Curl up on the sofa with a colourful cow. Not everyday you can say that right? Lots of my colourful work can be bought as cool accessories now – not a bad idea with Christmas on the way! Shop here: https://www.redbubble.com/…/emilyl…/works/16003470-cow-face…
Earlier in the year, I posted that I was working on a secret painting. That painting was commissioned by a customer who wanted to surprise her sister with a unique wedding present. She asked me to paint the bride and groom on their wedding day, before the wedding had actually occurred. So I got out my artistic crystal ball (all artists have one on stand by) and tried my best to paint the future… With the brief of a teal theme, white dress, the venue, and a few Facebook photographs of the couple to work from, I had to try and imagine the scene. The most difficult part was deciding what to paint the bride in. Would she be wearing her hair up or down? Veil or no veil? Big dress? Lacy dress? Ivory, white, diamantes, plain or silk dress?? I really didn’t want to get it catastrophically wrong, so aired on the side of caution, aiming to keep it as simple as possible. Painting a couple I have never met, and creating a scene from …
My lovely assistant is looking very pleased with himself after helping me with a busy day of framing ready for my solo exhibition on Tuesday 10th November. I’ve chosen white frames for all of my colourful pieces, and I have to say I’m very pleased with how they all look now they are framed, bubble wrapped and ready to go!
‘The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart ‘. Helen Keller. Painting is all about pouring your heart out onto the canvas and hoping it turns out OK 💜
Your time on this earth is finite yet there are infinite possibilities out there to explore. Believe in yourself and try. After all, you don’t need to see the whole staircase, just the first step to start moving towards the life that you want
Sometimes when it’s dull and grey outside you need to brighten up your day by matching your dress to your artwork. Never fails to cheer me up. It’s the simple things in life ☺
The best kind of Sundays are undoubtedly spent with a paint brush in my hand, and with paint on my face. Today I have been having UBER amounts of fun painting a colourful little duck family with oils on MDF board. This is the first time I have ever painted on MDF board with oils, and I have to say it’s a lovely surface to paint on- so smooth and forgiving with the crazy colours and energetic brush strokes that I tend to use with my work! I cannot wait to experiment more with this surface with my new collection of paintings ‘The Joy of Animals’. This collection of work will be in aid of raising awareness for the Soi Dog Foundation, a charity who provide invaluable support to some of Thailand’s most desperate dogs. Once the collection is complete, I will be donating 10% of all sales to the charity. However, it’s now time for me to pack up my paint brushes tomorrow and head home to Wales for Christmas. I cannot believe just how …
Animals are amazing don’t you think? They have such big characters, beautiful faces, and they come in so many different shapes and sizes. They provide endless inspiration and an infinite array of artistic possibilities. That is why my art has taken a bit of a creative turn these last two weeks. Have a look through some of my latest work in progresses! I would love to know what you think so far 🙂 Emily xx
There is nothing quite like the joy of learning to paint and finding out all the little ‘tricks’ that improve your artwork. As a self taught artist, who first really began painting just over a year ago, I am still in the process of discovering effective techniques- and I really do mean DISCOVERING. There is an absolute wealth of information available in books, magazines, and on-line for anyone who wants to learn a thing or two about the ‘proper way’ of painting. I could have spent hours and hours reading some of these sources of information in great detail before I embarked on my journey of discovering how to paint, but I didn’t. I found that the more I read, the more I became overwhelmed with information and afraid that I would do it wrong. As a general rule, I just don’t believe that something done for enjoyment should be tainted by any sort of anxiety or fear of failure-where is the joy in that? So I threw caution to the wind and started to paint, and despite having NO idea what I was doing, …
A couple of months ago I painted a little painting of two elephants in love- ‘Flowers for You’. This painting seemed to be a clear favourite. So I decided to paint it again, only this time BIGGER. Here is some progress so far! Although it is difficult not to keep referring to my first painting of this, I think one of the most important parts of art is just ENJOYING THE PROCESS and admiring the outcome. So I am focusing on just relaxing and painting as if I have never painted it before. I’ll keep you posted how this one turns out 🙂
Emily Louise Heard 