Is February an appropriate time of year to start talking about the seaside?

That’s got to be a resounding YES from me after a weekend next to the beach on Anglesey!

Bracing wind, sunshine, very brief paddles in the icy water and plenty of seabirds: Redshank; Turnstone; Shag; Oystercatcher; Curlew and various Seagulls – all identified with the help of my trusty Ladybird Book of Sea and Estuary Birds

And so now seems the perfect time to release the A4 art print of ‘Beside The Seaside’, which you will now find in my online shop. Gather yourself some inspiration for your summer holiday plans 🙂 

You can find out a bit more about Anglesey by clicking on my holiday snaps. For my holiday reading I took ‘To The Lighthouse’ by Virginia Woolf. I never made it to the lighthouse at South Stack though, as I couldn’t quite face the climb back up, so I just enjoyed the view from a distance…

Spending time by the sea gave me pause for some reflection, both personal and business.

I have been heading towards focusing more time on my painting and less time on all the merchandise management, and with this in mind I have taken the decision to discontinue my Book Art Mugs. Apologies, but to make up for it I am having as Super almost-Spring Mug Clearance Sale!!

All remaining mugs are 20% off at just £12 each

Snap one up before they are all gone…