It's the end of May and I've been so busy. I've just done a shop update, adding quite a few new prints from recent work, as well as a much wider range of Greeting Cards, having done a large order recently.

I've been busy with the art group (Pembrokeshire Craft Makers) who have a permanent gallery at Colby from March to November, as well as temporary venues, most recently at Newport in Pembrokeshire. So I've been making sure I have enough stock of cards, sticker shees, prints and framed prints. I've also been doing stewarding duties there. As an artist it's really nice to speak to people who are enjoying and buying your work.

On top of that I've been creating art tutorial videos for You Tube that go up most weeks. Which is challenging both to find the time and to think of new ideas. But I was so pleased to go over my first 1000 subscribers on You Tube this month. It's very gratifying to know that many people have made the effort to subscribe to me.

For June it's much of the same. So bye for now.

For some reason everything seems to be taking me so long to do this month. Does anyone else feel like that at the beginning of the year? Or prehaps it's the January/February blues, I've never been great at this time of the year. Really longing for the Spring to start!

My focus for last month was on filming and editing YouTube videos. But as I didn't do a lot of painting during November and December I was feeling a bit rusty and quite a few pictures ended up in the bin. But I seem back on track with that.

I've managed to get five videos up for January. I was particularly please with the magnolia flowers, which was a bit more challenging than I usually do. The other picture I really liked was the Valentine's teddy bear. But I've always loved teddy bear since I was little.

I've now got all my new prints put in mockups ready to go on the shop. I've also bought in some mounts, so when the shop update is done, which should be completed over the next couple of weeks, I will be selling A5 prints in A4 size mounts and A4 size prints in A3 size mounts. This has taken me quite sometime to sort out. But hopefully this may appeal to people.

During February, as well as painting and filming videos for YouTube I'm also going to start on a couple of large A1 pieces, one in watercolour and the other in graphite pencil. I've been longing to tackle something big for quite a white. So I've managed to get my angled drawing table put together again and hope to start something in the next week or two. Will have to see how that goes.