CARD SPECIFICATIONS

• Measures 14 x 14cm / 5.5 x 5.5 inches (folded)

• Each card comes in a cellophane sleeve with a brown craft envelope

• There is a slight gloss finish on the outside, the inside is blank and has a matt finish, suitable for any pen and a variety of occasions!

• Printed on 280gsm gloss paper, sourced from sustainable forests.

Please remember that colours may differ slightly from what your monitor displays.

All cards are shipped in a sturdy cardboard envelope via standard first-class royal mail. If you would like your parcel to be tracked, please contact me to discuss shipping upgrades.

WHAT IS A DIGITAL PAINTING?

I have come to digital painting from a traditional fine art background, working for over 20 years in mediums such as oil paint on canvas and pastels.

A couple of years ago I started applying this knowledge and experience to digital painting.

Watch this short video to see my set up and how I create a digital painting, building an image up from scratch, in the same way I would if using oil paint or pastel.

HOW DID THIS PIECE COME ABOUT?

Check out this little video that gives you a little overview of how this piece evolved.

Not your average Christmas Dinky, I grant you, but the obvious choice of the Dinky 485 Ford Model didn't feel quite right to me. So, I kept on looking and found this jazzy number.

His name is Stripey, The Magic Mini (model no.107).

Pretty rare, as he was only produced by Dinky between 1967-69.

The colours, quirkiness and sense of fun, hit the nail on the head for me, this was definitely what I had been looking for.

He also has an eccentric backstory, featuring in a series of rather bazaar comics/ books called Candy & Andy created by Gerry Anderson (of ‘Thunderbirds’ & ‘Captain Scarlett’ fame). Candy & Andy were children (made of plastic) who lived with two panda bears called Mr & Mrs. Bearanda. Their main activity was to drive around in this magic mini, helping people with various things - so all in keeping with a sense of Christmas spirit!

Backstory aside, I’m a big fan of the mini in general, there is something so personable about its shape and size. So finding this extra colourful version of it, instantly appealed … it is a car that seems to sing celebrations, and what better occasion than Christmas!