Etsy Shop Now Open!

Soooo Excited! Today I’ve finally opened my Etsy shop JayPeaStudio.  I’ve uploaded my new bright, spring collection of original paintings and Giclee Prints.  Please take a look and leave a comment  Thank you lovely peeps xxxx​ [wpvideo...

The Master

Putting finishing touches to Master Chief. I’ve worked into it with promarkers as struggled to get the darks in coloured pencil. My black coloured pencil is now about 1inch long lol 😂 

Something Different 

I love the challenges that come with a commission. It often pushes you out of your comfort zone and forces you to try something new.  Scary as it is, there is nothing more exciting. But it can all go horribly wrong!! What if they don’t like it?  I go...

Make time for ‘Messy Time’

‘Don’t touch!’, ‘those are mammy’s pencils’, ‘mammy is working’ are all things I often hear myself saying to the little hands reaching and eager to create.  It’s important to make time for ‘messy...

Keeping Motivated!

We are half way through January and I can feel the strain of keeping the ‘changes’ going. Positive thinking and positive actions are the only way we can achieve our goals in 2017!  I wanted to finish this piece last weekend but I’m getting...

Drawing Cherries 🍒 

Today I have spent a couple of hours adding extra detail to the little Bluebird. I love it when I get to this stage as the coloured pencil really starts to pop out! The coloured pencils are not sharp enough to get really fine detail so I’ve use graphite for the...