I created Featured Art Tuesday Artist Spotlight, to showcase inspiring Artists and to provide a forum for all Artists to share their work with one another -- this includes every type of medium, sculpture, cooking, beading, watercolour, restoring vintage cars, pen and ink, oils, gardening, interior decorating, photography and crafts, including drama, writing and poetry.
The list goes on and on.
Each one of us is creative in one way, or another -- FATuesday Artist Spotlight celebrates the creativity found in every person.
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I have been so inspired by
Georgina Bedwell’s creativity--her artwork always puts a smile on my face. What a surprise to open an unexpected package to find two charming ornaments, personally made for me by this gifted artist. The first is of our dear little Bootz, who went to heaven too early, the second is of Toez--the kitten who now rules our home. I am privileged to know this inspiring artist as my Friend.
Georgina writes, “I am perhaps best known for Midnight and Sunshine, who are cat characters I create just for the fun of it. Their true to life feline antics seem to delight cat lovers from all over the world.”
You can find Georgina's precious artwork on Facebook at
Critter Corner. Happily, you can purchase her artwork there, as well as special ordering ornaments with your own special furred friends on them. You can find more of her art on her blog at
Art by Georgina Bedwell. She also has an Etsy shop at
Georgina’s Art.
This wonderful writer/illustrator caught my fancy the first time I laid eyes upon her loveable characters. Judy Grupp's whimsical nature clearly shines through her paintbrush. Personality and emotion flow through the characters she draws, capturing the heart and eyes.
Of her newest book on grief, Judy writes, “Since my audience will be older kids this time in addition to the younger ones, and their families, they've asked me to dress the animals in the attire and accessories relevant to kids today. This goofy giraffe is my first attempt. I think he is goofylishish - maybe too goofy for this type of book. Anytime you try to dress an animal, it's going to get silly. Maybe the story won't have a giraffe!”
I was astonished when a lovely print from Paula Kuitenbrouwer arrived yesterday, in my mailbox. The delicate tracery of flower and birds delighted my soul. To actually hold one of her pieces in my hands is a wonderful feeling. I am SO inspired.
Paula made me laugh when she wrote, “Artist’s Confusion…oops, I mean, Concentration: How many times have you, dearest fellow artist, dipped your pencil in your coffee mug? Or your brush in your tea mug? Or your spoon in your water paint? Did you ever notice your brown water-paint smells like coffee? Ever drank your water paint?” I can SO relate!
I was introduced to Judith Glover by my talented friend
Valerie Greeley. Judith's delightful sketches and paintings of plants weave across the page like a delicate song. Her love for plants and gardens clearly permeates every stroke of her pen and brush. She is not only an artist, but loves to garden. She actually designed a medal-winning garden for the Chelsea Flower Show and won the BBC 'People's Award' for the
Best Small City Garden! Her garden has featured in many magazines including Gardens Illustrated and Home and Gardens. Her winsome designs have been used extensively for greeting cards, fabric, ceramics, stationery, dated products and tinware and you can find her work on ecards for just about every occasion.
Judith journals, “As I write, autumn is showing its true colours and snatched days in the garden have been a joy. A gloriously mild October has lulled me into a false sense of security but it can’t be too long before first frosts arrive to snap at the heels of the unprepared gardener…”
Amber Day is one of the most creative artists I’ve met. She not only writes, but she creates incredible original hats and makes astoundingly beautiful jewelry from silver flatware. Her
Onyx Cat dolls are charming, as are the ACEO’s she creates of that rascally cat’s adventures. She is a wonderfully talented artist in every art medium she puts hear hand to. This generous lady took time from her busy day to come to my home to teach me how to watercolor. I am SO blessed to have Amber as my dear Friend.
Amber writes, “I've been drawing since before I can remember. My parents tell me my first big art project was the pink elephants I drew all over their classic '65 mustang. The car was freshly painted and I used a crayola crayon, I was 3yrs old. Dad said he had a hard time being mad at me 'cause the elephants looked so good'. The car was repainted and I don't remember if I was punished or not. If I was, it didn't stop me drawing!”
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