A house that caught my eye in Deloraine, Tasmania.
Happy Mother’s Day to all those with Mums and/or who are Mums and gentleness for those who are find Mother’s Day tough,
from PJ Paintings
Caught my Eye
watercolor
Messy Hair Day
A messy hair day, painted on Khadi Paper made from recycled cotton rags.
Sometimes messy hair adds to the cuteness factor.
I hope that your week has got off to a good start.
Cheers, from PJ Paintings
Salamanca Market March 19, 2022
Hobart put on another perfect market weather day on Saturday.
My very first visitor was from Cairns, Queensland. She bought a greeting card. Soon after, I had a couple visiting from Toronto, Canada. Their daughter had their first two grandchildren during COVID, now 14 months and two months old. They bought an A-3 sized print of âHanging Outâ for Audrey, the two-month-old and said that hopefully that will help her sleep more (lol). Another âHanging Outâ print is going to make its home in Townsville, Queensland.
quality prints available at https://pjpaintings.com/collections/wombats
A âLazy Daysâ and âHome among the Gum Treesâ print is heading to Newcastle, New South Wales (NSW). A young girl, from the Hunter Valley https://www.winecountry.com.au/plan/history , which is very close to Newcastle, bought a small âHouse Sharingâ print with her own money. (I gave her a discount. I always do when children spend their own hard-earned money. I think it is something quite honouring that from all the things on display at a market that they choose to buy a piece of art).
Another couple visiting from Canada visited and purchased âSitting on the Fenceâ. They are from Newfoundland. The university there has an exchange program with the University of Tasmania, which their daughter took the opportunity of this arrangement to study in Australia. Long flights are now an integral part of their lives because she met her Tasmanian partner and has made her life here.
quality prints available at https://pjpaintings.com/collections/birds
A gentleman, attending a conference in Tasmania and working in some golfing while heâs here, purchased three prints: âFriendship Refreshes the Soulâ, âHammock Lifeâ, and I think the third one was âSupportive Nestworksâ for his friend who lives in NSW. His friend’s house was destroyed by fire and these prints are going to be his house-warming gift. He will be moving into his new house in about three weeks. His friend told me that he is a great fan of my art. He definitely is as he has bought eight of my prints over the past few years and will now be getting three more!
I also sold this small original painting, painted on Khadi paper made from recycled cotton rags.
Thanks for visiting and I hope that the upcoming week is a gentle one for you.
Cheers, from PJ Paintings
at site 30 at Salamanca Market, Tasmania
Quality prints are available at www.pjpaintings.com
Salamanca Market March 5, 2022
I navigated the stairs out of my house in darkness to make the short drive to Salamanca Market. Rain was forecasted but thankfully none eventuated.
My first visitors to the stall were locals and they purchased a âLazy Daysâ print, followed by two sisters who bought âLeafy Decorumâ and âGlamour Girlsâ for their mother, just because they love her. Their mother loves black cockatoos.
Some of the under-18 girls Australian Football Rules (AFL) state team, Tasmania Devils, stopped by before playing their Victoria competitors in Hobart. https://tasdevils.com.au/ (unfortunately, they lost their game).
A âSitting on the Fenceâ print is heading to Melbourne.
A âSea Lifeâ print is going to the Gold Coast to adorn a nursery. The couple are expecting their first baby. Water came close to their house but thankfully receded before it reached the house.
A newly married couple bought a âDouble Dateâ print. A lady, visiting from South Australia, purchased a âBunk Bedsâ print. Sheâs travelling around Tasmania before she heads home. Three ladies bought three small âSalamanca Freshâ pouches to remind them of their time here. A man bought a “Salamanca Fresh” cushion cover to take back to Melbourne. My paintings printed on square cushion covers, made in Australia, are available at https://pjpaintings.com/collections/cards
A young man from France purchased some Tasmanian bird images for a souvenir. Heâs been travelling for 2.5 years, firstly visiting New Caledonia.
Two original paintings sold today, a painting of platypus and elephants. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo of both paintings.
It took me quadruple the time to drive home because there was a car accident before the Tasman Bridge. It was good to get home and put my feet up. đ
Thanks for visiting and I hope that the upcoming week is a gentle one for you.
