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The weather is still so sunny...its been 2 months with only 2 days of rain! 26 degrees at one point and the hottest place in the UK, everyone is walking around with a tan and it's SKYE! That's nothing to do with paintings though...did an interesting one of the Skye bridge with the sun setting behind it for a wedding present...and a few more murals in the hostel, it's looking so much brighter now. We've been painting more wellies, this time for the locals...tartan wellies, Bacardi wellies and even Converse All Star wellies! Oh and I climbed Ben Nevis! |
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Still just doing the odd commission, all time taken up by hostel stuff, really enjoying it...made it home for a few days and went rally driving at Knockhill, it was AMAZING! I now want to be a rally driver. Weather has been so sunny on Skye, which makes it even harder to stay inside and paint....ahh!! |
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I've started doing murals in the hostel, it has always scared me slightly but it's worked really well... Soon there won't be a bare wall! More picnics on the village green, various roadtrips to places in the middle of nowhere - great fun! Struggling for time to do commissions though...ahh! |
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Very busy running the hostel, but still getting the odd commission...loving being in Skye and I'm having such a laugh with the staff up here...it's even been warm enough for picnics on the village green and cold enough for decent snow and snowman building! |
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I've had a few commissions after my wee holiday so that had me busy but now moved up to the Isle Of Skye to run a hostel in Kyleakin, get the place all painted with some murals on the wall ready for the start of the season. I will still be doing the odd painting but really as a hobby now, not a business. It's been a fun start to what's looking to be a brilliant year...lots of mountain climbing, whisky drinking and ceilidh dancing to be done! To all my friends: come and visit in Skye! |
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Thailand! What a fantastic 2 months I have had, I feel like a new Kate... YEA! Back for Christmas and New Year.... Ready to paint...or am I? I want SNOW. |
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Australia! Traveled up the West Coast and over to the East. Made it to Tasmania this time round which was fab. Caught up with some old mates and drank lots of whisky... |
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Off to Australia and Thailand....see ya later |
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Well....I've made a few decisions in the month of September, first of all I'm heading off to Australia and Thailand on the 24th October, so soon! Life is too short and I'm feeling VERY spontaneous. I want the painting to be a hobby again and not a business!! I've had a few commissions this month and been working 2 days a week at a local nature reserve, I've taken a few last minute trips up north to party with friends, its been a fun month. So I've heaps to do before I go, lots of painting and organising things....like my passport renewal - eek! |
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This summer has really flown by and I'm exhausted!! It's time to focus on the painting and get a new venue for selling. I feel Autumn is in the air and I'm looking forward to the next few months....still thinking of going off travelling but not til next year. I've had a few interesting commissions this month, one that got me very excited about doing what I do and I'm thankful of that...was beginning to think I was loosing my creativity! |
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July?....the month has disappearred in a whirlwind of tours and the odd painting inbetween! I've been a bit run off my feet but finally have a few days off to relax and enjoy my new wee hoose. I still don't have broadband up and running which is sooooo annoying as slowly getting addicted to facebook! Many issues with Orange but hopefully I'll get there eventually. I love my wee car - Roxanne! She has been great, I just need to get some artwork done on the bonnet I reckon... Thinking of going travelling, so many options of what to do next...hmmmmmmm |
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I've had a few commissions this month, Belhaven pubs have been in touch about me doing more paintings of their pubs which is brill...been very busy away on tours and loving it! I move into my wee cottage/hoose next week and I'll be able to lay all my arty stuff out and have space to paint again!! YEA! Life is good once again, my friends have all been so brilliant and have helped me heaps lately - thank you to you all! Oh my golly gosh....Kate Green Artist is 2yrs old, the date slipped me by, off to the pub it is for a anniversary drink! |
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Wow...so much can happen in a month, my relationship with my boyfriend sadly came to an end, I moved out and back with my parents in Fife, found a wee cottage/hoose to move into at the end of June with a coal fire in a wee village north of Fife, my job as a tour guide is going great - absolutely love it, not really painting anymore except from the odd commission... my creative energy is at an all time low....But do not worry Kate Green Artist is not about to disappear, it's just a wee bit of hibernation while my life gets back on track and I'm not living out of boxes! I feel it's going to be a magical summer! |
