Christmas Events

It's been a busy November with printing orders and getting ready for my two week Christmas Exhibition as part of Medley Group at The Gothic Warehouse, Cromford (next to The Wharf Shed Cafe)

The exhibition runs for two weeks 1-15 December and I'm looking forward to seeing friends and customers old and new

and I will be here on the following days 10-4 ....there's a cafe next door and across the road at Cromford Mills complex

Saturday 2nd

Sunday   3rd

Tues       5th

Wed       6th

Thur       7th

Sat         9th

Sun      10th

Mon     11th

Wed     13th

They are a dog friendly venue which is fab so I will be joined on these days by my studio companion, Bruno, who is looking forward to being surrounded again by art, jewellery, pottery, glass and Christmas gifts from other Medley members and his Secret Santa Surprise Boxes should be fun!

I will be introducing some new framed mini prints too which make affordable gifts or a collection 

There's lots of other Christmas events going off at Cromford Mills during our exhibition which can be found on their website  #dogfriendly 

For those that aren't local I have three online shops

My website Shop

Etsy

Hippity Hop Folksy Shop

I hope you can find time to pop in.. be lovely to see customers old and new

Love Karina xx

and Bruno 🐶

2018 diary getting messy already

I've always loved the excitement of starting a new notebook or diary but this time my shiny new 2018 diary is already looking rather worn and tatty as lots of stuff planned for next year

As some of you may know about 14 years ago I ran a Saturday Art Club for children and I loved it. Some of the girls now have their own children, have grown into beautiful young women and some still wave as they pass me in their cars as they go off to work. My own daughter has gone on to qualify as a Montessori Teacher now working in London.

I love working with kids as I’m still one at heart and enjoy being around them.  Whilst my kids were at pre-school and then primary I was employed by Notts County Council as a Pre-School Playgroup Worker and then Derbyshire County Council as Playground Supervisor and After School Club Assistant at Lea Primary School.  Happy days indeed.

 So I’m really excited that for 2018 I will be running an art club for children and families during the school holidays  Places will be limited so I am letting you know so you can express an interest



Hippity Hop Website


Also as part of Purple and Grey's 2018 Art Workshop Programme I will be running three workshops which also include light lunch.  The full programme to go on the website soon


http://www.purpleandgrey.co.uk


2018 events and exhibitions planned too as well as our regular Art Group which is open to all and no need to book.

http://www.purpleandgrey.co.uk/art-group.html


So another busy year planned.  Thank you for your continued support.  Really appreciated thank you.

I am now taking bookings for both Painting Workshops and Hippity Hop's Holiday Art Club as places are limited so please email me if you are interested 

Look forward to seeing some of you soon

Take care

Love Karina x


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Autumn News

Since my last Blog our Cornwall holiday at the beginning of September seems a long while ago.  So much has happened and been planned since then and I've got lot's to tell you.  I promise to keep it as short as possible and not to rabbit on!

Diary Date (notice I haven't mentioned the "c" word)

I have redesigned my website adding some new features and products.. here are just a few changes

new personalised family tree design from £15

New Shop Page 

We snuck in a weekend away in Freddy too as Autumn is my favourite season and some days the sun is still powerful.  Bruno is loving his adventures in Freddy and here he is checking we've put his food in!

 

some more changes to my website

Where you can view my work

Home Sweet Home

NEW FOR 2018!

some exciting new for children and families during school half terms....sign up to Hippity's newsletter to hear of the dates first  

Hippity Hop's website has had an update too

These will be held at Tansley Village Hall near Matlock where I hold our Derbyshire Art Group 

This week I had a great day at an International Big Draw Event which Purple and Grey had organised and held at Creswell Crags near Worksop... a lovely site full of history and artists all dotted around sketching!  A great place to walk round the lake and Bruno loves it

  

 

 

I've also been working on our Purple and Grey 2018 Programme with even more dates for Art Groups, new Workshops and some fab Networking events.  Sign up to Purple and Grey newsletter

It's been a busy few weeks admin wise but I have managed a few days in the studio and have just finished my Christmas Card commission for a local business... can't show as yet for obvious reasons

anyway, there's still more cracking off but that is enough for now I reckon.  

hope to catch up with you soon

Love Karina

and Bruno of course xxx

Summer News

Hope you are having a lovely Summer enjoying time with the kids, family or your loved ones wherever you have been or are going.

July and August have been a busy few months with work and I am enjoying the freedom that my new home studio brings so we have been getting away most weekends.. I'll tell you more below!

Studio 61 Printing business has been keeping us busy and I've enjoyed being out and about on the road meeting new customers and delivering their prints and any originals that we have scanned. (We post work out too)
www.studio61printing.co.uk

Purple and Grey is in holiday mode but our Art Group did meet at Tansley Village Hall last week where I ran a workshop.  We have a lovely friendly bunch of artists of all abilities and have many laughs.  Our next Art Group is on Wednesday 27 Sept 10.30-12.30 and it's £4.95 with lots of free tea and coffee.  New members welcome

Purple and Grey have lots of Autumn/Winter events planned including networking at Beechenhill Farm, The Big Draw at Creswell Crags as well as private consultations.  All info is on our website where you can sign up to newsletter. (for those that don't know I am Purple!)
www.purpleandgrey.co.uk

New Mills Art Trail is part of New Mills Festival 2017 and I will have three pieces on display.
Art Trail Info