Cheers, from PJ Paintings
High quality prints available at www.pjpaintings.com
Salamanca Market February 19, 2022
It was chilly in the morning. My face felt cold while setting up the stall. As the day progressed, so did the temperature, eventually getting up to 27 degrees Celsius. We could hear constant helicopter activity and sirens at the market. I found out that was because there was a fire at Mt Nelson. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-19/watch-and-act-issued-for-hobart-suburb/100845458 I think it has been successfully dealt with, thankfully.
My first visitors to the stall was a couple that have been living in Melbourne for five years and are moving back to Ireland. They bought âEnchanted Forest Iâ.
available at https://pjpaintings.com/collections/birds
Then I had another couple, who bought âBunk bedsâ and âSitting on the Fenceâ and they told me that they will be coming with them back to Ireland. They have a two- and four-year-old and are also living in Melbourne. They were planning on moving back to Ireland and then the pandemic happened, forcing them to postpone the move. Both families are moving in less than two months. What an undertaking! I feel tired just thinking about a move like that.
âThe Three Amigos IIâ was the best seller today. A couple bought a âThe Three Amigos IIâ print for his sister who is going back to Germany, where she currently lives and works. Sheâs a violinist in Germany. He has another sibling and the three of them affectionately call themselves the three amigos. Another young couple bought three prints of the kookaburras because he wanted one for himself and his two friends. The three of them also call themselves the three amigos. They also bought framed prints of âBunk bedsâ and âSilent Discoâ. They also asked if they could have a photo of us. I happily obliged.
Then, âThe Three Amigos IIâ went to a couple from the Gold Coast, QLD and a few others sold but I couldnât catch where their destination was. I went home without a single âThe Three Amigos IIâ print.
A large âLazy Daysâ tote bag is heading for Sydney.
available at https://pjpaintings.com/collections/bags
The cuddly original wombat painting sold today too. It is staying in Hobart.
A regular visitor to my stall gave me this little memento of my birthplace in Belgium. It is unheard of to see anything connected to Hasselt, Belgium in Tasmania.
Thank you for visiting and I wish you a creative upcoming week.
Cheers from PJ Paintings
at site 30 at Salamanca Market, Tasmania
Quality prints are available at http://www.pjpaintings.com
Salamanca Market February 5, 2022
It doesnât take long until Iâm leaving for the market in semi-darkness again. Thankfully blue skies and sunshine soon made their presence.
The first visitors to the stall were a young couple from Brisbane. They saw several echidnas while exploring Tasmania and said they had a soft spot for them. Therefore, âSpiky Bunk Bedsâ was their chosen print.
A couple visiting from Hervey Bay, Queensland, the whale capital of Australia he told me, bought an A-3 sized print of âWho, Who, Who are You? IIâ. Another couple from Adelaide and Sydney bought âWho, Who, Who are You? IIâ also. There are not many prints of this size left of this painting and the A-4 size limited edition print run ran out over a year ago. https://www.visitfrasercoast.com/why-hervey-bay-is-australias-whale-watching-capital/
A couple from Sydney bought three prints âSpiky Bunk Bedsâ, âHanging Outâ and âHouse Sharingâ. Another visitor from Sydney purchased a âSalamanca Saturdaysâ print and a lady also from Sydney purchased my original painting of a Flame Robin.
A gallery that is representing me phoned me during the market to tell me that they sold the original painting of âGoldilocks and the 20 Penguinsâ. When they were visiting Tasmania, she bought a print of âGoldilocks and the 20 Penguinsâ and when she got back to Sydney, she decided she just had to have the original painting. So, Goldilocks the Wombat, is going to make its home in Sydney.
Thank you for visiting and I wish you a great upcoming week.
Cheers from PJ Paintings
at site 30 at Salamanca Market, Tasmania
Quality prints are available at http://www.pjpaintings.com
Walking Fish
There are some rare, extremely critically threatened fish that look like they are walking on their hands that live in the Derwent River in Tasmania (I can see the river from my house). There are 14 species of the Tasmanian Handfish. They are tiny and a little grumpy looking but awfully cute at the same time.
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/animals/marine-life/spotted-handfishhttps://www.derwentestuary.org.au/species/spotted-handfish/
I love drawing and painting strutting emus! I have so much fun creating personalities, designing outfits and imaginary scenes. This emu has decided that the fish need some fresh air.
