A shiny new website.

Hello everyone. 

I have some exciting news. 

A very clever man called James Shedden has just finished making my website for me. I'm thrilled with how it looks. 

Here it is! 

www.victoriawhincup.com

I will be adding new work from time to time, so keep your eyes peeled for that. 

Also, if I were you, I would take a peek at James Shedden's work. It's just super. 

www.jshedden.com

I went to Bruges last weekend on the ferry and had a wonderful time. I will put some photographs on here very soon. It's a beautiful place, full of pretty buildings, divine chocolate and strong beer. 

I could smell Spring in the air yesterday, which is also exciting. 

Photographs.

Recently, I have mostly been taking photographs of my new wedding stationary range, (along with watching The Fast Show). I find it rather tricky. Hopefully if I keep going I will get some good ones. So if you know anyone who would be interested in my stationary; please send them my way! 

In other news, here is a commission I made for a nice man from America. I've never made a tree before but I was pleased with the result, and so was he! 

I can't wait until it's warm enough to go camping. 

I do love camping, especially on the beach. 

Bright colours please.

Patterns. 

It was grey outside yesterday. 

I remembered how much I enjoy painting with gouache. Continuing with my 'patterns' project, I decided to bring some bright colours into the equation. The bottom image is a book cover design for a book I intend to read soon. 

Wedding Bells.....not mine!

Recently I have been busy designing more wedding invitations. I loved the fact that the couple I made the first ones for were so pleased with it all.....It made me want to do more! Here are a few designs. They are now for sale in my Etsy shop. 

I'm rather excited about it! 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/victoriawhincup

A Valentine's Day Card.

This nice boy is now available as a card in my Etsy shop....with free postage! 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/91079675/valentines-day-greetings-card-free

In other news, I watched West Side Story for the first time ever last night and cried my eyes out! 

I loved it.

I like patterns.

I am really enjoying painting simple patterns like this at the moment, in muted tones. 

Houses and Mountains! 

I'm thinking about making printed t shirts again...... 

Triangles.

I had a nice time last night painting these triangles. 

I have set myself a little project based on patterns. I use a lot of pattern within my work but I think actually making a pattern is slightly different. 

It struck me that a pattern made by hand is a different thing entirely to one made digitally. Mistakes  are sometimes made, and the mark making is not always even. In a way, I think a linear pattern like this one, becomes organic because of the way it's made. In my case, the pattern becomes less neat the further on it goes. I'm not sure this effect could be made if it was produced digitally.

Have I been thinking about this too much? Probably.