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YvonneB

Scotland

Mixed media artist and photographer

Interests: Art, photography, birds and birding, moths, nature, walking

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Daily collage no.3 - Desolate

Well, this is only day three of the Collage for Self Discovery and already things seem to be appearing on the page that I didn't really expect. I've just been picking out bits and pieces of images from my magazines and collection of oddments of collage papers/unused gelli prints/die cuts... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Daily collage no.2 Wish I was birding

Busy day but got my daily collage done. Daughter arrived on the evening ferry, along with her husband. Fabulous to see them! Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Daily Collage 1 - Spain

I think with being so busy at the moment that my trip to Spain earlier in the year has been on my mind. That wonderful two months of nothing else to worry about apart from what birds will I see and which bar to visit for coffee. What I would... Continue reading

Posted Jul 1, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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YvonneB is now following Shelley Klammer

Jun 30, 2016

Catching up with creative things

Having crossed quite a lot of things off my very long "to do" list I rewarded myself by shutting myself away for a few hours yesterday evening to catch up with the Wanderlust 2016 videos for June which I hadn't downloaded or watched yet. Now I have :) I have... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Lochboisdale Summer Market

Phew, Now that I have quite a few retail outlets, let alone here at my studio, I'm struggling to keep up with the cardmaking and printing of prints! And that's apart from all the other work I have on at the moment (a couple of new websites for people in... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Creative Every Day

Well, even though i've been away from home for over two months i've still managed to be creative every day. I wasn't so active on the art side of things - I had taken a lot of painting and drawing supplies with me but I think I underestimated the amount... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Art on the Map 2016

Another busy week but all is now ready here for the Art on the Map Summer Studio Trail! From tomorrow (18th June), and for the next three weeks here at the studio in Askernish, I will have extended opening hours, which will be: Monday to Saturday 11am to 5pm and... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Successful Exhibition!

Well! What a month May was. I've now returned home, exhausted after a really busy month. I headed up to the Isle of Lewis on the 28th of April, neither Jane (Blue Pig Studio) nor I were totally ready for the exhibition at The Farmhouse, Callanish Visitor Centre, so the... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Thank you for your kind words Sheila, I'm already looking forward to the swap next year! I would love to side swap with you then - I missed out on all the side-swapping this year as I was away from home!

Commented Apr 21, 2016 on Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Thank you for your kind comments Christine :-)

Commented Apr 18, 2016 on Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Many thanks Tammy!

Commented Apr 18, 2016 on Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Liberate Your Art 2016 - Update

I was very excited to go to the post office to collect my two months worth of mail that had built up while I was away. Yay! All six of the swap cards that I was sent have arrived and are pictured below and I have added details of the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Hi Carol, thanks so much :-) Hope your last card arrives soon - if it's not one of mine send me your address via my blog contact form and i'll be happy to post one out to you! :-)

Commented Apr 18, 2016 on Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Hi Lisa, thanks so much for your kind comment and i'm happy to know who received "The Way" - this was one of my favourite views of the whole camino :-)

Commented Apr 18, 2016 on Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Liberating Your Art - Swap 2016

I heard about this swap via another artist's blog and thought it sounded like a lot of fun. As i'd just placed an order for postcards for my forthcoming exhibition I decided to join. I had to send 5 postcards to America to Kat Sloma of Kat Eyes Studio and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Things are settling down a little now, making the small apartment home for a couple of months. The streets are very narrow and very steep so we've only driven down it once to drop of our suitcases and other gear (my art supplies lol!). Now we park at the bottom... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Still travelling

Still on the road, travelling. The car broke down yesterday which meant a four hour delay which included three hours wait for the Spanish lunch hour to finish! Pictures are:- my brother mum man in a French bar Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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A very quick iPhone sketch while waiting for the cross-channel ferry - random man in the café - he looked like he'd had a whole lifetime of misery! Looks like it will be quite rough so I'm off to lie in my bunk very soon. Looking forward to waking up... Continue reading

Posted Feb 8, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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29 Faces - Day 5

A lovely day out with my oldest daughter today, headed off to a picturesque little town which also happened to have both a yarn shop and an art gallery. Bought yarn, enjoyed looking at the art. Had coffee in a ye olde worlde coffee shop. So today's face has to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Hi Dixie and thanks for visiting and commenting :-)

Commented Feb 5, 2016 on 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Finale at Yvonne's Sketchbook

Thanks Nicole!

Commented Feb 5, 2016 on 29 Faces - Days 3 and 4 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

29 Faces - Days 3 and 4

3rd Feb - A long day with a 3:50am start, a 7 hour ferry journey and an 8 hour drive - arriving at my parent's house at just before 9pm. I am not a good sailor and just have to sit when i'm on board so finding a subject for... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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29 Faces - Day 2

Found this fabulous mini article online today on the Artist and Illustrators website - a UK magazine that I buy sometimes - usually when i'm on the mainland and have access to shops! I just don't find it as satisfying to read this type of magazine on my iPad or... Continue reading

Reblogged Feb 2, 2016 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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Thanks for your comment Susu :-)

Commented Feb 2, 2016 on 29 Faces - Day 1 at Yvonne's Sketchbook

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