The Tractor Shed at Riber

One thing I am loving is the ability to get out and about so when a regular customer wanted to purchase more artwork for her holiday cottages I was able to take a selection along and have a sneaky peek before it opened for business.  I am pleased to say that three originals are now hanging in The Tractor Shed at Riber which is a fab romantic hideaway, a well behaved dog is welcome and is now open for bookings!

https://www.the-tractorshed.co.uk

Commissions - I love working to commission and am now taking bookings to get stuck into when I return from holiday..I'll tell you about that in a minute.  Prices start from £80-£800 whether it be a painting of your home, a favourite view or special place in oils or watercolours.  (Gift Vouchers available)  Happy to chat more and work to your requirements.  Just email me please

Where you can view my work - now updated on my website 

New family member - please welcome Freddy the VW Camper.  We have been sneaking off in him whenever we can so if you've not seen him over on my INSTAGRAM  then here he is.

   

 As you can see Bruno loves him and joins us on every trip

 We are still keeping Stan the Van as he is my daily drive and also part of the family.

Holidays - we are heading off to Cornwall soon and I will be back in the studio Monday 18th September.  I hope it as hot as when we were there in June but just to be on the beach and by the sea whatever the weather suits me fine.  I intend to do lots of reading but am also taking my paints and drawing box and hope to do a few paintings sat on the beach looking across St Ive's Bay

I will be checking emails as I'm nosey!

I'll try and post onto my Facebook page  but mainly I prefer Instagram now as no politics, moaning or horrible cruelty to animals photos!

My Instagram is karinagoodmanstudio61

Anyway, hope you enjoy the rest of Summer and look forward to catching up with you soon where I can hopefully tell you more about an exciting Christmas Commission with a local company!

See you soon

Take care love Karina and Bruno xxxxx

What do I do?

I bumped into an old NHS work colleague a few days ago and was asked what did I do now as it had been over 20 years?  I found myself trying to explain, conscious of not rabbiting on.  

So today after meeting some lovely clients I have spent the afternoon updating my website with less text and more images to try and sum up what I do do and make things simpler. 

I work and absorb info so much better visually and even my shopping list has some doodles rather than words

I thought I'd share some with you 

http://www.karinagoodmanstudio61.co.uk/commissions.html

http://www.hippityhopillustration.co.uk/

all links are on my website

www.karinagoodmanstudio61.co.uk

Have a lovely weekend and if I can help you with any of the above please email me 

love Karina x

and Bruno 🐶

Summer at Sennen Cove

I've many happy memories of lazy sunny days on the beach at Sennen Cove in Cornwall with our friends and all the kids enjoying the freedom this brings not to mention the surfing as they grew older.

Last week I had a lovely family day at Sennen when it was a scorcher and upon my return I felt inspired to capture this beautiful place with it's vast expanse of golden sand and bright blue sea.

I mainly used a palette knife with the exception of the beach so there's lots of paint to dry!

It is an oil on board approx 10' x 8" and is now available to purchase as it is or I can arrange professional framing.  It is not as yet on my website

Enquiries welcome to karinagoodman@icloud.com

Hope you have a good Summer and hope to catch up soon

I still work to commission on house portraits, favourite view and book illustration

so please email me to chat more  

where you can view my work

my Facebook page

my Instagram

Love Karina x

and Bruno 🐶

Summer paintings and plans

I'm now back after a scorching hot week in Cornwall where evenings were spent watching some amazing sunsets

It so hot that I went in the sea to cool off without my wetsuit for the first time in about 18 years (wimp).  We had an encounter with a seal swimming nearby (don't know who was more surprised) and Bruno enjoyed cooling off in rock pools and splashing about in the sea.  He's getting quite brave and we had a job to get him out of the sea but it all got too much for him at Sennen Cove.

Whilst I was in Cornwall we visited the lovely Atishoo Designs Gallery who have stocked my work for a few years and now have a new range of my coastal oils and greeting cards.  

Charlestown was used as a Poldark and Pirates of the Caribbean film location but sadly neither Mr Turner or Mr Depp were spotted.

I am also pleased to announce that two pieces of my artwork were selected for The Earth Pathways 2018 Diary and having received my diary just before I went away it was lovely to see Mermaid's Pool and Moonlit Horizon in this publication.  It is so much more than a diary, full of inspirational words and images.

 

Before I went away I worked on a new oil painting using just a palette knife.  Despite all the heat over the last few weeks this is still not dry as I used lots of thick paint and texture.

This is an oil on a 40 cm box canvas now for sale in a white wood tray frame

My new studio location under the trees is definitely having affect on my work and more tree paintings are planned.  

 

For the first time ever I now had time to take part in The Buxton Spa Prize and I was allocated to paint the view from Cliff Steps. The viaduct and The Dome dominated the landscape so I chose to feature just those in my morning mist interpretation

  

My week in Cornwall has inspired me to work on some new coastal ones and with another trip to the coast planned in a few weeks I know the sea and our wonderful coastline will be the subject of my Summer painting days in the studio.

Hope you have a good Summer and hope to catch up soon

I still work to commission on house portraits, favourite view and book illustration

so please email me to chat more  

where you can view my work

my Facebook page

my Instagram

Love Karina x

and Bruno 🐶

www.karinagoodmanstudio61.co.uk