Ask me a Question - Challenge day 10.

Little Owl in waterciolour style, on log. facing to the right but head turned to viewer. — Little Owl on Log, Digital Artwork by Janice Gill

While completing the Ultimate Blog Challenge, all the bloggers have been receiving daily ideas for creating a post. Today, I liked the idea and decided to use it. The suggestion was to invite your audience to ask a question related to the theme of your blog.

For my blog, that could be a rather open-ended book. After all, the blog is about being over sixty and what I do to keep happy, healthy and fulfilled.

So, I'm limiting questions to the creative pursuits I produce for shows and exhibitions. Ask me anything about Digital Photography, Photoshop, and Watercolour Painting.

I may also be persuaded to talk about making quilts and clothes, as I've shown those here.

So fire away in the comments.

Longtailed tit perched on a filled half coconut with a background of snow. and evergreen shrubs — Longtailed Tit at Garden Feeder, Photo by Janice Gill

4 Comments

kebba

Oct 11, 2023

Janice, goody goody! How did you create the digital artwork owl? Did you start with a photo? You know I love your photography. How do you choose what to feature? Thanks!

Janice Gill

Oct 11, 2023

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Hi Kebba, thanks for your questions.

The digital artwork Owl did indeed start with a photo, one of my own. I use photoshop to create the watercolour look using layers. Each layer uses a different mask so that different parts of the image show. The masks are made by creating a stamp from a black and white photograph of actual watercolour marks on paper.

I plan to do a step-by-step guide to a simple process that people can use to get started.

Lily Leung

Oct 11, 2023

I see that you do shows and exhibits. Does that mean you are doing your creatives for a living? And how do you go about shows and exhibits?

Janice Gill

Oct 11, 2023

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I make a small amount of money from exhibitions and shows at the moment. I had to put everything on hold during Covid restrictions and have found myself with care commitments since then. I have an exhibition in Shrewsbury in April 2024 at a gallery and hope to kickstart my return to selling directly then. I have worked with various organisers who set up craft shows around the UK. Each one has its own application procedure for a stand, and costs vary enormously. A local show could cost as little as £15, a county show, several hundred pounds and a nationally significant show over £1,000.

I'm also slowly adding my back catalogue of photographs to stock sites. Each sale may…

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