Thanks to everyone who came to say "Hello" and who bought artwork/prints/ Christmas Cards at my stand at Birmingham's NEC, or the Manchester Invasion Earth recently.

If you missed purchasing anything, I have plenty of lovely things over at my Etsy shop, or if you don't see what you want there, just drop me an email and I'll see if I can help.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiritedPortraits

xx

I'll be selling my artwork, prints and Doctor Who themed Christmas cards here this Sunday, at The Days Hotel, Manchester... :-)

Many apologies for a lack of updates recently. I've been working hard to clear a backlog of artwork, along with attending a couple of shows, and starting a new part-time job, on top of everything else.

Here's the latest:

I have recently completed artwork for :
Cryprozoic ~ Once Upon a Time and The Hobbit.
Breygent Marketing ~ Joe Linsner's Dawn and Witchblade
Ken Galen ~ Contempoary Pin-ups Jam(with Solly Mohamed)
Jack Redd ~ Dark Zodiac
Cult-Stuff ~ Civil War Chronicles, Dracula and Sherlock Holmes II

I attended 'Dimensions' in Newcastle, selling artwork, Christmas cards and prints.
I will be attending the 'Invasion Earth II' event at The Days Hotel, Manchester. Sunday 17th November 2013. I also will be attending 'Collectormania', Birmingham NEC Saturday 23rd November, and 'Have Yourself a Very Geeky Christmas', in Macclesfield on 7th December.

My artwork to commemorate the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary is here:

You can order prints of it here:
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/168499451/falling-through-time-doctor-who-50th?

I recently provided cover art for 'Myth Makers Presents: The Golden Years'

This is a beautiful little book and highly recommended if you love great Doctor Who Fan Fiction. You can order a copy here, for a very reasonable price:

http://www.clarksbury.com/mythmakers/

All proceeds go to St John Ambulance Canada

I am selling prints of the cover art. 25% of the price of which will go to St John's Ambulance here in the UK.

You can order prints here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/168491032/myth-makers-the-golden-years-cover-art?

Finally, Cult-Stuff's Dracula set is now ready for pre-orders and will be released in a couple of weeks. Here is some of my artwork for the set:

Here is a link to Cult-Stuff's page:
http://cult-stuff.com/?page_id=42586

Here's another update for people wanting t-shirts of my minions art. The listing has been temporarily removed from the Redbubble site. I am working to rectify the problem. I'll let you know once we're up and running again. Many apologies for the inconvenience.

Just an update for all of you who wanted T-shirts of my Minion print...they are now available over at Redbubble!

http://www.redbubble.com/people/spiritedart/works/10676652-doctor-who-minions

You can also order prints, greetings cards, posters and canvas prints!

Thanks for your interest. :-)

Minions!

It's really been a Minions kind of a week, what with one thing and another...

I have been preparing for months to do a 12 Doctor piece of artwork, to commemorate Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary later this year. Then just last week, a very clear picture popped into my head and I had to get it down on paper...

For anyone who has seen the Despicable Me films, you'll know what I'm getting at here. Oh, and the figure on the right is John Hurt's 'Forgotten' Doctor. The one who did something so naughty, the other regenerations all disowned him!

I am selling A4 glossy unmounted prints of this artwork over at my shop on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/155999654/doctor-whominions-beautiful-glossy-a4

Game of Thrones

I'm on a bit of a Game of Thrones roll at the moment. These three ACEO cards are currently on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251298113020?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251299186530?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251297478472?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

New listings in my Etsy shop for this week:

These are beautiful A4 size prints on glossy paper. They come unmounted, packaged in a clear plastic sleeve, with white backing card.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153513088/star-wars-darth-maul-a4-art-print?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153518329/lord-of-the-rings-gandalf-a4-art-print?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153518827/doctor-who-8th-doctor-a4-art-print?

I'll be making more prints available for sale shortly - watch this space!

Sketch card eBay listings for this week:

The detail on this mini-art has to be seen to be believed. 

The actual size of the artwork is only 2.5 x 3.5 inches!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251290828781

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251290823764?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251290824365?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I just listed these on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251289104738?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251289105798?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649


This one has only a couple of hours left to go:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251275193270

Thanks for looking. :-)

I have some new prints available over at my Etsy shop right now:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153518329/lord-of-the-rings-gandalf-a4-art-print?

