I love m&s catalogue paper as well - use them in my collages. John Lewis are good too!!
Oooh Iāll have to pick up a John Lewis one next time Iām in Liverpool.
Hereās my current favourite muse
Do you guys get phases where all you want to paint is the one thing? Iām going to have to make an effort to paint something elseā¦cute as he is, Iām sure buyers are not all looking for budgie paintings 
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I go through phases tooā¦ at the moment I think Iām starting an Ink phase.
I love how it looks, I think it suits my style so I have a feeling Iāll be working a lot with it.
Hereās a bulk of girls in circles and a new piece.
Working on a series based on Superstitions surrounding death.
I was looking into them after taid passed away, a Robin came to visit him a week or so before. My nain always associated them with death, the superstition goes that if one comes into your house, death is coming. Not to sound morbid or anything 
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Hello. I have a bit more time free at the moment, so can post again (I still have a pile of commissions to finish off, but the end of my two huge orders is in sight - yay!)
I had some tree ACEOs lurking around, so decided to do a bit more work on them - and add a tiny bunny to each one!
Hereās the full set on my Facebook page:
And one of the ones listed in my Folksy shop:
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afternoon everyone, gosh hasnāt it gone quiet on hereā¦ just finished these for exhibition ext week 8 x 10 ink on yupo
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Beautiful Max, and vibrant too. I love your ink art work. Good luck with the exhibition. It certainly has gone quiet. Iāve read the art thread with interest for a couple of years now and it is a bit sad to see it so quiet at the moment but I do understand that people have busy lives, and that things change, too.
I used to post on the forums more regularly myself, on the old forums but not so much in the new one.
Thanks for showing your work today, so pleased to see it!
Hello to Brenda , Stephie and any of the old gang that may be reading too. Margaret, if youāre still around, hope you are OK. Hazel x
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Meant to mention Lowri @twinkleandgloom too, love your girls.
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Gorgeous work Max. 
I think the Daffs are my favourite. Love that blue.
It has gone quiet, I couldnāt find the thread the other day.
Thanks Flame
Iāve been doing a lot of sketchbook work, drawing up ideas etc but havenāt had the time to put many to paper properly yet. Also- we had a trip to my taids house to do a bit more sorting. Its very strange going there since he passed away, it was quite upsetting seeing so much of the furniture gone. but Iām absolutely dreading seeing Nainās chair, and Taids chair leaving mostā¦ those will be the ones that get me.
Hereās something new from me:
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Hope things get easier for you soon, Lowri. I can understand it must be very hard.
Love your new girl. She looks like she is taking a quiet moment alone to gather her thoughts. I love the way you achieve the look of different textures in your paintings, such as can be seen in your girlās clothes.
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Thanks Hazel, Iām OK considering itās only 3 weeks since Dad died.
It has gone very quiet here. Iāve gone from virtually living on the forum to having a quick peek at a couple of threads every few days. Iām not posting apart from very occaisionally on this thread where I feel safe (I was going to put a smiley face but since I last posted there are loads of different smiley faces and Iām too bewildered to choose an appropriate one!)
Lowri, that must be such a hard thing to do, having to clear a house after losing someone. Iām fortunate in that respect with the house still very much lived in. Iāve taken over Dadās old room and am now using it as a painting/craft room and am filling it with art to brighten it up and change itās character. I want it to have a new lease of life with a new purpose. Mum is finding it hard being without Dad especially when Iām at work. After almost 60 years together it must be so strange being alone.
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Good to hear you are managing to cope, itās so very hard losing a parent. I didnāt cope at all when I lost my Dad. Yes, must be very strange for mum, canāt imagine. I hope you can find comfort in your painting. Chin up, and take care.