#bae trearddur

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Hi! Do you love beaches in the winter too...?

I just thought I'd show you my painting of the space-hopper racing at Trearddur Bay on New Year's Day, in case you'd missed it!

The framed original is for sale for £95 at the Northwich Art Shop Spring Open Exhibition at Barons Quay (Northwich CW9 5LA) till 4pm on this Saturday! The gallery is Opposite the Wildwood restaurant and is open 10:30 till 4pm, Thursday till Saturday, and is staffed by the wonderful volunteers of Visual Arts Cheshire (VAC)! Thank you!

It's also available in different print formats and printed on all sorts of lovely things at:

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/142214723

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Today I thought I'd share with you why this one's extra special.... "Space Hopper Racing at Trearddur Bay" is a watercolour painting I literally waited years to paint! I really wanted to create this piece showing the great fun New Years Day racing in aid of the RNLI (our local voluntary sea rescue service) but I also wanted it to be realistic, so I had to wait through Covid lockdowns and Welsh government restrictions till it was legal for the races to run and for me to go and see them! It was well worth the wait! What had started a number of years ago as a small family event, has morphed into a massively popular red letter day in the calendar for the local community and many of Trearddur Bay's visitors. To me it's possibly the very best of community ventures! It was hilarious, with youngsters bulging the start line outwards to get a competitive advantage, some of the children earnestly hopping all the way, others just picking up their space hoppers and running and children refusing to leave the track when it came to the adult races! No winner was announced for any of the races, because by coming together on the beach on this cold January day, every one of us was a winner! I hope my delight in that day communicates! I'd love to know it you've ever seen or experienced something similar to this space-hopper racing. Please do tell me in the comments... Thanks! Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Have you ever participated in a sandcastle building competition…?

This year Trearddur Bay went even further, playing host to a sandcastle ball-run challenge, and here’s my finished sketch of it!

The A4 (21cm by 29.7cm with two rounded corners) unframed original is available for £65 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £85. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

It's also available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like bags, dresses, tops, scarves, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

And there's up to 40% off all my art and designs on Redbubble for a few days, if you use the discount code "YOUDESERVEIT" at the checkout!

Perfect for early Christmas shopping or a start of term/return to work treat!

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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"Mynydd Tŵr or Holyhead Mountain from Bae Trearddur Bay" was inspired by a lovely early July day this year. I sat on Ravenspoint and decided to paint just a section of the view across Trearddur Bay.

This is my favourite view in the world. It gives me feelings of safety and security. It's a view I keep painting over and over again, in different seasons and light conditions. A few weeks ago, a friend enquired about buying a piece of my art featuring this view and when I looked I already had ten to show her!

I love the way the light moves on the mountain, one minute showing the light colours of the rock, the next moving to a majestic mauve-purple hue.

This piece was worked in Sennelier and other oil pastels. I hope you enjoy this take on my favourite place!

It's available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and on clothes, accessories, homewares and gift items at:

The A4 (29.7cm by 21cm) unframed original is available for £75 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £95. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Mynydd Tŵr or Holyhead Mountain from Bae Trearddur Bay on Ynys Môn / Anglesey, this time painted in oil pastels.

The A4 (29.7cm by 21cm) unframed original is available for £75 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £95. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

It's also available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like bags, dresses, tops, scarves, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Hope you’ve had a great week!

Today I'd like to share my painting of the flagstaff at Bae Trearddur Bay, Ynys Môn/Anglesey.

The unframed A5 (14.8x12cm) original watercolour sketch is available for £45 including UK postage. Please just message me to arrange your purchase.

Or it's available in all sorts of print options and printed to your order on some lovely things at:

And Redbubble are offering up to 40% off a wide range of items at the moment!

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Do you like a sunset…? Dach chi’n licio machlud…?

I do! And here’s one featuring my favourite view in the world… across Bae Trearddur Bay towards Mynydd Twr (Holyhead Mountain) from Ravenspoint (Pwynt Cigfrain), on Ynys Môn (Anglesey).

My A4 (21cm x 29.7cm) unframed original watercolour and pen piece is available for £85 including UK postage. If we live close enough for me to deliver to you, I can provide it framed for £100. Please just message me to arrange your purchase.

It's also available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like accessories, apparel, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

Diolch! Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Do you ever wonder why artists paint the picture you're looking at...?

"Oppies at Trearddur Bay" was inspired by my desire to share joyful memories of summer escapades by the sea through my art.

Here, optimist dinghies are sailing at Bae Trearddur Bay, Ynys Môn / Anglesey on the North Wales coast.

These small, single-handed sailing dinghy were designed for use by young people up to the age of 15. They are one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered. They are sailed in over 120 countries!

The piece is worked in Daniel Smith pigment-rich watercolours, including one paint containing genuine Lapis Lazuli!

The A4 (29.7cm by 21cm) unframed original is available for £75 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £95. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

Or it's available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like bags, dresses, tops, scarves, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Do you like being by the sea...? I love it - especially at Bae Trearddur Bay, Ynys Môn / Anglesey!

So here's one of my paintings of this wonderful place: "Oppies at Trearddur Bay".

The A4 (29.7cm by 21cm) unframed original is available for £75 including UK postage or, if we live close enough for us to deliver, in a frame it's £95. Please just private message me to arrange your purchase.

