I haven’t made a book for some time and it occurred to me that I haven’t retained any of the books that I have made over the years, because I always made to order rather than stocked copies. So I thought for some time and deliberated over which of my books I would like to keep on my shelf, and it was a tricky thing to decide upon. It is not finally decided as I also am very fond of the homage to Keats that I created and the tribute to trees . Maybe I should make all three! This is the selection so far:
How do you do Claude?
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It has been an interesting week with my first foray into collaborating with Claude, the AI tool of choice to build myself a website so that I now have a one stop shop to upload my latest watercolours and even offer them for sale! I keep giving them away so it would be a change to exchange some cash for one or two! The first attempts to ask Claude for his technical know how went swimmingly well, with just simple adjustments as the magic unfolded. Then it got a bit more complicated and I started to get a headache, as files were amended, re-uploaded and appearing with bigger errors than previously. I started to feel I was going to fall out with Claude, but I kept going and voila! We finally arrived with a website that I am pretty happy to share. So I will. It does of course show you all the paintings I put in my previous posts to keep a gallery record, but this is smarter and with the facility for purchase, so what’s not to love? And it shows you a little more about me. Just a little.
I have a conflicting view on AI – there is clearly an amazing opportunity for problem solving in so many fields, but I know that I want to stay very close to being responsible for my decisions and be involved in ‘real’. Saying that , there is no way I could have this website here and now without clever Claude. So I will paint and Claude can code for me. …and will be very certain to only use what I need…there is so much slop out there!
So why not investigate the result? And for all you art lovers and bloggers who want to champion me, why not include a link on your sites to my blog? I am happy to give any interviews about my artwork and process, motivations and inspiration. Go on, you know you want to! https://annecorr.netlify.app
Watercolour gallery part 111
Art, paintingMore paintings..the ones that made it to frames!
Watercolour Gallery continued…
Art, paintingThis is further to my previous post that is a catalogue of the paintings being shown locally to serve as an aide memoire so I know what is there!
Please message me if you want to purchase one…prices start at £12.00 and range up to £89.00, dependant on size and presentation. Most paintings are 1/4 Imperial size,approx 15in x 11in and unmounted range between £35 -45. These prices do not include delivery.
Watercolour gallery
LifeAs a memory aide, I am posting a series of images of watercolour paintings that I am exhibiting throughout February in Nottinghamshire at a wonderful Nature Centre on a nature reserve I have lived close to for three decades. I will add these images over several posts as there are a number.
All my paintings are for sale and are priced very reasonably, unmounted paintings are in the region of £20 – £45 mainly dependant on size. Most of my mounted paintings are in the region of £59.00. Most Framed paintings are £89.00 9 ( These prices do not include delivery costs) Most of my landscape paintings are on 1\4 size Imperial paper ( approx 11 x 15 in) . There are some smaller paintings that are mounted. Please message me if you are interested in making a purchase. I can arrange delivery or collection from Nottingham, England.
Showcasing My Watercolor Art: Limited Listings Available
Art, LifeWell here we are!! I’m keen to try to sell some of my watercolors and because my Etsy shop appears to be invisible I am starting a route with Big Cartel . That led me to taking some pics of the watercolors so I am sharing here too! I am limited to 5 listings currently so if there is a painting you want please let me know and I will swap it over and list it there. If you’re in America, I can list for you on Etsy but I haven’t worked out the implications for selling to Americas on Big Cartel. Here’s my link to the space at Big Cartel Big Cartel Shop
thank you for looking!! Find all my design work by the linktree link Linktree links showing all work spaces
More paintings….keeping going with the watercolours!
Art, daily living, paintingI thought I would update the blog with some later paintings showing how I spend my time!! It’s a joy and a frustration but I now have to own up to an obsession with new paints!! Artist paints are like jewels…I used obsession over precious stones but now it’s little palettes of paint!!
These have been painted over the winter…now to start some Spring inspired fellas!
Let me know what you think!
It’s Autumn in UK! More time for painting then.
Art, daily living, Life, lifemeaning, ScotlandWhat to do when the weather turns and I start to want to hibernate even more than my usual state of hermitude- if that is a word. Paint! Painting turns everything into a challenge – a frustration, and a joy. I have lots of inspiration from photographs taken by myself and my husband, mainly in Scotland where we love to spend time in the Western Highlands, – but there is so much to explore in the UK, we are spoilt for diversity of landscape. Cornwall is another favourite of mine, loving the light! Let me know what you think! I list some paintings on Etsy , here https://modestly.etsy.com
Capturing Scottish Highlands and Local Nature through Watercolour Paintings
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I’ve been busy making memories and this platform is a great method of keeping a diary of my watercolour adventures – the paintings may end up anywhere but I still have a record! Most of them will be archived and stored I would guess, but I am considering getting a portfolio together and creating some sort of local exhibition or craft fair to offer them up for sale. I do post some to my store at Etsy seeing as it is already up and running with my cards and handmade books. I am retiring the books as the listings expire, as they are very time consuming and I have come to the stage when I can produce exactly what I want to, and currently that is watercolour paintings! Some of my pictures are inspired by photographs collected over the years of exploring the Scottish HIghlands , and some are more locally inspired by the walks I take in my locality. I live very close to a nature reserve at Attenborough, Nottinghamshire in the U.K. and I constantly am reminded of the solace of nature when I spend time there. I have lived here for three decades and have used the nature reserve on a weekly and sometimes daily basis to reconnect with the peace and tranquillity the reserve offers. It is now a rich environment for birdlife and has been carefully managed from its humble beginnings as a gravel quarry site. Now it attracts visitors from all over , and is only growing in popularity. I sometimes mourn the earlier age when it was a little less populated by humans, but I can’t deny everybody else the joy its brought to me and my family.
Let me know what you think!
Paint adventures
Art, LifeEvery day I want to paint… but sometimes I don’t manage it. I don’t lack the time because life has slowed down now my partner has retired too – no more peripatetic living, dashing from one county to the other. That is an adjustment , as is the ageing process! Painting ticks lots of boxes for me – it demands attention, a little planning ( so not my forte) , a little brain juice and lots of fortitude when it goes pear shaped.
Here are a few of my most recent attempts – I hope they inspire you to have a go too! Probably the most difficult part is starting a painting – deciding what to paint . I want to feel totally absorbed when I paint, so I choose a subject that either is a place where I feel connected to, maybe a holiday memory from a photograph, or a local walk . The magnolias were inspired by a painting by a 19th century artist, but I wanted to explore a more contemporary feeling that intimated the hope that those Spring blooms give, so I used a fresh yellow and lime background .
We live close to a local nature reserve which used to be a gravel works, but now has a fabulous array of walks where you can see plenty of bird life. I spend alot of my walks with my son commenting on how brilliant sky is! I have to stop because he is tiring of hearing that!
Scotland is always a good place to go for inspiration – so many good memories from spending time up in the Scottish Highlands, and I have a library of photographs as my partner is a fabulous photographer, so no worries about lacking references there!
moving in time 