To All my friends, supporters, groups, and the entire RED BUBBLE community. Have a wonderful fun filled Christmas and a very prosperous and creative filled New Year!

I want to also use this opportunity to apologize for not being active here as before, I’ve been battling with a chest infection for a couple of weeks now and I’m still on the mend. Thank you for all the comments, features, and faves. I hope to be back again, hail and hearty in 2013 to respond to all the feedback and to hopefully continue making Art.

Thanks again, peace & love to you :)

I’ve had the noble and very delightful privilege of having my paintings being used as inspirational tools for producing creative writing and poetry for young children & adults. It is a very rewarding experience for both the painter and the workshop participants. Listening to people weaving words (intricately & delicately) that adds light and more meaning into your art is also, in itself very inspirational too.

I thought that I should share this with you, and I feel that you can use it to inspire your art too. All it takes are these steps:

- Get a group of people;
- Have thirty minutes to an hour;
- a few of your paintings (one or two will do);
- a short narrative about your paintings (by you);
- a couple of minutes for the group to interact with you and to gain more understandin…

MY WORK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR SoJie 19!

Leaning On The Wall Of Recovery & Hope by edy4sure

Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition…
 

I am very excited to have my art selected to exhibit in SoJie 19. SoJie 19 takes its name from the first letters of Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition. 91 other artists, besides myself, have human figurative art or photography in the show.

Winners of the invitational will be announced on October 2nd, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, in addition to special judges’ awards, will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.

Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope that you will click the show banner, above, and follow the link to …

MY WORK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR SoJie 18!

 

Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition of Abstract Art
 

Big Fish by edy4sure

I am very excited to have my art selected to exhibit in SoJie 18. SoJie 18 takes its name from the first letters of Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition. 63 other artists, besides myself, have abstract art or photography in the show.

Winners of the invitational will be announced on September 4th, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, in addition to special judges’ awards, will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.

Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope that you will click the show banner, above, and follow the link to view my fellow exhibitors. The work…

MY WORK IS IN EXHIBITION IN SoJie 17!

^{Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition…}
 

Self-Portrait – Artist In Focus Mode by edy4sure

I am very excited to have my art selected to exhibit in SoJie 17, whose theme is The Portrait. The name “SoJie” comes from the first letters of Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition. This month is only the 17th one, ever, and 91 other artists, besides myself, are represented with Portrait style artworks or photographs.

Winners of the invitational will be announced on August 7th, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.

Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope that you will click the show banner or link…

MY WORK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR SoJie 16!

Spiral Filled Landscape by edy4sure
I Will Lift My Eyes Unto The Hills by edy4sure

   Join me at Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition…
 

I am very excited to have my art selected to exhibit in SoJie 16. SoJie 16 takes its name from the first letters of Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition. This month is the 16th such exhibition; and 74 other artists, besides myself, are exhibiting. Together we represent at least 14 countries.

Winners of the invitational will be announced on July 3rd, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.

Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope…

The Symbolic Pride
by edy4sure

Great news everyone! I’m very delighted to announce that I have been invited to exhibit my work, The Symbolic Pride at the new and prestigious, The Public – Art Gallery

THE PUBLIC

The exhibition will open and run from the 18th of June until the 9th of September 2012 and it will be at:

The Public
New Street
West Bromwich
West Midlands
United Kingdom
B70 7PG

I’m very happy, proud and excited! Thanks to the inspiration of *RB, it’s members, RB Groups, and all the amazing artworks here!!!*

I had a wonderful surprise today when I checked the explore page. When I clicked on the Featured Painting & Mixed Media icon, I saw this:

Dancing Drummer
by edy4sure

As at today (18-06-2012), it has been viewed 435 times, with, 96 comments & 40 faves & has had all these features:

I’D LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF RED BUBBLE, AND ALL THE GROUP HOSTS FOR THEIR WONDERFUL SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION SINCE JOINING RB. YOU ALL KEEP ME EVER INSPIRED. A MILLION & ONE THANKS TO ALL OF YOU :)

MY WORK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR SoJie 15!

The Symbolic Embrace by edy4sure
The Meeting Place by edy4sure

   Join me at the Juried Invitational Exhibition
 

I am very excited to have my art selected to exhibit in SoJie 15. SoJie 15 takes its name from the first letters of Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition. This month is only the 15th one, ever, and 41 other artists, besides myself, are represented.

The theme of the show is celebrating the beauty and nature of birds.

Winners of the invitational will be announced on May 30th, when a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded in three categories: digital art, photography, and traditional art.

Non members, as well as members, ARE welcome to view all of the work nominated. So I hope that you wi…

I cannot tell you my decision without saying a big thank you to all of you for your comments, inputs, selections, bmails, and critic of and about my work in. It has been a truly memorable experience, a huge confidence boost, and I have learnt quite a few things along the way.

I feel very proud and honoured by all that you’ve done for me at this elevnth hour of need

DECISION TIME

I know how hard it must have been for most of you to make a selection and even taking out the time to look, and for some, it was easy due to their experience and the unique privilege of being exhibitors & art collectors themselves. And even for some, it was for them, that natural instinct of having err… call it, ‘the eye’, ‘a hunch’, or ‘a knack’.

After taking in…