I've also recently had two sets of work approved - Joe Linsner's Dawn and Cult-Stuff's Civil War Chronicles.

Work is on now to prepare for some shows coming up in the Autumn. More details to be announced soon.

Just listed on eBay today:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251275476511

Ooopsie, I've been very quiet over here, because I've been rather busy in other areas!

I'm currently working on the Joe Linsner Dawn set for Breygent. The first lot of approved cards are here:

I've also just added some new listings on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251275186732?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251275193270?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

...and I've updated my Etsy shop too:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/151091092/flaming-dragon-from-breygent-marketings?

I'm in the process of ordering prints for the Comic Con in Manchester, which has just been moved back to November, and I'm wondering if I could possibly design a sketch book in time for the show too...

http://www.heroesforsale.co.uk/show-features/

I have two new commissions to complete, plus other projects to start.  I've just completed a special front cover painting for the Doctor Who Myth Makers magazine, 50th Anniversary special, which will be revealed hopefully in the next couple of months. The special edition is being edited and prepared for print as I type! All I can reveal is that there *may* be some Doctors on the cover...!

http://www.dwin.org/home/mythmakers

Back in the real world, I complete parenting/house/cat keeping duties daily, juggling gymnastics, trampoline-ing and swimming lessons with piano and violin practice and Brownies - and that's just Rosie! For myself, I try and go Line-dancing one night a week, running one, or two mornings, archery another night, guitar/piano/violin/ukelele practice when I can...and then there's a possible Morris Dance troupe to join, as accompanying fiddler...and that's before I start any artwork!! When I say life is a bit hectic... I mean it! :-)

So please forgive the infrequent posts here. I try and update when I can. If you get tired of waiting and you are not a Facebook-a-phobe...I can be found over there more often than here.

Thanks for looking, and roll on Spring!!

On eBay for 7 days from this evening:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DOCTOR-WHO-HAND-PAINTED-ACEO-Sketchcard-by-CAROLYN-EDWARDS-10th-Doctor-/251242317284?

Thanks for looking. :-)

Well, the year has got off to a busy start!
I've just completed a set of cards for Cult-Stuff's War of The Worlds set. All cards have been approved. Here's a selection of my favorites.

The whole set can be viewed over at my Facebook artpage: https://www.facebook.com/SpiritedPortraits

I will be at the Birmingham Memorabilia show - guest artist at the Cult-Stuff stand on March 16th and 17th. I will have these cards with me, so if you'd like to see them up close and personal, before they are distributed into the set, pop down and see us. :-)

I am on the artist list for Breygent's Dawn set and I am about to research monsters for Rob Aragon's set. I have a private commission painting to complete before the end of March, then I'll be working on a Civil War and Sherlock Holmes set, for Cult-Stuff. It's all go!

Here's the complete set of cards I produced last month, for Cult-Stuff's up and coming Burlesque set:

On eBay and finishing soon:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251224475976?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Also listed just tonight, a Blakes 7 sketch of Roj Blake:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251226848073?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

and two hand coloured line-art Artist Proof cards.
Vampirella:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251226830040?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Red Sonja:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251226832153?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

This week I have finished 10 cards for Cult-Stuff's Burlesque set.

From now until the middle of next week, I'll be working hard on a War of The Worlds set too:

No rest for the wicked! ;o)

What a busy day it has been!
I've agreed to draw some sketch cards for Unstoppable Cards' upcoming Blake's 7 set.
I've completed a mini portrait of the 11th Doctor, using a different technique, to produce a retro look:

...and listed it on eBay:   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251223310245

I've updated my Etsy shop, with some new listings:   http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiritedPortraits

Joined Twitter:  @Timedancer8  and completed a load of admin!  Phew.

 I've just completed some cards for Cult-Stuff's Sherlock Holmes set too. My brief was to illustrate the first few stories - no recognisable portraits of actors allowed! I enjoyed reading the stories and illustrating them - all very visual!

Next project - War of The Worlds!

Looong overdue for an update, I think. I've been a bit busy over on FaceBook, so if you'll forgive me... :o)
Here are my cards for the Versicolor Bettie Page set #2, just been given permission to post them.