Getting back into the swing of things and messing around with my charcoals! 

© copyright artwork by Jacqueline Williams.  

Indispensable Souls

He said

look 

at the clouds in the sky

looks like rain

it will rain

She said

not where we are standing

it won't rain 

where we are

it never will

© copyright poem written by Jacqueline Williams. Publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission. ** This poem appeared in the Cobourg Pic - Poetry In Spaces for 2 consecutive years. ** 

Brit Bits

Brit Bits is a limited edition book. That has been handwritten and drawn by Chris Price and Delisia Howard. It's signed by Chris Price and is number 50/400. It was purchased at the Victoria and Albert Museum Bookshop in London. From it's triangle shape to the artwork, the stories, the gold and mylar pages and to the hand-painted covers. It's opinionated and witty about all things British! 

My Painting

I put the baking aside yesterday and decided to finish this painting.    

For the Birds. Acrylic on 9x12 canvas. © copyright image photo and artwork by Jacqueline Williams. Any use of the image, artwork and photo strictly prohibited unless with the artist's permission.  

Silhouetted

Silhouettes intrigue me. possibly brought on from an art class in grade school when you stood in front of the over head projector and the teacher traced the outline of your profile, the head and shoulders only, on to a piece of paper that was taped to the chalkboard. then you had to cut it out and mount it on an already prepared cardboard like paper. i remember how for the major of the school year everyone's silhouette bordered around the top of the classroom walls. 

this is my current painting. no paper cutouts. acrylic paint on a 9x12 canvas. this painting comes with an appropriate sized wooden easel for display. i can also see this being painted in a very colourful style. 

© copyright image, photo and artwork by Jacqueline Williams. any use of the artwork, photo or image is strictly prohibited unless with the artist's permission.          

Gammer Gurton's Garland

Curious? i found this book and couldn't quite say no to it. it's another Winchelsea Book Fair find. small, slightly worn and is all about children's nursery rhymes. the illustrations are by T. Webster, R.A.  - jw  

Ted Hughes

i picked up this book from the Winchelsea Book Fair in England. i haven't read any of Ted Hughes poetry before. Don't know why really. when i saw the book i though why not for the one pound thirty pence it cost me it's a nice addition to my poetry collection. i found it kind of ironic because i brought Colossus and Other Poems by Sylvia Plath with me on my trip for reading material and there i find Hughes tucked away in Winchelsea.- JW 

flowers and poetry

While traveling throughout England I would stop at a few quaint villages. I can't remember the name of the village or town... it may have been Faversham. Spotted a small used bookshop down a side street. Took a browse and found this palm size book. Tell The Wish Of Thy Heart In Flowers: Language and Poetry of Flowers; Milner and Sowerby 1860; top, side and bottom edge gold gilt. It's filled with interesting references of flowers and how they can be used in poetry and the poems inside are a treat. Not bad for £1! -JW  

one would like to say that not much had changed in the past two years since visiting England last, however this year was marked with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and London was the host city for the Olympics and the Paralympics. 

Although i arrived the day before the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, those Olympic mascots were popping up everywhere, flags flew high in support of England and the Union Jack for all. bunting decorated shop windows, homes, pubs, gardens, packaging and products. the Victoria and Albert museum bookshop was the place to be. the Albert Monument across from the Royal Albert Hall left me in total awestruck!!! the Twinings Tea Shop/Museum is a tea totallers delight. had a unforgettable delectable meal at Fortnum and Masons. took in a gin distillery tour with Sipsmith. pubs were the places to eat. ploughmans were the menu item of choice. cracked open a bottle with friends at the Harvey Nichols champagne bar and then headed to Cafe Rouge for a meal. not before spotting the Julian Assange supporters outside Ecuador's Embassy. Ellen Terry's House/Museum was enchanting. viewing her death mask was haunting! Sissinghurst Castle was a garden of delights. the 99's fluctuated in price from £1.40p to £2.20. Winchelsea was full of book fairs and i had the best latté there oh... and of course another Royal scandal. Keep Calm and Harry On is all one can say. England was England!  -jw 

Rule Britannia!

the summer has been a busy one and my long awaited vacation is here. i am off to England. i did say it was my home away from home. it's been two years since my last visit and what can i say other than through all the Jubilations and Olympic spirit i am curious to see how Old Blighty is really doing. see you in a few weeks. - jw 

Art Walking

Day 1: i am all set up and ready to go! at the Whyte Avenue Art Walk. very hot but keeping hydrated... drinking water and iced coffee. friends stop by. meeting lots of wonderful people. met the young man who bought three of my paintings months ago! sold two paintings!

Day 2: very... very hot today!!! decided to set up on the other side of the street. being beside the pub's patio couldn't be that bad. the patio's speaker blaring the likes of Neil Diamond, U2, and Queen. lots of traffic today on the avenue. sometimes the people have been standing in line waiting to move up or down the sidewalk. saw lots of dogs. more friends stopped by to say hi and see how i was doing.  

i moved my chair over to the other side of the sidewalk under the umbrella i brought to get some relief from the sun. with the steady flow of people i decided to sketch out some ideas. these are them. sold three paintings!   

Day 3: Rain! Rain! and more rain! stood in the rain for seven hours. at times the rain came down so hard i thought the sidewalk was going to overflow and everything would be washed away. my friend Robin had her display to the right of me. we kept each other company and warm with lattés. there were quite a few people out. most people stopped and chatted and admired both of our determination. sold one painting and it was worth it! 


Thanks to everyone, who purchased my pieces and have given them a new home, who stopped by to say hi and chat about my art and poetry, those who inquired about custom pieces and to my family, my kidlets and friends thank you for your support! 




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