I’m looking forward to my ‘Meet the Artist’ event at Hebden Bridge Town Hall tomorrow…
It just so happens to coincide with the Beer and Cider Festival at the same venue !! 🙂
http://www.hebdenbridgetownhall.org.uk/events
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The Comfort of Things is up and ready to open….
No grand opening do, I’m afraid, but I will be in residence for a ‘Meet the Artist’ session on Saturday 3rd May from 12 noon to 2pm
– which just so happens to coincide with the Beer and Cider Festival 🙂
In the meantime, get on down to the Town Hall in Hebden Bridge and take a look.
All paintings are for sale, and there’s some lino prints too….
Commission yourselfie a 'Shelfie'
SHELFIES – the new selfies!
‘Slow Books’ rsw oil on canvas 2014 10″x20″
Above is the ‘Shelfie’ I painted for authors Carl Honore and Miranda France. These are the books that are special in their lives together.
Both the painting and the idea of a ‘Shelfie’ have been so popular that I thought it was time to market the idea more widely!!
‘MyBooks’ rsw 2014 oil on canvas 10″x20″
Prices start from £195 for a standard 10″x12″ (about 8-10 books), £295 for 10″x20″, £325 for 12″x24″ (about 18-20 books) with a range in between!
If you would like to talk to me about commissioning a ‘Shelfie’ for yourself or someone special – a gathering of the resonant books in your lives – please contact me
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Take a look at the painting tabs above to see more of my book paintings….
OMG!!
My painting ‘Reverence’ has been shortlisted for the Artist and Illustrator ‘Artists of the Year’ Exhibition!!!!!
Fingers crossed for round 2……
Penguins on parade……
Roo’s penguin paintings are now on display, and for sale, at  The Bookcase – the wonderful independent bookshop on Market Street in Hebden Bridge, along with a selection of rather lovely greetings cards! (not to mention a shop full of hoards of fabulous books……)
Recently I have been particularly enamoured by the way that we all bring our own stories to the reading of a book, and each take a different story away with us – leaving the book on the shelf, altered, waiting for the next reader to come along….