This painting is painted on Khadi Mill paper that is made from recycled cotton rags. It is approximately 20 x 20 cm and the original painting is for sale at:
Cheers, Patricia Hopwood-Wade
Salamanca Market January 22, 2022
Wonderful blue skies, sun and heat was served up for todayâs market.
It was a day for selling tote bags and pouches. Early in the morning, a couple from northern Queensland, Townsville, bought a âSalamanca Saturdaysâ tote bag.
Then a nicely bronzed young couple purchased a âLazy Daysâ tote bag. She was exuberant about my wombats in hammocks paintings. They were from Melbourne, which surprised me. I thought that they would be from Queensland with their golden suntans. They explained that they have spent a week at Freycinet and a lot of time at the beach. https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/national-parks-and-wilderness/freycinet-national-park-wineglass-bay
A couple with a large, black assistive dog, that was seeking shade and laying down at every opportunity, purchased âHanging Outâ tote bag. She has a wombat collection, showing me her wombat earrings that she was wearing. They live on the south coast of NSW and have many wild wombats on their property. Their dog is so used to them that he just looks at them now.
A couple spending their last day in Tassie, purchased two wombat prints: âHanging Outâ and âBunk bedsâ. They live on a property north-west of Sydney that also has many wombats visit their property and dig plenty of holes/burrows.
A mother bought a âLazy Daysâ tote bag for her daughterâs birthday. Sheâs a wombat rescue carer. A sweet brother, and first-time-uncle-to-be, bought a âHanging Outâ print for his sister, who is having a baby girl in three months. A couple bought two prints. She chose âHanging Outâ and he chose âSuspendedâ. He said he, âhad a thing for whales, my name is Jonahâ.
A family visited the stall, and the mother bought her teenage son an âEmu can Flyâ print. She said her sonâs nick name is âEmuâ. I asked him if he likes this nick name, and he does, which was good to hear.
I sold three original paintings today. Two urban sketches and an echidna digging up a bit of a mess.
Late in the day, a mother and young son visited the stall and young Fynn chose a âWhat the Devil?!â pouchâŚ. and then packing-up-time soon snuck up and thatâs exactly what I did, packed up, went home, then unpacked and then finally sat down and put my feet up.
Thank you for visiting. I wish you a great weekend and upcoming week.
A Little Bit of Humour
Can an ant feed five echidnas???!
I hope that my latest painting gives you a little chuckle.
Echidnas have spines like a porcupine, a beak like a bird, a pouch like a kangaroo, and lays eggs like a reptile. They are a member of the monotremes, along with the platypus, an order of egg-laying mammals. They are a small, solitary mammal native to Tasmania and Australia. They are usually 30 to 40 cm long and weigh between 2 to 4.5 kilos.
I love the way they walk, they waddle (on the ground). They don’t climb trees or swing from gum nuts, but the beauty of having artistic licence is that you can create whimsical and humorous scenes like this.Â
 Quality A-4 and A-3 sizes Limited Edition print runs of 100 of “Dinner for Five???”, numbered, titled and signed by me, the artist are available at: https://pjpaintings.com/collections/realistic-animals/products/dinner-for-five  and the original painting will soon be available at Tiger ina Papera Unique Woodcraft Gallery, 7/81 Salamanca Place, Hobart, when it exits from the framers. https://au.placedigger.com/tiger-ina-papera-unique-woodcraft731112233.html
I hope that “Dinner for Five?” gave you a little chuckle this morning.
Cheers, from Patricia (PJ) Hopwood-Wade
Swinging Hedgehog
I received a commission request from a son, who lives in Australia. He wanted to commission me to paint a painting for his mother, who lives in the UK and is involved with a hedgehog rescue group. She loves hedgehogs. He asked me to paint a hedgehog for her.
I find that you just canât plonk an animal on a piece of paper and call it a painting. Composition is critical. I had a difficult time thinking of how to fulfil this request, not to mention that I have never painted a hedgehog before.
Finally, a workable idea developed. I decided to try to combine elements from both countries in this painting.
Both the son and mother were thrilled with the painting and it has sparked an idea for more paintings along this line.
Wishing you a good week, from Patricia (PJ) Hopwood-Wade
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