tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447400936839559792023-11-16T07:31:17.266+00:00Imogen's Attic.... an artist's online sketchbookImogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-68265174312238245422013-11-23T17:51:00.000+00:002013-11-23T17:51:24.315+00:00<br />
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<br />Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-18998340205078009522013-08-12T18:42:00.001+01:002013-08-12T18:42:47.223+01:00Wild Britain Exhibition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I packaged and posted 5 pieces for the Wild Britain exhibition at the <a href="http://www.thejamfactoryoxford.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jam Factory</span></a>, Oxford today. It has been organised by Clare Eguchi from the<span style="color: #073763;"> <a href="http://www.thetubegallery.com/" target="_blank">Tube Gallery</a></span>. Clare found me through my etsy shop and I'm delighted to be showing my work next to such a varied and accomplished collection of artists, all inspired by wildlife. Please follow the links to for more info. I had been planning on driving down to deliver the work and attend the opening but unfortunately I have too much work to catch up on. On to the next deadline.....</div>
Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-1339403625000917322013-07-29T22:15:00.002+01:002013-07-29T22:15:34.603+01:00Butterfly gem paintings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm really enjoying making these little butterfly paintings but I'm going to be working on some feather ones tomorrow. I hope to have some to add to my etsy shop soon, once all my other work is completed...I've been busy with commissions and working for exhibitions, it's good to be busy!</div>
Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-17053889245125158622013-07-17T20:27:00.000+01:002013-07-17T20:27:37.128+01:00Aquamarine Blues<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent today in the studio working on these little butterfly jewels.</div>
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The red kite is an experimental piece from a couple of days ago.</div>
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The butterflies are destined for <a href="http://thetubegallery.com/events" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>this exhibition</b></span></a> at the Jam Factory in Oxford in August. I'll be taking a road trip to deliver the work and I'm looking forward to spending a couple of days exploring Oxford.</div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-53635115960904350172013-06-24T17:24:00.000+01:002013-06-24T17:24:00.129+01:00Time for painting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm happy to be painting again, it's been a long time.......<br />
It's been a busy few months, a new job to settle into, working on various commissions and not much time for anything else. A delivery of new art materials has galvanised me into action. I have a range of watercolour papers to try out, nice big thick sheets with deckled edges, mmmmmmm.....</div>
Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-4441379124089175852013-04-09T21:22:00.001+01:002013-04-09T21:22:41.581+01:00Newly arrived ospreys.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have recently started a new job hence the lack of posts. Tonight I stopped on the way home to check on an osprey nest, and was treated to a wonderful view of a pair who are in residence. It was a good way to relax after a long and busy day. I have a few days off coming up and will be getting back to some painting then. I hope to have some new watercolours to show you by the end of the week.</div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-5489880980713801192013-03-14T21:09:00.000+00:002013-03-14T21:09:04.939+00:00Studio peek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent a while tidying my studio today and rearranged some of my collections, each piece is found by me or gifted by the people who know about my penchant for bones and feathers. I have some generous friends.</div>
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I'm about to start a new part time job next week, more about that soon. I think it will be providing lots of inspiration for future artwork.... </div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-39645347317216185532013-03-04T18:32:00.000+00:002013-03-04T18:32:06.321+00:00Mountain day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had a day in the mountains last week, wore my crampons for the first time this year....</div>
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I saw a flock of snow buntings,mountain hare and ptarmigan. There was no wind and no clouds in the sky, a very rare occurrence so I took it easy and savoured the silence and the sun and the snow.</div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-32813739503374855262013-02-20T16:02:00.000+00:002013-02-20T16:02:52.897+00:00Hare as Herald for Spring<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Time in the studio has been passing by quickly, a bit like the start of this year which seems to have disappeared. The top brown hare is my Herald of Spring, and below is the Blue Hare of Winter beating a hasty retreat....I suspect we will have a few more days of snow before winter is over though! Last Saturday was spent in the mountains at Lochnagar. It was a beautiful day matched by the wild life we saw- woodpecker, red grouse, black cock, buzzard, short eared owl, hen harrier and two golden eagles plus both red and roe deer. Fabulous!</div>
