Happy New Year!

 I know I'm late but Happy New Year everyone!

I know that a monthly update is usually considered the absolute minimum but life happens. Life most definitely finds a way - a way to jerk me around until I feel sick. I don't need a merry-go-round to feel nausea, just trying to keep up with the demands thrown my way has a knack of doing it.

On the good news I did manage to launch my Springs store before Christmas!  I could have sworn black is white that I had done a post about that but I guess I either didn't or I did and didn't manage to post it so blogger has swallowed it.

Therefore, to make up lost time (drum roll please!)...

https://vjbartlett.creator-spring.com/

 What is more we've already to have some sales in the Low Sun line.  Low Sun being a painting I did of a boy watching the sun set from the dune near the channel at Wells-next-to-Sea. Unfortunately we will not be able to revisit this scene as said dune is no longer there, having been eroded to nothing by foot traffic in the last ten years. I could make a comment about human nature but I think it has been said before. Instead I'll say that I am proud to have caught this place in paint before it disappeared.  This is why humans have made art since we started as a species, ever since our ancestors painted ash and ground stones across the walls of caves - we are trying to catch our memories before they slide away from us, to set them down so if we are gone before we can tell the next generation then something of our minds linger in this world to be remembered.

It is amazing what lengths we will go to in the race to be remembered.  Is this what scares so many alien races in fiction? The fact that they struggle to match our drive? Just a theory.

In addition to a snap shot of the a fore mentioned Low Sun here is a snap shot of my current favourite of the range available - Draconic Discussion.

Feel free to check out the designs on the links on both this post and my shop. There are thirteen separate lines of produces - one for each design completed so far.

Be safe everyone and good luck.