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I've been training as a tour guide for MacBackpackers this month, it has been brilliant...being paid to take people to the Highlands and be outside in the sunshine - it works for me! Got a commission from Belhaven Pubs to do the back of their menus in the Waterline pub in Leith so I'm happy with that! Oh! Just remembered we did the trek across Scotland - it was fantastic, two weeks of sunshine and we raised £700 for Mountain Rescue - Yea!! And we came home with a tan! |
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It's been another strange month...I've had a few commissions which was great and I've really enjoyed doing them. Start the walk on the 31st, can't wait. It'll be good to get away and have some thinking time.....'What do I want to do with my life??' A question I seem to ask myself every week at the moment. If anyone has a suggestion please get in touch!! Oh, I've a few paintings up at Edinburgh Airport in an exhibiton...I bet JoLoMo never exhibited there! |
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Well it has been a strange month, after getting over the post holiday blues I decided to have a break from selling my paintings through exhibitions, get a job and focus on commissions... I need a break from the brushes and working from home, I'm forgetting how to interact socially!! My paintings will remain in the Southern Cross but not for sale as the owner has bought them all. I'm very happy about that! I've been training for my walk across Scotland, lots of cycling and I was up The Cobbler the other week with some friends, it was an amazing day, clear blue skies and lots of ice! |
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What a brilliant holiday I have just had - 2wks in Thailand! I'm feeling refreshed, inspired and eager to get painting, the first one will be of a Tuk Tuk! It was a busy start to the month, quite a few sales from New Year and had to get some stock ready for the Southern Cross for while I was away, but got there in the end and was rewarded with a totally relaxing holiday in the sun! I feel some new paintings coming on, Thai fishing boats, gypsy fishing villages and the amazing wee Thai islands. A great start to the year and I have white bits!! |
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Well it has been another busy month, sales at the Southern Cross have increased greatly and still many commissions which is brilliant. One of my paintings went for £200 in an auction for the Barnardos charity! I took some time off for Christmas and New Year and spent some time up North, bringing in 2007 on the Isle of Skye with a whole bunch of friends and partied all night, looked for Otters and got soaked looking for faerie pools at the Cuillin Mountains!! It has been a fab year for Kate Green Artist and thank you to all my customers for buying my artwork!! May it continue...January looking to be a busy month already... |
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November has flown by, I have had so many commissions for Christmas presents, it's great! It has been a busy month and I'm looking forward to December (and my birthday!) Been doing some design work for MacBackpackers and Tartan Trax which has been fun. Putting the painting aside....Me and my friend Ruth are planning to walk across Scotland in April to raise money for Mountain Rescue so I have started some training for that - long bike rides and walking in the Pentlands (the joys of being self employed!) Also just booked a holiday to Thailand in January with my lovely boyfriend...I can't wait! |
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All is ready for the Pocket Art launch on the 3rd November, it has been a busy month. Commissions are still coming in for Christmas...although I should be very happy I feel slightly exhausted with all this painting and I'm lacking inspiration. I am going to take a break after Christmas and recharge my creative energy! Maybe go somewhere exciting and do some travelling... Took my paintings down from the Cameo bar to take away some of the pressure, seems to have worked... I had a mini adventure climbing in Glencoe this month with my wee friend Ruth which made us realise not to plan too much of your life out but to enjoy the obstacles we come across and see where they take us...there's a thought for ya! |
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Yet again the month has flown by...my exhibition at Renroc ended, that was a huge success! A big thank you to Jane and Billy. The commissions are still coming in, a few people planning ahead for Christmas which is great! I took a wee holiday for 11 days up North to Ullapool for the 'Loopallu' festival then Gairloch and finally Dores on the shores of Loch Ness. Still feel like I need a holiday! Planning some new ideas for Oct/Nov...watch this space! |
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August has flown by in a whirlwind of paint, festival shenanigans, a bit of gardening and lots of money!! It's been another successful month. The Knitwit exhibition has been fun, sold about 7 prints, which was more than I expected and we get to keep some for ourselves. Paintings have been going off to countries all over Europe, thanks to all the tourists in town. Looking forward to slowing down a bit in September, maybe taking a wee holiday up north, Autumn is in the air and I love it! |
