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A Christmas Blessing

John O'Donohue blessing for a joyful and creative future with a background watercolour artwork by Anna Cull
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My gift for you this Christmas is an excerpt from John O’Donohue’s Benedictus: A Book of Blessings. The background artwork is my own.

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and a joyful and creative New Year.

John O'Donohue blessing for a joyful and creative future with a background watercolour artwork by Anna Cull

“May my mind come alive today
To the invisible geography
That invites me to new frontiers,
To break the dead shell of yesterdays,
To risk being disturbed and changed.

May I have the courage today
To live the life that I would love,
To postpone my dream no longer,
But do at last what I came here for
And waste my heart on fear no more.”

(excerpt from ‘A Morning Offering’ in Benedictus: A Book of Blessings by John O’Donohue)

Akaroa

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A golden evening looking out over Akaroa Harbour

I was so happy with this scene that I decided to dust off the sketchbook…

A golden evening sketch

… and even though it’s not watercolour paper, it still handles the water from my little travel brush surprisingly well.

A bird’s-eye view of Akaroa

The other quick sketch from the weekend has been enhanced digitally using Affinity Photo.

This is me

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Two art shows have come and gone. This is me with my paintings at the Pegasus Bay Art Show on opening night… and a fun night it was too. I made a grand total of zero sales, which made me sad, but, hey, the worst day in the best job in the world is still better than the best day in a job you don’t enjoy, right?!

I wallowed in my disappointment for a couple of days (damn you, expectations!) and now I’m back to my factory preset optimism. But I am running out of room to store all these paintings… So if you would like to help me reclaim some space in the art cave, there is 25% off the price of all paintings in my Etsy shop from now until the end of the month.

Onward.

A new question

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The Golden Hour — watercolour and gouache, 128 x 128 mm, 2017. SOLD

“A piece of art is never a finished work. It answers a question which has been asked, and asks a new question.” Robert Engman

Happy 5th Annaversary!

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Another milestone. They seem to come around a little quicker every year. Is that possible? My WordPress blog turns FIVE today! To mark the occasion, here is a slideshow of a few of my favourite paintings from the last year.

I am celebrating my anniversary with a 25% off sale on Etsy — a thank you to my readers and followers for your encouragement and support over the years. Apply the code [ ArtCaveTurns5 ] at checkout to get 25% off the listed price of everything… paintings, cards, even commissions! The offer will run until the end of March 2017.

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