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It's been snowing on and off all day. I put the heater on and holed up in the studio this afternoon and managed to finish a fox that has been waiting patiently in my sketchbook since before Christmas. I did a larger than usual mountain hare too, sometimes you get in the flow and next thing I know it's dark.........</div>
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New things are starting to happen in the studio, this badger will be going into my etsy shop soon and the insect collection box below is in development..... The exciting news is that I have been asked to take part in not one, but TWO exhibitions! One opens in April and the other in June. Yah! </div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-19545727568198762562013-01-23T19:01:00.002+00:002013-01-23T19:01:57.418+00:00A little review.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The whole country has battened down the hatches with all this snow, but it is soooo beautiful and we have had some memorable wildlife encounters over the last few weeks including, red deer, roe deer, sparrowhawk, redpoll, goldfinch, mountain hare, an unfortunately dead pine marten on the road and a flock of 15 waxwings. I'm pretty sure all of them will be appearing in my sketchpad pretty soon.<br />
I seem to have gotten off to a slow start this January, but I have managed to get my tax return done at least which can only be a good thing! I was busy with craft fairs in December and although I didn't do particularly well at them , I didn't do terribly badly either; plus I met some friendly people and have had repeat business through my etsy shop from one of my new customers.<br />
I have to admit that this last year has been very hard work, but I have learned such a lot and I have confidence things will get better.......I have had some good news today that I will share in my next post!<br />
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-68752674091403260122013-01-01T18:45:00.000+00:002013-01-01T18:45:03.472+00:00Years turning.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-21074804646964094512012-12-13T14:29:00.000+00:002012-12-13T14:29:05.834+00:00Portobello Makers Market on 15th December<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm going to my last makers market of 2012 on Saturday, I was lucky enough to get one of the last remaining spaces! Portobello Makers Market is held in the Town Hall, Portobello High Street, Edinburgh on Saturday 15th, 11am to 4pm. This stag will be one of the new illustrations for sale. I'm hoping that the weather has improved by then and the snow has stopped falling as it's an early start and a longish drive. It will be interesting to compare my local craft markets with one in the" big city". I'll share my findings with you in my next post. At this time of year I spend some time taking stock, remembering what I've achieved (or not!) and thinking about goals for next year, so more of that soon too. </div>
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This was taken around two hours ago 3.30 pm - yes the sun does go down that early here in the north! It's been cold, a bit of snow in the morning, but sometimes that crisp wintery feeling is good. We found a tree full of siskins, busy little birds, and a gnawed salmon on the river bank. I think the otter had been having a feast.<br />
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I'm ready for the Christmas craft fair tomorrow, everything is packed and ready to go; and it's not even 10 o'clock! Usually I'd still be running around at midnight....... The horse pictured above is around the same scale as the photo,about two inches long. I like the subtle changes in the original glaze of the pottery that follow the contours of the horse's body.</div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-76266398636726385732012-11-22T18:19:00.000+00:002012-12-03T09:39:06.732+00:00Exclusively Highlands Christmas Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've still got a little time to make some more new things, more necklaces are in the pipeline and new illustrations too. I will be closing my etsy shop over the time of the Fair, so if you have had your eye on something there may be a chance it won't be available after midday on the 29th.........but I will be updating the shop around the 6th of December so there will be some new work available in<span style="color: #38761d;"><strong> i</strong></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/imogensattic" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>mogensattic</strong></span></a> before Christmas. </div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-22941584757322576792012-11-15T20:20:00.000+00:002012-12-03T09:39:33.991+00:00Hare Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am painting hares again. This is the first one for a while, he looks kind of laid back and solid, which I like. This painting went well but the next one was a disaster, sometimes things just don't turn out the way you would like. I'll try again tomorrow. I might put the hare in my etsy shop or I might save him for the next makers fair in two weeks time..... I'm going to be flat out making more paintings for the next little while anyway so I will try to post more images as I go. I need to practice taking photos with my new lights, these images were taken with no natural light at all, which my camera has never coped with before, so my little £10 spotlights from ikea have been a good investment and should make life easier in these dark winter days. I'm looking forward to a busy weekend visiting family, checking out a craft fair on Sunday and painting inbetween times. It's easier and better to be busy than bored! </div>
