New year resolutions.......

I'm in the English Lake District this week and loving the winter starkness of the landscape....and looking forward to getting back into the studio and building up a collection of collograph prints to share with you.

Pebble prints......

Explorations.......

The last few weeks are full of preparation for the Christmas Emporium on Sat 28th November.
But still some experiments and exploration happen in the studio...whether with paint, textile or print.....

abstracts and invitation!

I've been working on some painted abstracts lately and am loving the process and the results....they are a mixture of painting very quickly and then layering paint, stencils, hand carved stamps and pan pastel.

I'm thinking of doing a step by step for the blog...if you'd be interested , let me know and I'll make some more!

This montage of abstracts are all about 4x4inches....

Also an invitation to those of you who are nearby to the third Grand Christmas Emporium on Saturday 28th November.

Eight talented artists and craftspeople and their gorgeous Christmas gifts at my house, along with the Emporium Cafe in the kitchen with home made cakes, coffee and tea for Maggie Centre in Newcastle.....come along, we'd love to see you....

Art holiday in Morocco.......

'Creative Impressions of Morocco'

Holiday with a difference to Taroudant in Morocco.......

La Maison Anglaise is an eco guest house, supporting many projects in the area...bees, argan oil, embroidery and more!

Lots of creative holidays happen here and I am facilitating an arts workshop...making a beautiful travel journal, collecting images and ephemera from the wonderful gardens to the coulourful souks...

More information can be found at 

www.special-interest-holidays-with-heart.co.uk

or by e mailing me

jq@quinnjacqueline.co.uk

or

Jane bayley, the house owner on
jane@holidays-with-heart.co.uk

Little folded books.......

 Little folded books made from hand painted papers........

Experiments.......

Since May I have been hobbling about my gammy knee and it has knocked me out of kilter!

So...just getting back on some kind of track means,well for me,experimenting....no real direction at the moment in the studio.

Last week I was printmaking..tight and precise, though messy. 

This week...painting, oils yesterday, oil pastels the day before and today...acrylics.

I have no idea where this is all leading, but am happy to be pottering and having the sun streaming in through the window of my studio.

Here are the results......

I made this little grid with an app called Diptic...must be the easiest app in the world to use.

I hope that you can enjoy the sun when it makes an appearance....

saying goodbye.......its week 52!

Saying goodbye to my 'Be Still 52' friends......we may not be meeting on the photography dance floor but hope that we stay in touch over the ether.....

I will miss my weekly prompt from Kim....sometimes Ive loved it and sometimes its been a slog, but Ive learned a lot about composition and enjoyed using my camera more.

These strawberries in a wee crate were on sale this morning at the fruit shop and I couldn't resist them.....so had to use them in the shot.

Off to make strawberry smoothies, Eaton Mess, strawberry shortcake......:-)

Bloom and grow......

On another note, I was in the garden yesterday in the long lost summer sun!

Here are the results.......Im not a big watercolourist, but loved the freedom of painting these pieces.....off to make more...while the sun shines.

Thinking greetings cards......