Janice GillJul 1, 20201 minTaking the Challenge - A New StartFirst day of a 31 day challenge to blog every day.
Janice GillOct 31, 20171 min2nd Ending, new beginningsAs I mentioned in the last post, today marks two endings for me, one was the end of the Ultimate Blog Challenge, the second was the end o...
Janice GillOct 31, 20171 minOf Endings and BeginningsThis photograph is of the sunset from a beach near Harlech in Cardigan Bay. The colour in the sky was fabulous and I was really pleased t...
Janice GillOct 30, 20171 minBeyond RealismAs someone who enjoys both abstract and realistic paintings, I sometimes find myself caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one h...
Janice GillOct 29, 20171 minBut is it Art?This is on of the smaller paintings on show at Kelham Island. It measures 8" x 10" and is painted in acrylics on canvas. It is one of a s...
Janice GillOct 29, 20171 minMagical SkiesThis painting has turned out to be one of the more popular one's at the exhibition this week, rather surprisingly for me. When I painted ...
Janice GillOct 29, 20171 minJeniveve at Kelham IslandMy good friend and fabulous felt artist Jeni Holness, known as Jeniveve for her business, has some of her work showing at Kelham Island w...
Janice GillOct 29, 20171 minThe turquoise paintings.This picture shows part of one wall in the gallery. It has been interesting hanging my work as I hadn't noticed the dominance of certain ...
Janice GillOct 29, 20171 minExhibition at Kelham IslandOver the next few posts I will be showing some of the exhibits on display at Kelham Island this week. This table shows some of the smalle...
Janice GillOct 28, 20171 minWhat would you like to know?Today I am throwing open the virtual doors to any questions from the floor. Is there anything you would like to know about my art, websit...
Janice GillOct 28, 20171 minStar Studded CosmosI may have missed a few blog posts over the last few days for the Ultimate Blog Challenge so I'll need to do 3 a day to catch up. To be f...
Janice GillOct 20, 20172 min7 ways to get your mojo back.We all have a time when we sit at our work space and freeze. We have no idea what we are going to do next. Writer's sit at their keyboard...
Janice GillOct 19, 20171 min6 Art Blogs to read today.Art blogs come in all shapes and sizes each with a different take on Art and servicing a reader in different ways. Some feature primarily...
Janice GillOct 18, 20171 minIncoming! 10 Great Reasons to Visit the Farne IslandsA trip to the Farne Islands is Number One on my list when visiting the North East Coast. Here's 10 reasons why all artists should visit. ...
Janice GillOct 17, 20171 minMindfulness and the Magic of Painting."a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thou...
Janice GillOct 16, 20172 min5 Great reasons to visit local art group exhibitionsAt the weekend I visited a local art group exhibition. Called Grenoside Art Group they meet fortnightly in what was once a school and is ...
Janice GillOct 16, 20171 minRecord temperatures ahead of OpheliaYesterday was an unseasonably warm Mid-October day for the UK. The sun shone and everywhere was busy. People were making the most of the ...
Janice GillOct 14, 20171 min20% off everything - subscribe today.Join our Newsletter family to get 20% off your next order from Jan Gill Art and Photography. Don't worry, I won't send you spam or pass y...
Janice GillOct 13, 20172 minInspiration to PaintWhen I was a child I loved to watch creative programmes. One of the earliest I remember was Vision On presented by Tony Hart and his side...
Janice GillOct 12, 20173 min3 Easy Exercises to start DrawingI hear it all the time. I would love to be creative but I can't draw. The truth is, if you can write, you can draw. You have the hand eye...
Janice Gill Jul 2, 2020 1 min A little bit about me. It's great to be back with the Ultimate Blog Challenge team and to see some familiar faces- a real tonic in these strange and uncertain t...
Janice Gill Jul 1, 2020 1 min Taking the Challenge - A New Start First day of a 31 day challenge to blog every day.