Or it's available in a mix of different types and sizes of prints, and printed on all sorts of lovely things (like bags, dresses, tops, scarves, homewares, gift items, etc) at:

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Just to share one of my watercolour sailing paintings that's on display at Deryn Cooper's wonderful five star Café on the Green near Manchester Airport.

I've been catching up on loading my coastal art of sailboats at Bae Trearddur Bay (on Ynys Môn/Anglesey) to my Redbubble store, so it's now available here too:

The myth is a 14' clinker built gaff rigged sailing boat. The Myths with their distinctive turkey red sails were first adopted for racing in Trearddur in 1922. At the club's centenary the fleet of Myths stood at over 40. They create iconic images as they compete against each other along the North Wales coast.

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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"When you can't change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails." (H. Jackson Brown, Jr)

I saw this saying on a mug designed as a gift for sailors recently and thought it was just wonderful!

Yes, many of us have an idea of what we want in life, but sometimes we need to change tack for a while to keep safe.

You may want to be a full-time artist, or be an entrepreneur and run your business full-time, or just retire early.

But if the sales aren't coming fast enough or the energy bills are too high, there's no shame in taking on a job for a while, part or full-time.

It might even bring some unexpected benefits like some new friendships and you might actually enjoy it!

It doesn't mean your life-plans aren't valid or aren't achievable in the end.

Taking a detour now might even give you extra experience, or planning and preparation time, that helps you get to where you want to be more easily!

Sometimes the things that are outside our control just have to be taken into account, and that doesn't mean you won't still get to where you want to go, eventually.

And who knows what new ideas or contacts you may pick up along the way!

This art's available printed-to-your-order, with minimal wastage at: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/56061010 And everything's 25% off, but not for long.

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Hi! Just to let you know that I've now published my August newsletter, which includes this new painting of mine (A4 so easy to frame, available for £75 unframed including UK postage - please just private message me to purchase!)

The newsletter includes some more new art and a crafting DIY project too!

It's available at: https://mailchi.mp/2a80ff8d35a9/bank-holiday-creativity-for-you

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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Did you receive my newsletter on Friday... ?

In it I shared the first view of my new watercolour painting "A Sunset Walk on Porth Diana", completed in Daniel Smith pigment rich watercolours.

It was inspired by a scene I saw one evening walking to our local, the Seacroft, in Trearddur Bay. There was a group walking on the beach at the water's edge. It looked just so idyllic, speaking to me of the simple pleasures family time by the coast brings.

The original watercolour is A4 size so easy to find an economic ready-made frame for, £75 unframed including UK postage, or £95 framed if I can deliver to you. Please just private message me to purchase it.

Or for reproductions (including cushions, mugs, prints, etc), please head over to https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/117995445

If you missed out on my newsletter and would like to receive it next month, please join me at: https://lymphomalass253520856.wordpress.com/

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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"Follow your own light."

When I was a young woman I was so uncertain about life, the universe and basically almost everything. I looked to others for advice and reassurance that I was taking the right steps. I didn't give myself enough credit because, whatever I might have seemed like on the outside, I lacked confidence in myself.

Since then, thankfully, I've learned to trust to my own inner light to guide my path. I've discovered that I can trust my own instinctive lead.

If I feel strongly that one particular way or or goal is the right one to follow, I've found it's invariably a good one.

I'm not saying things always turn out as I hoped. Very often they don't. But I've found that I've gained something along the way. Sometimes better understanding of how to go forward next time.

Quite often, though, following my own light has led to some really good outcomes!

This art is of my brother sailing his boat at Bae Trearddur, Ynys Môn, created in the summer of 2020 when I was strictly shielding and missing Anglesey. I decided not to feel nervous about using pens for this piece and it won a place in Artists and Illustrators Magazine online exhibition of Lockdown Art.

It's available to buy printed on all kinds of things (without the text) at: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/53102810

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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"Appreciate the little things in life."

Sometimes we can't have or fix the big things in life... the things we really need like good health, or the relationships we crave. So many people lack financial stability at the moment, and obviously that's a massive one.

Maybe it's at times like this that we most need to take a moment to appreciate the little things that are lovely, just to give us a few minutes rest from the things that make us anxious and unhappy.

Our favourite Christmas music, the frost on a leaf, the scent of fresh brewed coffee... the feeling of a hot water bottle at our feet.

Bees maybe both lovely and little, but they're essential to pollination and our food production. Sometimes the little things aren't so little after all.

To buy this art printed on all kinds of things, please go to: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/118640183 The original is for sale at Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham, Cheshire.

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx

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"Try thinking of three things to be grateful for each day."

This is the gratitude practice I was taught on a course for cancer patients and survivors.

Some of the other patients on the course had been given a terminal diagnosis and had also lost their partners to cancer too.

At first, I thought suggesting this "three things to be grateful for" exercise was obscene. How could anyone suggest this to these people...?

But gradually I realised that this was one of the very few things that could be suggested. And that it's better than offering nothing or, maybe even worse, empty sympathy.

It's something anyone could try. It won't solve the practical problems or limitations, but over time it might help someone to find an answer to those for themselves.

So here it is, for you.

To buy the art printed on all kinds of things, please head to: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/117995445 where there's 25% off everything today.

Thanks!

Sam aka LymphomaLass xx