New series of paintings of Ireland ready for good homes!

I have a new series of oil paintings of Ireland, originals available and limited edition prints also available from €25.00 only. Contact me for any details, and check them out in my albums and like my facebook page:
www.facebook.com/jessicabaronartist

Sneak peek... "What a Blarney!" 6x8 original oil on board, 8x10 limited edition print:

My latest baby...

Figure of speech, I`m talking about a Patchwork Queen Anne chair I`ve just completed this week and it will definitely not keep me up at night!

A little quaterly check!

As the first quarter of 2014 is well over now, it is time for a little check at the good intentions of January...

*Write weekly on this Blog :)  SORRY, I`m a little behind!

*Update website  CHECK!

*New series of 10 paintings for limited prints UP TO 8 ALREADY!

*Find better value printing services CHECK!

*Develop 3 craft products and try to find Irish supplies  ONE DOWN (see it on here soon) 2 TO GO!

*Set up business Facebook page and maybe one competition CHECK!

*Set up an Etsy shop CHECK!
*Get limited prints in 3 shops  THIS MONTH`S PLAN

*Take a course maybe in woodcraft or something like that! WE`LL SEE ABOUT THAT!
*Get craft products in 3 shops

*Participate to at least 1 summer fair

*Participate to at least 3 xmas fairs

Well, not too bad so far!

Squeezing in some creative time in daily routine!

It is a beautiful sunny Sunday, sacred time in my books, not because it's Sunday but because it's the only day we are all together as a family. But today I had to steal an hour to catch up on some painting and it got me thinking about how difficult it can be to squeeze in creative time with a young family, a part time job and the other excuses that creep in now and again, and again, and again!

I am lucky that the 3 days I spend working outside the home are filled with manual and somewhat creative work, with constant new projects to keep me motivated. Those days, once the children are in bed and asleep, I normally don't have the energy left to retire to the studio to face a couple of hours painting, so I retire to the sofa with my sketchbook at my side, sometimes not even opening it, sometimes filling a few pages of just about anything.
A confession, I am not good from 8 pm onward, 7h30 is for a walk, pilates or other such activities, and then what is the most tempting is my sofa and blanket. It has to be fought bravely, and some days I am victorious, others, I succumb to temptation!
I have tried bringing the eldest (3) in the studio while the youngest is having a snooze, but that only ever resulted in an interrupted half hour. I get two hours on Fridays, when I finish work early, and I count the days to the next bank holiday which I can claim as mine in it's entirety!
But days are getting longer, evenings brighter and I have to give up Coronation street ;)

There is only one conclusion, if you really want to, you can do it, no more excuses!