my life as an artist

• White on White From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (1 day old)

  For the next two Wednesdays, I will be giving workshops in London titled 'White on White' Given that I am known as a 'colourist' - this theme came as quite a surprise to the organisers! Today I… more

• Remembrance Sunday From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (1 day old)

  Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11th November which is the anniversary of the end of WW1 at 11a.m. 1918. I don't think any sane minded person wants or c… more

• Mentor & Friend Jean Frohling & Miss Julie From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (2 days old)

  I painted this portrait of Jean Frohling about twenty years ago during an important turning point in my life. An 'ala prima' painting, (painted in one sitting) it is oil on canvas. I do … more

• Sid the Boxer & Tony's Hat From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (3 days old)

  Going through portfolios yesterday I found this sketch of 'Sid the Boxer'. When I first moved to London from Wales in the autumn of 2005 I stayed in Barnes, in south west London. I found … more

• Howard Thorne & Adze Mixxie From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (4 days old)

  Two names were mentioned in yesterday's post on the subject of feng shui - Adze Mixxie and Howard Thorne. Both men, now dead, played a very important part in my life. I met them in West Chester, … more

• Do the Principles of Feng Shui Work? From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (5 days old)

  Within the context of the group 'Hopechild1' fellow blogger 'Stmms', posed the questions - 'Do you have a favourite Building and is there something in feng shui'? My first experience of working ar… more

• The Different Phases of Life From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (6 days old)

  I have just read a post from 'Mala', one of my fellow bloggers, who talked about how when her family was young she had enjoyed with great gusto all the different events that parents celebrate alongsid… more

• Caravaggio's Hidden Self Portrait From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (8 days old)

  Among all the mundane and often depressing news, this weekend I came across a lovely article in my newspaper. A tiny self portrait of the great renaissance master Caravaggio, can be seen clearl… more

• Alison's House by Susan Glaspell From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (8 days old)

  Yesterday I went to a matinee performance of the play 'Alison's House' by American born playwright Susan Glaspell. It was shown at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond. It was one of more beautifu… more

• Where the Black Mountains & Brecon Beacons Meet From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (9 days old)

  I lived in the market town of Crickhowell which sits in the Usk Valley from 1993 til 2005. This is where the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons meet. Designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beau… more

• The Tree on Cleopatra's Island From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (10 days old)

  I have been going through my sketch books looking at images which I might want to develop further. It's all part of moving towards a series of new paintings. I came across the following image f… more

• Three Cats,One Pot Belly Pig & One Lop Eared Bunny! From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (12 days old)

  When I had my studio in West Chester, Pennsylvania - two cats came to live with me. A boy named Tushy and a girl named Mushy. They were brother and sister. Here they are happily curled up toge… more

• An Invitaton & Autumn Impressions From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (12 days old)

  First the invitation. For those of you following this blog you will know that I lived and worked in West Chester, Pennsylvania (28 miles SW of Philadlephia) for 23 years. For a long time know… more

• For the Love of Animals From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (13 days old)

  The following passage from Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself' was recently read on BBC radio four's 'Poetry Please'. It reminds me of my deep love and respect for animals. 'I think I could turn a… more

• Trees From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (14 days old)

  From the book 'Buddhist Offerings 365 Days' 'In the past all of life was based on trees. Their flowers gave us nourishment, their leaves and fibres clothed us and provided us with shelter. We … more

• Interconectedness From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (15 days old)

  I was given a beautiful book for my 60th birthday (now nearly four years ago, which is hard to believe!) titled 'Buddhist Offerings 365 Days' Each day this book offers me a lovely image and some w… more

• Silencing the Outer Critic! From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (16 days old)

  Within the abundance of self help books that are available today, we often read about our 'inner' critic. I have just discovered the term 'silencing our OUTER critic', which resonates with me. … more

• Egrets & MasterChef! From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (17 days old)

  As I continue to move towards beginning a new series of work, I am going through my sketch books looking for images that speak to me! I found some rapid sketches of egrets in one of my 5 x 7 inch s… more

• Christeve with Friends From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (18 days old)

  In my last two posts I have shown illustrations of 'Christeve the Cat'. These images are from a project I worked on from 2000 til 2004, focusing on children, education and our environement. The … more

• What is this all About? From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (19 days old)

  I have been with my Mother for the past two days. We have a routine, which goes something like this. After my arrival, we sit at the kitchen table with my lap top, and my Mother reads out her shopp… more

• Christeve & Autumn From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (20 days old)

  I thought I would post some fun illustrations I produced for the children's project I worked on from 2000 til 2004. The project focused on children, education and the environement. Christeve the … more

• Autumn's Beauty From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (21 days old)

  When I walked with Suzy to the bus stop yesterday it was as perfect an autumn day as I could imagine. Beautiful colour, birds singing, everything glistening, and that fresh feeling in the air that a… more

• Suzy Davidson Portrait/Interview From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (22 days old)

  Suzy arrived yesterday from South Africa, and leaves this morning for Brussells. This has given us a delightful twenty four hours together and the opportunity for me to feature Suzy as the third sub… more

• Less is More From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (23 days old)

  The expression 'less is more' is a 19th century proverbial phrase, first found in print in 'Andrea del Santo' 1855, a poem by Robert Browning. The phrase is associated with the simplicity and clar… more

• World Food Day From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (24 days old)

  October 16th has been designated 'World Food Day' since 1979. This years theme is 'Achieving food security in times of crisis' I just heard on Radio 4 that in the Sudan the lack of food is so … more

• Bedroom Farce From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (25 days old)

  Yesterday, after a morning of painting, I joined my friend Tony Morris for a matinee performance of 'Bedroom Farce' by Alan Ayckbourn at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. It was a superb pro… more

• Those Chattering Monkies From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (26 days old)

  Yesterday was another playful painting day. This process is allowing me to move into that special place where I take the leap and begin work on the new series. Along with playing with paint, I … more

• The Two Modes! From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (27 days old)

  Today everyone is familiar with 'left mode - right mode' thinking. These were first described by Roger W. Perry in his pioneering work during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sperry's research which… more

• Scientific & Medical Network From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (28 days old)

  'The Scientific & Medical Network was founded in 1973 by George Blaker, Dr. Partrick Shackleton, Dr. Peter Leggett and Sir Kelvin Spencer. The founders believed that neither orthodox religion no… more

• Dance Like a Fool! From janetweightreed in my life as an artist (30 days old)

  'We're fools whether we dance or not. So we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb. I like this very much indeed! I am off early today for a conference organised by the Scientific and Medica… more

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