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What a month for Kate Green Artist, it's all taking off!! The Renroc exhibition opening was a huge success - 22 commissions in 2hours - £1085!! Super busy and commissions keep on coming in which is great but slightly stressful!! Also, someone in Gibraltar is studying me and writing about my work which makes me feel like a famous artist! The Extreme Knitting exhibition starts on 1st August so preparing for that - should be a lot of fun. |
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Kate Green Artist is 1yr old on 6th June! Spending this month preparing for my next exhibition which starts next month at Cafe Renroc in Edinburgh. Sales are a wee bit slow at the beginning of the month, not too worried as I feel I need a break from the brushes! Working on a knitting exhibition with my flatmate Rachel ( www.loopylu.co.uk ) which will be in Aug/Sept. |
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It's finally feeling like Summer! Get my paintings hung up in the upstairs section of the Southern Cross Cafe which will be great during the Edinburgh Festival. I attend the concert in the Royal Scottish Academy of Music where Will Chadwick's piece 'Hooses on the Shore' is performed, originally inspired by my painting. It's great, quite different and experimental - I love it. Receiving more commissions and trying out some new ideas. |
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Take a three week holiday to the Isle of Harris then Egypt, what a fantastic time and have lots of new ideas for painting!! I even managed to give myself holiday pay! Came home to a few sales and lots of commissions which was lovely, and also an article all about me in Fife's local paper! Makes me sound great! Spend the rest of the month getting back to my painting and recovering from post holiday blues. |
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The month starts off a bit slow with only a few sales, take a week off then suddenly, as always, everything happens at once! A composer called William Chadwick gets in touch, he has writtten a piece of music in response to one of my paintings and it is being played at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music in May! Feel very honoured. The Dunfermline Press speak to me about doing a feature on myself and my business, it'll be published in the next couple of weeks! Paintings going off to Nigeria and the Phillipines, it's crazy...Boda exhibition ends, sold 18 paintings. It's been a brilliant month. |
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Sales are staying very consistent, have sold 11 paintings from the Boda exhibition so far...and more commissions have come from London! Started looking for companies who may be interested in using my designs for trays, mugs, placemats etc. Trying out a few new ideas and lots of positive feedback about the website. Some big commissions coming in! Great start to 2006! |
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Sales are still going strong even though it's January and everyone should be skint! I'm not complaining though. Getting ready for my exhibition in Boda Bar starting on the 19th, sending out invites etc. A couple of paintings head off to America - San Francisco and Colorado! The website is finished and goes live to the nation on Monday 9th...Kate Green Artist goes worldwide! Bring it on! |
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Business is booming, need more hours in the day to paint! Lots of sales from the Cameo and the Southern Cross, so lots of new stock on the go! Quite a few commisions coming in for Christmas presents - love the thought of so many people opening up my paintings on Christmas morning. Website coming along nicely. |
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Go Painting Crazy! A company in London called Inclusion (www.cesi.org.uk) fly me down for the day, commissioning me to do 7 paintings for their new offices. New paintings up in the Southern Cross Café and the Cameo Bar, new Chinese restaurant called Inspiration offer me more exhibition space. Work has started on my website. |
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Off to Morocco for a month trekking in the mountains and desert. The colours and the Moroccan’s way of life are a huge inspiration – itching to PAINT! Back in the UK the book ‘Pub Knitting’ by Rachel Henderson is launched, featuring myself! |
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Camping adventures in Scotland seeking inspiration. Hung a painting up in ‘The Munro Inn’ in Stratheyre. More leaflet / poster design for Tartan Trax. |
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Paintings are flying off the walls! Increase in sales during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Another stall at Leith Market, weather great and quite a lot of sales. |
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Print a range of gift cards from my paintings. Slow increase in sales at the Cameo Bar. Have a stall at Leith Market, went quite well but selling at market prices, note really worthwhile. Commissioned to design leaflets / posters for comedian Micky D’s show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, getting free pass as payment – braw! |
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Kate Green Artist is launched, new paintings up in the Cameo Bar and the Southern Cross Café. Doing graphic design work for Tartan Trax Ltd (www.tartantrax.com) and a print company in Leith. Holiday in Nigeria, flights paid for with 4 paintings. |
May 2008
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