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This was taken yesterday high up in the Cairngorms, there is a big cloud of snow coming in on the left, the change in the light as it moved across the mountains was amazing, it was so dark in places and so many different shades of blue. It made me want to start painting lanscapes again. We heard ptarmigan on the coll and there were groups of red deer stags on the valley floor. A raven came and checked us out , just gliding by with a beady eye on us. First proper winter walk of this year and it was a beauty.</div>
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Some of my sea pottery brooches ready for tomorrow, the bird one is around an inch across. These pottery shards were all picked by me from a Scottish beach . The feather and bird ones show the original patterns of the pottery, I wonder how old they are?</div>
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I've been preparing for my next craft fair and did a practice set up this afternoon, my table is smaller than the one I'll have a the fair but I've made two folding corner boards which means they will fit on to various sized tables and are light and easy to carry. I also made removeable poles which I can string and hang more illustrations on. I still have a few labels to make and other things that I have probably forgotten about...... <br />
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It's getting dark before 5pm now, chilly and snow coming at the weekend. There were a flock of fieldfares in the garden this morning and I saw redpolls yesterday, one perk of winter that I enjoy is the variety of migrant birds that we see. I'm hoping the waxwings visit again this year.<br />
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I seem to have been working rather a lot lately ,with not much to show for it... (I'm hoping that is about to change.) I managed to sneak out this morning for a quick walk in the sunshine, I saw crested tits and three red squirrels. I smelt the pines, dazzled my eyes on the water and tasted snow in the air.</div>
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Later, back home I looked out the window to see the first snow of the winter just starting to settle. Winter is coming........</div>
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A short break from the studio on Sunday. Cycled to where the road runs out further up the glen from Laggan to listen to the stags roaring. We found a lonely newt trying to gain some warmth from the road and carefully removed him to a rock to save him from being squished by a car. This is a beautiful and wild part of the world about to be blighted by huge electricity pylons, the type of progress I'd rather do without.</div>
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Imogen Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03714131166100700885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444740093683955979.post-49138718362332997822012-10-08T16:58:00.000+01:002012-10-26T21:20:24.751+01:00Highland Affordable Art Fair: the verdict.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, it was a success! I did put a lot of hard work into preparation which meant a few late nights working before hand but it really made a difference to setting up my space and making it look interesting. I think if anything I had a bit too much on display because a lot of people looked at the work on the table and never glanced near the artwork on the wall or the free standing board! I sold more than enough to make it worth while even though the turnout was pretty poor really, so it is actually very encouraging that I sold as much as I did. The quiet spells gave me a chance to chat to other stall holders and check out different methods of display on their tables and sneak away for odd cups of tea.... Every one was super friendly, especially <a href="http://www.katetweddle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Kate Tweddle</span></a>, her jewelery is fabulous so I just had to buy one of her necklaces as a little treat for myself once I'd made a few sales of my own. Interestingly,the items that attracted the most attention on my stall were my painted beach pottery and sea glass pieces. It was really good to hear the feedback from potential customers and I now know that they will sell even better as brooches and necklaces, which means a bit of research and time experimenting with jewellery fixings and a power drill. It's going to be fun!<br />
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It's been a week of rainbows, which I hope is a good omen for my first art fair which is happening on Friday and Saturday. I've been packaging paintings and beach pottery, making display boards, printing labels and lists, designing the layout of the stall..... there is so much to do!! There is a growing pile of boxes in the corner of the front room and I'm not sure it's all going to fit in the car. I'll let you know how it goes....<br />
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