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Exhibition Update
As promised in my Autumn Post, just a quick post detailing where you can view my new work over the winter months. Wishing you peace and...
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janettesumnerart
Oct 215 min read
A Summer Break and Pink Toothpaste!
So, the wet and windy summer is over here in Edinburgh, and we’ve now moved into a very windy autumn! Autumn is my favourite season with...
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janettesumnerart
May 244 min read
Encaustic, Cold Wax Painting & Soft Hands!
It’s been a whirlwind of art activity since my last post in March, starting with the ‘Rhythm’ group exhibition in April. It was a...
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janettesumnerart
Mar 233 min read
Bobbins, Ancestry & Le Vide-Grenier
It's nearly April, and everything is coming together nicely for the three upcoming Exhibitions I've involved with in April and May. The...
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janettesumnerart
Jan 215 min read
Dragons, Inspiration and a Scottie Dog!
Happy New Year! In my very first Blog post I chatted about the how the colours from the wool I was using for a knitting project started...
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janettesumnerart
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Vintage Easels & Bakelite TV Legs
It’s quite nice to be sitting down to write my blog with the curtains drawn as the nights draw in. It’s seems like the summer months have...
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janettesumnerart
Aug 12, 20234 min read
Not a lot of Reading!
Who would have thought that after the glorious June we had here in Edinburgh that July would be a total washout. I promised myself some...
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janettesumnerart
Jun 26, 20232 min read
New Exhibition & Time off for the Paint Brushes!
This month saw the end of the Professional Development course that I started last September. The year has gone really quickly, I’ve...
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janettesumnerart
Apr 6, 20233 min read
Discoveries!
It’s been six months since my last blog post, and the time has flown by since starting my Professional Development journey last...
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janettesumnerart
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Always Learning!
I decided, after a long summer break enjoying time with my New Zealand family here in Edinburgh, that I would embark on an exciting year...
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janettesumnerart
Apr 28, 20223 min read
There's No Such Thing As Too Many Sketchbooks!
I started my sketchbook collection many years ago when I was taking a Life painting class. I remember buying it from the college shop...
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janettesumnerart
Apr 2, 20222 min read
Painting What We Wear?
This post, I suppose, is following on from my one of my previous posts about the subconscious mind (Blog 16th Oct). I realised again the...
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janettesumnerart
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Being an Eco-friendly Artist & Blocked Sinks!
It wasn’t me thank goodness that blocked the sink with hardened acrylic paint - honestly! It was Jill (who has kindly allowed me to share...
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janettesumnerart
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Acrylic Inks are The Cat's Whiskers!
I’ve been using acrylic inks for about a year now and the excitement of using them hasn’t yet worn off! I discovered these while doing...
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janettesumnerart
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Painting Titles & Blue Socks!
I’ve long thought that an artwork with a simple title, telling exactly what it is and nothing more, was fine, for example, Picasso’s...
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janettesumnerart
Oct 29, 20212 min read
The Isle of Skye & MV Glenachulish!
We visited Skye for the first time this summer, and I was blown away with the magnificence of the mountains, the sparkling fairy pools...
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janettesumnerart
Oct 25, 20211 min read
Paintings, Photoshoots & Pesky Shadows!
When a painting reaches its finished stage, I’m always excited to take the photographs. I do this outside with the natural light, but...
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janettesumnerart
Oct 16, 20211 min read
Art, Yarn and the Subconscious Mind!
After dropping two paintings off at the framers, I popped into my local indie yarn shop to pick up another skein of the colourful...
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janettesumnerart
Oct 14, 20212 min read
What is it with Fences?
I’ve noticed over the last year or so that fences have been creeping into my landscape paintings! Twigs are my ‘go to‘ tool for old...
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