here are some examples of custom paintings I have done for others... This is a watercolour of a Eurasian Jay that I did for a lovely customer who found me via my Instagram page ( Find rrandjdesigns on Instagram: HERE) This is a watercolour …
I have been doing a lot of water colour painting recently, so I decided for a change I would do a large acrylic painting. I had the idea to do some kind of tropical bird, I thought maybe a parrot or a flamingo, but whilst browsing images on Pinterest I spotted a photograph of a …
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Hi, just thought I'd share with you some of the art work I have been doing recently! First up is a pencil drawing of a gnome... Then the bird obsession begins with this Pheasant. I went to one of my art group members houses and they had Pheasants roaming around the garden quite tame and …
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