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Book Illustrations
I am now illustrating books for other people. Do you want your self-published book illustrated? £10 an image at present....
Janet Davies
May 18, 20241 min read
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Writing for children
I attended a course, writing fiction for children, at Exeter College. It was very useful and enjoyable. I have at least twelve novels...
Janet Davies
May 5, 20241 min read
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Whoops A woman in our art group does good portraits, usually from photos she finds in newspapers. She did a self portrait, and some one asked who that wrinkled old woman was. She binned it.
Acorns for tea. Squirrel #pianting. on the landscape# and#animals page
Janet Davies
Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Palm Trees By The Beech
Painting# of Palm trees#, colourful houses# boats, bright sky. 20" x 16" on canvas with painted edges.
Janet Davies
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Bright colourful harbour and beach paintings
I painted two colourful scenes, one with palm trees. Lady asked me where the one with palm trees was. She would like to go there. I told...
Janet Davies
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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A local scene sold.
Thanks for buying my painting of Exeter Quay, as a present for your huband . Lovely feed back you gave me. It was easy to deliver too.
Janet Davies
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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Sold
my latest sale
Janet Davies
Aug 13, 20221 min read
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To Lin
thanks for checking out my website. Hope all is well with you
Janet Davies
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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Puppy Pals
https://www.artjandavies.com/landscapes https://www.artjandavies.com/landscapes (and animals)
Janet Davies
May 29, 20221 min read
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Teignmouth Back Beach looking to Shaldon Bridge. https://www.artjandavies.com/seascapes-harbours
https://www.artjandavies.com/seascapes-harbours
Janet Davies
May 29, 20221 min read
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River Avon final
I have lightened the small wall in the centre, added some darker bliue ripples in the water and a little more shade on the right of the...
Janet Davies
May 6, 20221 min read
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River Avon painting. Stage 4
I have worked on the water, adding ripples and reflections, painted the buildings and added some shadows to the trees. The small wall, in...
Janet Davies
May 1, 20221 min read
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Stage 3
As you can see, I added reflections in the water, while I had orange, yellow and white, mixed. Then I added blue, and painted some of the...
Janet Davies
May 1, 20221 min read
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Stage 2
River Avon painting in stages. I painted orange in the sky. adding some yellow and white around the edges, I had to let the orange dry...
Janet Davies
May 1, 20221 min read
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First stage of my painting.
I drew the scene, on canvas. I always draw lightly, so that I can alter anything, or give a light wash, especially useful for the sky.The...
Janet Davies
Apr 28, 20221 min read
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Inspiration for my next painting(s)
We have just returned from Bath, after attending the wedding of a relative. While there, I took lots of photos and will use some to paint...
Janet Davies
Apr 28, 20221 min read
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Easy way to remove a dent from a canvas.
Someone on the art group had dented his canvas while carrying it in. It was quite a deep dent and he thought his painting was ruined....
Janet Davies
Apr 20, 20221 min read
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A link to Richie Billing's writing course
https://youtu.be/lRZ-x3oca1c?t=1428
Janet Davies
Apr 19, 20221 min read
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My latest painting
Horses gazing at the View, colourful seascape with three horses wildflowers, and a rabbit
Janet Davies
Apr 10, 20221 min read
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Fingers Crossed for Yours Fiction
I have sent more than one more story to Yours Fiction Magazine, since the two I have had published. The last one I sent was Historical,...
Janet Davies
Mar 27, 20221 min read
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