Author: judyrandle

The 3 art cards and Artists' details included in the July / August 2022 edition of the Art Post Sheffield - an art subscription services

Thanks to The Art Post for choosing my painting!

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Thank you to the lovely team at The Art Post for turning one of my paintings into a post card and including it in this month’s edition! It was so exciting when it dropped through the letter box and then to open the package to see what was inside. I wasn’t sure which one they would include and was so pleased they had chosen one of my favourites – ‘Washing Dancing by the Sea’. This month also included work from the brilliant Paul Burgin and Alison J Carr.

The painting was inspired by a walk on a very blowy but sunny day along part of the Moray Coast Trail in Scotland. You can just see the Moray Firth in the background. Here is the original painting with the postcard…

In the painting, I have tried to capture the feelings of movement and change. I loved the way the wind rustled through the grasses and how it caught the towels pegged on the communal washing line and made them dance. During the first lockdown, I made a cloud diary, photographing the clouds every day from my garden. It was such a joy to be actually seeing clouds by the sea again and to watch the wind chase the clouds across the sky. This painting was also my first of a big sky, which I’ve now explored further in other acrylic paintings.

Acrylic painting of washing on a communal line blowing in the wind, by the sea. Clouds are racing across a blue sky and the grasses are being blown by the wind

Giclée prints of this painting will be available soon from Inframe Gallery

Find out more about The Art Post on their website www.theartpost.co.uk

The Art Post

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Delighted and very excited that one of my paintings will be featured in the next lovely edition from The Art Post Sheffield!! This is an art subscription box service which started in Sheffield and has now spread to other parts of the UK. Subscribers receive 3 art post cards each time (monthly in Sheffield), showing art from local artists, wrapped and wax sealed – along with the artists’ stories and the inspiration for their artwork. Each one is a secret until it arrives! I can’t wait until it drops through my letterbox!

See more details on their website.

Photo of a mail out from the Art Post Sheffield, showing 3 high quality art cards, the artists' stories and hand sealed wrapping against a brick wall

A Website in a Week

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A week ago, with some trepidation, I started to build a website to show my paintings. The reason – because I was thinking of producing some art cards and thought I probably needed one first. So plenty of time – no rush… Then last Sunday, I received a message about an exciting initiative, which meant that I needed the site up and running by today – eek!

So it has been a very busy week, with some frustrations and some amazing Eureka moments. I have learnt a lot of new acronyms and although I know what some of them stand for – I’m still not quite sure what to do with them all!

This is my first blog, and a bit like the acknowledgements section of a book – it’s a chance for me to say thank you to my family and friends that have helped with this so far. You know who you are! Particular thanks to Vicky, who pointed in me in the right direction and helped troubleshoot; to Tom, who dispensed design advice on the hottest night of the century and to my friend, Frances O’Connor, photographer extraordinaire, who gave brilliant advice as my one woman focus group. Thank you all!!

I have really enjoyed building the site and hope you will enjoy looking at the paintings and prints. Sign up to receive the blog and you’ll find out the reason for the rush!