It is not easy to be physically in two places at once, but it is easy for artwork to be so! It all started on Thursday evening: went to the Royston Town Hall with my artwork submissions and some cards and helped out with setting up the exhibition. I was assigned to checking in the […]
Read MoreI was delighted to receive notification of a fabulous review, written by members of the Cam Valley Forum (CVF), about the River Friend Series of little books. Download the review HERE Purchase the books from Amazon: VIEW HERE River Friend Website: Details of available books in the series
Read MoreI am hoping to publish the seventh little book in our River Friend Series within the next couple of months. With many other projects going on, it has taken some time to push through this particular book entitled “Water: Clean and Dirty”. Here are three little illustrations which are destined to be in it (only […]
Read MoreWhere: St Mary’s Church, Royston Lane, Comberton CB23 7ED When: Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th January 2022 Open: 10.00am to 4.00pm everyday Come along to the most beautiful, ambient atmosphere of St Mary’s Church, Comberton to view the Annual Arts and Crafts Exhibition (usually held end of November, but delayed to now). Original […]
Read MoreIt is not a strange title really. My little wild garden has changed enormously since its original inception when we had myriad visiting animals and birds, as well as hubbie’s vegetable patch beyond. There was also a beautiful privet hedge along the bottom, which, along with mature ash trees, was supposed to be protected from […]
Read MoreI have just been updating my latest artwork to the website and my Artwork Catalogue to end 2020 and start afresh with a new website layout and shop in 2021 (hopefully!). The new website will have a much-needed “s” after its http! (Don’t worry about it if you do not understand that phrase—it is all […]
Read MoreNot had much time for personal painting (Turtle Doves) because there is an unusually high amount of river friend stuff to sort out. Thank you to all those lovely people and organisations who are furnishing me with plenty of news about rivers and rare plants—it is all very much appreciated. Here is the latest on […]
Read MoreI was fortunate enough to be commissioned to portray the beautiful turtle dove for a “birders” 80th birthday—being his favourite bird. The commissioner contacted me on a Monday when the birthday was the next Saturday. In that short time, all I could produce was a graphite drawing, see bottom of this post. I was much […]
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After a successful run of jigsaw puzzles previously made especially for me by JHG Jigsaw Puzzles Ltd, I am very pleased to announce that a new series of 500 and 1000 piece puzzles will be out in the next few weeks. Why “Nettie’s Nature Puzzles”? I just wanted something different and catchy and my “proper” […]
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