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.

So this is a little story about when you've painted something once and it keeps calling you back until you paint it again.

And yes, I do have a bit of a perfectionist issue which means if I think I can do something better it will keep niggling me until I give it another go.

My first attempt at this penguin, around 2013, was a quick oil on canvas board sketch, done in the lead up to Christmas. This is my second attempt, painted in digital oil paints and was generally a slower, more considered look at the subject.

Not entirely dissimilar to rereading a favourite book, there are always new things you notice and understand when revisiting a subject. The passage of time and experience inevitably influences the way you see it and interpret it.

It just goes to show that even familiar things are never beyond the journey of rediscovery and new revelations.