Britain's Next Top Models!!

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of shooting photos of our friends Jane and Alex's lovely daughters in the garden. We had great fun playing around with different outfits and looks and the girls were real star models! You can see more of the images in my website here  

   

Delicious Gazpacho Soup

Summer temperatures haven't hit here in the UK so I've been reminiscing of my summer times in Barcelona in our family holiday home sitting by the pool sipping Gazpacho (cold tomato soup) made by my mother or Nona. This lunchtime i  had to make some for old times sake even if it meant having lunch in our cloudy and coldish garden!

New Portraits Project

Lately I have been working towards a new project close to my heart - Portraits. It has always been my passion to take images of people. I have endless boxes that take me through decades of countless visual story telling, but in the last couple of months I have taken this dream seriously by learning new techniques and taking it to the next level, professionally, so watch this space soon!

Morning at the Office!

 So we are in the end of  May and here in UK we have been having a lot of rain and cold temperature which has been a bit depressing!  This morning as soon as I saw the sunshine appear through the clouds I took the opportunity to take my work outside with my little assistant  Kato,-our recue cat -and yes! He is a cat... he is so big my friend Georgie's little boy Felix said one day- look mummy! A DOG !! :-))  Something I'll never forget!

A day of chillin...

 Last week has been total madness with tons of work deadlines and socialising six evenings in a row!  

Today  was national holiday here in the UK, so I took the opportunity to sit in the sunshine with a cup of tea and a good book - total indulgence ! Tomorrow back in the studio to prepare stock for this coming Saturday's art fair...How was your weekend?

New look for Facebook Banner

Thinking of rebranding and working on the new websites in the last couple of weeks I have added a new banner in my facebook page that shows samples of my lifestyle collections.

For updates and discounts coming up soon you can like my page here.

Celebrating Late Spring

Finally we have spring here in UK! The fabulous sunshine, gorgeous colors and lovely sounds of birds in the backgrownds is making everyone happy and working less painful.

Over the last week I have taken the opportunity to photograph the amazing flowers in season for various licensing projects.

They can also be purchased in my shop here as prints, posters or canvas.

I hope the sun is shinning where you are :-)

If Celebrities Were an Average Joe....

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

 Danny Evans, an artist from New York has created a series of photographs using photoshop creating them as ordinary people. We see them here how they could potentially look like  if they didn't have the lifestyle that makes them as superstars with the help of personal trainers, diets, dentists,  surgery and all the help they get to look the way they do.

The images are not flattering at all but apparently the celebrities themselves are OK with the photos and even find them amusing. You can see more here
Which image do you like best ?

David and Victoria Beckham

Sarah Jessica Parker

Madona

Jennifer Anniston

Johnny Depp

Tom Cruise

29 Ways to stay creative

Via: visualgraphic

If you are stuck this working week for some creativity some of these tips might help ! Personally 4, 9 and 11 work for me :-)  

Which ones work for you?

Kitchen wall decor coming soon...

Over the weekend I stopped by the local farmers market...

Living on a plant based diet I stocked up on tons of wonderful looking fruit and veg as I have been vegetarian for over thirty years,  I'm now making the transition to a vegan diet- which is another story...

With the lovely looking produce in my kitchen basket I couldn't resist to use the opportunity and take some photographs for my upcoming collection of images including kitchen wall decor on my new online webshop opening in April. 

Thinking Ahead....

OK..So on Friday I posted winter images and today it is the most glorious, gorgeous and beautiful sunny day! It has uplifted my mood and I'm now thinking of summer  afternoons in the garden, travel holidays and short weekend getaways by the ocean.
I found this image through my archives that I find most inspiring and peaceful at the same time. This photo was taken on the beginning of our European road trip last summer. Now available in my Etsy shop- Soon it will also be available on my new online web shop! Watch this space!

Thank You Good Homes Magazine!

A couple of months ago I got an email from Emma Clayton, decorating editor of Good Homes Magazine requesting to borrow one of my abstract paintings and poster for a photo shoot. I was sooo delighted to see in the newsstands that it has made it to the front cover of this months issue! 

The poster bellow is one of my bestsellers in my Etsy shop. I also wrote about it a couple of months ago when i sold it to Obama.com in this post here.

Sold to OBAMA.COM! Here is the story...

Being an independent artist of any kind has its drawbacks... it can be lonely at times in the studio, you can go through severe months of mental block where NO inspiration seems to come your way and the worst part - speaking for myself - is self promotion !!! OK, so now we are at an age where social media dominates and it is easier to use those tools i.e; Twitter, Facebook, Blogs...but believe me I find it VERY hard !! Yes I have a great platform to expose my work and talk about my success but I do find it cringing at times! Us independent artists need to promote ourselves; if not, no one will know about our work.

Six months ago I sold an image and to my surprise it was to the address OBAMA.COM ! I've hardly told any of my friends or family except when I have had the courage with a glass of wine!! I didn't want to seem as gloating but I was ecstatic inside !! I'm not implying it was for Barack Obama himself and I didn't dare to ask the buyer whom it was for, but the address made me just happy!

With the American election today, this has been going through my mind all day so I thought it was time to share it with you and not be so shy; time to be proud and tell the world! :-)

Ps. The print is also on my Etsy shop  and Not on The High Street

Sunday Afternoon

I hope you are all having a lovely Sunday wherever you are. This afternoon I've been taking photos of Matt and our cat Woody- This one made me smile :-)

Lets make it no 1 song!

Tweet from- Lawrence Dallaglio ‏@dallagliocycle

Wellington teacher Jimmy Higham sadly died of cancer at the age of 26 download his song to raise money for a bursary help make it no 1!h

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New York Prints in my Etsy Shop

NEW Prints in my Etsy shop. New York prints and much more. You can check here.

I hope you are all having a great weekend ;-)

Back from New York!

Back in England after an eventful couple of weeks in USA! Now editing my New York photos - Watch this space for offers in my Etsy and online shop coming soon!