Mythly

Month: October 2025

  • A little robin, I think anyone could try.

    Hi all so I revisiting this blog a wrote a few years ago now, it has proven to be one of my most popular blogs and maybe one you’d like to try in the run up to Christmas

     

    Things happening in my life at the moment has reminded me yet again about how precious life is It made me think how fragile ‘now’ is, lets make the most of it, say the things you want to say to people .Take time to enjoy a sunrise or savour that cup of coffee. Wear that top you’ve been saving for best…you never know.

    I also want to make the most of ‘here’ as well as ‘now’

    A walk in a lovely Devon wood

    A long look up through the old branches, what has this old tree ‘seen’, who else has passed this way ?

    Decades past this tree has stood here, and we can only marvel at it’s endurance.

    Savouring a sunset on a fine cold crisp Devon Day , 

    As we head towards the shortest day, and hold the ones we love closer, these are the things I want to savour…

    So take some time out and have a go at my little robin , have fun x

     

    Step 1

    Draw your robin…..

    Step 2

    Paint the eye, remember to leave some light in the eye and add some very dark darks.

    Step 3 

    Paint his red breast, which isn’t just red but yellow , orange and browny red, blend and add the colours until you are happy.

    Step 4

    Add some blue then merge to the brown of the wings. 

    Step 5

    Keep going

    blending and maybe flicking some paint as you go

    Step 6

    Add the legs  feet and the branch, using a purple made from cobalt blue and cadmium red.

    Step 7

    Add snow ( it is nearly Christmas after all).

    Step 8

    Add any finishing touches, I like to rub out pencil lines and step back from the work to check the colours .

    Your robin is done x

  • Our 2026 calendars have arrived 🙂

    Our calendars for 2026 have arrived! We thought you might appreciate something slightly different so we’ve chosen calendars from five artists instead of three, but ordered fewer of each.

    So order your favourite calendar now, but if the one you want is out of stock, do not be dismayed! Just enter your email into the ‘click here to be notified when it becomes available’ box and we’ll order more and let you know when they arrive 🙂

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    ~ AMANDA CLARK’S PAGAN AND WILDLIFE CALENDAR ~

     

    ~ ANGIE LIVINGSTONE’S MYSTICAL REALMS CALENDAR ~

     

    ~ CLARE TEBBOTH’S CHANGING HEDGEROWS CALENDAR ~

     

    ~ HANNAH WILLOW’S PAGAN AND WILDLIFE CALENDAR ~

     

    ~ MARIE BROWN’S CATS CALENDAR ~

  • New Gaming Mats for MTG

    New gaming mats for MTG are now available – https://tokensformtg.com/artist/artist/amy-brown

  • Spooky new cards for Halloween / Samhain 🙂

    Halloween / Samhain is just two weeks away! These beautiful cards from Angie Livingstone and Hannah Willow have arrived to add a little seasonal spookiness 🙂

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    A red fox, outlined in gold, leaps toward the left, leaving behind a trail of silver stars. Behind, trees outlined in gold with sparse red and gold leaves, shine in the night sky. A white hare sits looking up towards a full moon shining through the trees in the centre of the design. A white owl sits in a tree. Green grass, lit by the moonlight, is covered in small gold and orange flowers.
    An older woman in a thick coat and dress stands in a cave, her face and body lit by a fire burning in the centre. A tripod holds a cooking pot with a handle above the fire. The interior glows a golden colour, as do the contents of the spoon the woman is holding above the pot. Ghostly blue and gold animal figures, including a raven, owl and deer, drift up and away from the pot. Beyond, an oval entrance to the cave looks out to the view of a distant mountain.
    A sideview silhouette of a witch with pointed hat and long flowing hair, with a cat sitting in her outstretched arms facing towards her. The silhouette is lit behind with gold. Bats fly in front of the backlight. The witch's long dress is decorated with stars and moons.

     

  • Autumn Hedgerow

    As Autumn takes a firm grasp on the hedgerows and fields of Mid Devon I can see  inspiration everywhere. I am a real lover of warm summer days but there aren’t the depth of colours that are  at this time of year.I walk everyday with my phone in my pocket drinking in the views and snapping things that attract my interest,

     

    yesterday I wanted to encapsulate the colours of the Mid Devon hedges into one painting….

    And so began a lovely long couple of days in the studio, firstly as always I plan the painting on paper, using the snaps I’ve taken ,my imagination and my pencil.

    Once I am happy with my composition I tape it onto a board, I then mask out using masking fluid the areas of white I want to preserve

    . This painting is 28cm x 38cm and I have decided I want it to fade towards the edges.

    I begin on the blackberries. I use a very small brush and paint in all the colours I can see graduating from the lightest light cerulean blue to the darkest indigo

    Then a squirt of water with my spray bottle , I want that lovely blackberry juice to ooze all over the paper…

    Then the ivy leaves with their shiny surfaces and touches of sky reflected back at me, to achieve the veins in the leaves I take a wet brush clean with water and paint out the lines. I am not striving for botanical accuracy, simply an essence of each plant and insect and a harmony between them.

     

    I splatter paint around and blur edges, until to my eye it looks ‘right’.

    This is a labour of love and I need to take my time, each element deserves attention and I need to pace myself. I can be an impatient painter so I need to take breaks and go steady. There is no time limit to this piece

    I have spent a whole day getting this far time to put down brushes .

    Today I was raring to go

    Butterfly next nestled in the blackberries, and now I must confess my photo taking lapsed a bit. I was busy concentrating on all the different leaves and berries. Trying never to be static, or use just one colour in a leaf. On and on I go completing and joining the different pieces of the painting, I add elements and take elements away as I adapt and change my piece as I go

    I turn the board around and play about with edges , adding and taking away with water and paint. It is the magic that I love

    Until finally my picture is done to my satisfaction. I always leave them to dry naturally before rubbing off the masking fluid with a normal eraser. As well as rubbing out any unwanted pencil lines

    I like to add insects and butterflies to my work as the hedges buzz as I go past with bees and birds, with all kinds of living things. And so another painting is finished.

  • Update: USA Shipping – October 2025

    We’ve started shipping to the USA again!

    Following the USA’s removal of the ‘de minimis’ customs threshold in August we had to suspend shipping due to uncertainty around US import charges. However, with greater clarity and the quick response of our courier, we’re tentatively (in case something crops up!) resuming shipping to the USA.

    When your order is going to the USA, import duties and/or customs charges will be added to the order total automatically when you check out. Our courier will pay those duties and charges to the US government when we ship your order, which means it should pass through US customs without delay, and without additional charges to you.

    The only slight fly in the ointment (isn’t there always?) is that our shop adds an additional charge which doesn’t come into effect until next year, which means the total is slightly more than necessary. We’re unable to remove this charge, so when we ship your order we’ll refund you the difference if it’s more than 50 cents.

    We hope the above information is clear. Please contact us if you have any questions.

    Linda and Steven

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