Looking back at the year I can see its been one of change. Most years are for me, as a good friend of mine told me a few years ago “You need to be going upwards to go onwards” and I try all the time to improve, to give myself the challenge of reaching beyond […]
Well after the hectic rush of photographing, drawing, and finishing last week’s commission, its gone off today to its recipient at one end of the country to be wrapped up ready to be delivered for Christmas at a different location. I’m not showing it here in this post since the person it is for hasn’t […]
I wasn’t expecting any callers when the phone rang at 9.30 on Monday night. Wondering who it was I answered it and a man I didn’t know asked if I was the artist Jackie Adshead and when I confirmed it was, he told me that he had found one of my drawings of Repton online and wanted […]
I do love Christmas as a time for getting in touch with friends. I write a lot of Christmas cards and love the communication of them. I always use my own images for the card itself so I also communicate with my artwork trying to find one that encapsulates the year for me, it might […]
Over the weekend I saw my best friend and it reminded me again how natural a good friendship should be. She and I chat easily about all subjects, and know when the other is being silly and making a daft comment to amuse the other, and when the time is to be serious and listen […]
Its that time of year again when I have an important painting to finish but think that with the best will in the world, its not going to get done before Christmas. Its not a commission so there is no time restriction on it, but I don’t want to rush it and ruin it, but I […]
