27.5.16

May blooms


A selection from the month of May!

Looking back over the month, I have realized there has been a whole lot of 'pretty' happening this month in my studio and it is not even Spring in South Africa! I thought I would share this little selection with you. 
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May seems to have been a blooming good month!

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Pink and blue #698


Daily painting #698 6"x6" ink and acrylic on primed panel

A little floral study just to set me up for a day of floral painting on some large canvases that will be leaving my studio soon. Little studies like this fine tune the eye, heighten my sense of observation and get me all excited at the prospect of what today's paint explorations might bring (I can only be hopeful....of course the day could be a flop and the painting go all wrong and tomorrow will have to bring some magic but I'm an optimistic girl).
Happy Friday! 

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25.5.16

Hello!

ME!

There are a lot of new people following Paintings in the post on various social media platforms, especially Facebook and Instagram and so I decided to reintroduce myself for those that don't know much about me or Paintings in the post. A new follower who I happened to meet in person the other day commented on how lovely it was to be able to put a face to the artist and the person behind Paintings in the post...so here I am as large as life today....to say "hello!" Below is the message I posted on my Facebook page (Paintings in the post) and so I thought I would share it on the blog page in case you too are new to Paintings in the post....it read....

"There are a lot of new people (yay and thank you) on this page so I thought I would take the time to introduce myself. I am a full time artist and art educator and Paintings in the post began in 2013 when I decided to begin the daily ritual of daily painting. My purpose was not necessarily to paint every day but to engage as often as possible in completing a little painting that took me no longer than an hour and in one sitting. It forced me to observe, experiment and just paint for the sake of painting...like a little record of my daily living. That being said I managed to complete 568 consecutive days of daily painting (yes...I never missed a day for 568 days) until an accident, which left me immobile for 3 weeks, kept me out of my studio and stopped me painting for a period of time. I still love to complete little daily paintings but it now forms only part of what I do and I am enjoying concentrating again on some much larger paintings ...painting a little painting every day had become too all consuming and I had neglected doing other work too. Paintings in the post, the name, came to me when I posted my first little painting off to a friend in the UK, since then these little paintings have travelled all over the world, bringing joy to people who have delighted in receiving a little painting in the post. My paintings can be viewed in an online store which makes the paintings accessible for overseas followers. South African followers and friends can message me privately for prices in ZAR and for direct purchases. You can visit my blog page if you would like to read any of my ramblings and you can also find me on Instagram at heidishedlock if following images is what you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by and remember to leave a message occasionally...it's been wonderful meeting SO many beautiful people through Paintings in the post and I look forward to meeting many more....so if you are new, welcome...and if you have followed for a while...thank you!
Have a fabulous day..... X Heidi" 


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23.5.16

Soft pinks #697


Daily painting #697 8"x8" ink and acrylic on primed panel 

Protea....South Africa's national flower and a real beauty! I love the variety of colour and shapes that are found and their hardiness and resistance is a quality I admire. They really are beautiful to paint!

I am also loving working with ink and acrylic at the moment. I find the quick drying speed forces me to be less structured and I can feel I 'play' more with the paint and marks. Very different, I know, from my very realistic still life paintings in oils but part of doing a little painting in one session at the start of the day, is to force me to paint intuitively but without processing and overworking too much. I just  paint and see what happens! Some paintings work and some don't but the beauty of the little daily painting is that it becomes like an exercise, a ritual or warm up for other things that might be happening in larger works and so to always stay with what I am comfortable with (little realistic images) would be defeating the reason why I do these little paintings. That being said there is something important in the observation that happens when realistically depicting an object. Perhaps my choice of medium and style for these little paintings has much to do with how I am feeling on any particular day. What I do know though is that it is important to just paint...not for any reason other than because I need to....

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16.5.16

Tuesday pinks #696


Daily painting #696 6"x6" acrylic and ink on primed panel

I sense a bit of old worldly charm in these beautiful blooms....a little bit of romance perhaps...and who doesn't love a little romance every now and again? So some pink prettiness for you on this Tuesday. I hope you have a fabulous day...and maybe even a little romance! 

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13.5.16

Rich reds #695


Daily painting #695 6"x6" acrylic and ink on primed panel


A rather moody image....but I do love the richness of the colour! I had a busy day in my studio today....and it all started with this quick little daily painting with rich reds!

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10.5.16

Mother's Day orchids #694


Daily painting #694 8"x8" ink and acrylic on primed panel

Some beautiful orchids from the people who mean the most to me in the world!

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