<a target='_blank' In a sense this is my don't give up hope thought. Its mixed media on a page from a Mills and Boon book. Enjoy the 14th Feb in any way you can. My artwork will be on show in March

Three years ago I inherited a beautiful black Labrador from my daughter who had emigrated and the dog trained me back into walking. At first a half hour walk seemed long , but the dog needed more outings

Intro Two years ago I was diagnosed as diabetic, this came as a shock. World wide this disease is pretty much rampant, I had no idea that I had joined more than 422 million suffers. Its a major cause of

It looks like theres a new exchange about to open in February which is offering free trading. It only offers a limited amount of crypto but all the big ones are there ( depending of course on your opinion

I confess I'm a newbie I've been following the Bitcoin thing for some time but only just now put my money where my mouth is. Its now become an act of faith. I could cash out, break even and sleep.. Or

According to the world health organization high blood sugar kills more than 3 million people each year. I was recently diagnosed as type 2 diabetic. I didn't consider myself overweight and I’m an active

There are many tutorials on steemit about how to write a good article and how to post and make money. These are aimed at newbies like me, who at the moment make up more than 80% of steemit users. The content

I thought I’d share this portrait of George orwell, its one of mine. These days of course its not just the camera’s that are following us , its the bots too. They definitely follow me on here and while

Welcome to the growing tribes of digital refugees, seeking sanctuary in cyber shangri-La, welcome to the fashionable world of black and white hats and a very warm welcome from the bots. While you’r here

I've got my fingers crossed that it will be a good year for the roses here in England #art #gardening

I like beer but my favorite is good craft beer. While its lovely to get out and visit a microbrewery for the last few years I’ve been making my own. Its not difficult and not expensive. Here’s a recipe

Here’s a picture I finished yesterday. It incorporates a page from an antique church bible. Size approx. 21 X 17 inches ( 44 X 54 Cm) Today I’m just a little excited. I’ve been here on Steemit just over

I didnt know where to post this so I've put it in art + blockchains, the image is mine which I hope you enjoy. The page the image its on is Brave New world by Aldoux Huxley and the barcode is taken from

Because visual art is by definition something to be looked at there is always an element of eye candiness about it. Hopefully there is also something more to be understood from it. The barcode in the above

As an artist I regularly attend art fairs selling my art work. Sometimes people really like the idea of buying art but worry about the financial side of a financial investment. Art isn't usually an established

I began making art like many children do by drawing cartoons and the like in the playground. Everyone can make art and most of us do when we are little. Somehow that gets knocked out of us as we grow up.

Hi I'm an artist, checking this all out . I've posted a few things using img.safe.org which I think is down at the mo. I'm happy to repost them if y'd like to see more of my work. Please let me know I

Once upon a time, in a far away land there lived a very sweet girl who lived with her father and mother in a pretty little cottage at the edge of a village. At this time in history villages were isolated

I often use pages from books .... ,  more later if you like ....