jacqi
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Until the end of March, profits from the sale of ANY of my work will go towards the Phoenix Appeal
I was born in England but have lived in the north of Scotland for nearly 30 years with my husband and 2 kids who are now grown up and away, doing their own thing. All of that time I have run a small B&B, enjoying meeting people from all over the world and trying to help them discover my beautiful part of the world. The proceeds enable me to discover some of the many other beautiful bits of the world.
I love scenery, mountains, animals and the ever-changing effects of light.
My garden is my hobby and way to relax and taking photos of my plants has made me appreciate them all the more.
My photography skill is of the point and click variety with no technical know-how whatsoever – must do something about it! Any good photos are more because of the subject and luck than anything I’ve done myself but I’m trying to learn.
See my bubblesite
Some of my work:
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Groups
jacqi is a member of Bubble Jeopardy, All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), Yellow Gallery, "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "National Trust Properties" , "Nepal ~ Urban and Rural" (2 photo per day or 24 hour limit), "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *A Beautiful Blur, *Islands of The World* - 3/day limit, 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 2D - Daffodils & Dahlias , A Fascinating Purple (75% Purple), A Garden somewhere....., Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, African Art and Photography, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Animals Great And Small., All Castles Around The World, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All Pets Great and Small, All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All Street Portraiture:(Country/CITY/)added to your description , All Text T's, All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Alphabet Soup (Letter B), Amateur Photographers' Association, Amazing Asia, Amazing Graves, Animal Kingdom, Antlers, Racks, and Other Horned Animals, Anything Edinburgh, Architectural Details, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes, Authentic India, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), Beach Art, Bee & Wasp Passions, Benches, Berries, Fruits & Seeds - 3/day, Big Cats, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Bits and Pieces , Black with a hint of colour, Blooming Trees - 2 per day, Bokeh, Both Sides Now, Bricks, Blocks, Tiles and Mosaic Mania, Bridges, Britain's Coastline, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects (2 a Day), Cacti and other Succulents, Capital cities of the World , Cards: Best of Your Best, Carousel Enchantment, Castle Magic, Challenge Café, Cityscapes and City Skylines ~ ALL THINGS "CITY" , Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: BLACK [No FLowers]), Colors of Water, Colour and light, Colour Me Vibrant Red!, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Dandelions, Dawn and Dusk Light, Dilapidated Buildings, Domestic and Pedigree Cats, Elegant Elephants!, Environmental Awareness, Even-toed Ungulates (Mammals) Artiodactyla, Everything Winter, Experimental, Extreme Close-Ups, Fabulous Flowers, Falling Leaves, Fine Art of Landscape Photography, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Flowers Only-Selective Coloring, Food for Thought, For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Forests, Fractal Art Frenzy, French Architecture , Full Frontal Facades, Fungilicious, Funny Kritters, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Glorious Lilies, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Green!, Heritage in Stone, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Highlands and Islands Photographers, Himalaya, Historic Landmarks of Europe, History, Iberia , Impressive Irises, In the Pink 50% pink, Incredible India, Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Italy and all Things Italian , Just Butterflies, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Live, Love, Dream: , Macro Untouched. 2 per day only (must not be photoshoped) , Macro Water Photographic Gallery, Minimalism, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mountains Across the Globe, Mountains and Mountain Light, Natural Textures, Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers or insects), Nature's Wonders, Nautical, Nirvana (Only 1 photographic art and 1 written work will be accepted per day ), Northern landscape, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Only Orchids!, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Panoramas - 3:1 minimum ratio, Photographic France, Playful Photogenic Animals, Plight of the Bumble Bee, Psychedelic Art & Design *TAG YOUR IMAGE!*, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Rhododendrons, Rivers and Streams, ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY - your dashboard point of view!, Scenery, Scotlands History, Seasonal 'Scapes, Seasonal Greeting Cards, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shots in the Fog, Simply Horses, Simply White Artwork Gallery - 95% White !, Smugglers Havens. 2 a Day Please., Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Stop and Smell the Roses, Street & Shelter Cats, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Sunrise, Sunset, The Birds, The Compact Group *ONE* per day with *camera details please*, The Eyes Have It, The FENCE group, The Scots are Coming, The true beauty, The Word Tree, Tiger, Tiger, Travel and Adventure, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, True Colors of Asia, Tulips, Two Beings Group, UK National Parks, United Kingdom, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Waves, Weekly Theme Challenges, Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways, Windows and Doors and You're Accepted.
Journal Entries
Oooh I sold a calendar! Thank you mystery buyer!
Posted about 24 hours ago, 7 comments so far.
Thanks for some more features and a top ten!
Posted 5 days ago, 16 comments so far.
Yippee! A sale and some features!
Posted 8 days ago, 10 comments so far.
Just got back!
Posted 9 days ago, 17 comments so far.
Off on holiday tomorrow!
Posted about 1 month ago, 7 comments so far.
Had the lurgy, sorry I've missed so much
Posted about 1 month ago, 9 comments so far.
Oh goody, and thank you for the new features and a top ten Challenge place!
Posted about 1 month ago, 18 comments so far.
Thanks for your comments, the features and top ten Challenge placings - I'm a bit tied up just now
Posted 2 months ago, 9 comments so far.
New camera and It frightens me to death!!!!
Posted 3 months ago, 16 comments so far.
Many thanks for the good wishes
Posted 3 months ago, 3 comments so far.
Art
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Writing
The Delights of Eating Out Abroad
We’ve all struggled at times with translating menus in other languages when on holiday and our recent trip to Spain was no exception.
Someone whose work you may like to look at
I came across the work of Leoni Williams who has lovely floral shots which aren’t getting enough attention. / Do please have a look here and give her some support
Do have a look at Brittany Schneider's portfolio
There are some wonderful shots in Brittany’s portfolio and very few comments which seems a great shame. I hope this link works if you would like to look here
An Interview With Avril Brand
I can only imitate what I see and try my utmost to convey it on canvas with paints, brushes, palette knife and even my fingers.
I was interviewed by mags
But how can I narrow it down to one person who has made it special when so many folk have taken the time to comment and encourage
The Captive
Will I ever feel the wind again…..........
