Where in the world...

English summer pasture
12" x 16"

This is my second painting as part of the Illume Gallery's 'Where in the world is plein air' event. For three days over a hundred artists took part from all over the world and made short videos to accompany their paintings.

It is so much fun watching the videos and fascinating to see where everybody has been painting this week. You can see my videos here and then click on 'artists' to choose which other videos you'd like to see.

I was amazed what I heard Lori Putnam say when she was filming for day one, about the passers by who stopped to chat!

Now all the finished paintings are for sale with the Illume Gallery of Fine Art in Salt Lake City in Utah, so I will be wrapping mine up and posting them off there. 

The team involved has done an incredible job co-ordinating all the artists and uploading the videos, and now they have a big exhibition to organise! 

'Down on the farm' - just needed a piece of straw to chew on!

BIG Festive giveaway!

King of Christmas
Oils on canvas panel 30 x 24 cms

Sheep in melting snow
Oils on canvas panel 18 x 24 cms

I don't know about you but I am starting to feel a bit festive (I think it's all the birthday excitement yesterday to be honest with you!), and I am thinking it would be nice to share some joy with my very special blog subscribers.
Therefore, this year's December festive giveaway is going to be bigger and better than last year's!

There will be not one but five prizes! (gasp!)

Two winners will receive an original painting - the paintings up for grabs are shown here. There's 'King of Christmas', a festive still life, and 'Sheep in melting snow' which was painted plein air at Belmont tower near Grantham.

There will be a third prize of my new little book full of 2012 paintings and inspirational quotes.

Then, there will be two runners up prizes. Each of those will win a small bundle of greetings cards.

The grand draw will take place on the 19th December, and entering the draw is so easy to do!

First, you must be an email subscriber to my blog. If you receive my blog updates via email, you already are. *

Second, you must send me an email saying something along the lines of 'hello. My name is.... and I would like to win the festive giveaway! My favourite painting of the two is.... '

And that's it! It's so easy to put yourself in the draw!

You can email me directly when you receive this blog post just by clicking 'reply'. Or, send an email to thedrawingroomgallery@gmail.com

GOOD LUCK!!

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