Spent yesterday at the SAA event in Manchester.  Watched some interesting demonstrations, chatted to a few fellow artists, promoted Mazart Studio and of course shopped.  I now have some atelier acrylics and inktense sticks and pencils.
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Popped into an art shop yesterday and bought myself a new sketch book.  Black hardback cover and all those empty white sheets inside.  Plan is to take on holiday to beautiful Scotland, with my pencils and crayons, to capture some of their stunning scenery- Which hopefully will give me the starting point for some new paintings.

So I went into the art store and just bought a sketch book? 

Well no - also bought some more acrylics ( acrylic undertpainting with oils is working for me ) and tear off...
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Found some 20 x 16 canvases yesterday at the bargain price of £2.49.  16 x 12 canvases at £1.49.  Just needed to check in the store that they are OK (some on the shelves were damaged).  Picked out some good ones and on closer inspection to other canvases bought they're OK quality wise. Then this morning was offered 60% of business cards ( well they don't go off).  So am feeling quite the bargain hunter. 

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Decided to have a lie in this morning - forgetting that I'd ordered some more card supplies.  Woken by hammering at the door - I hate that kind of wake up call but the delivery guy gets a laugh seeing me with hair askew in PJ's.

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Went to buy some white acrylic paint ( to help resuce the frame I messed up this week ).  Came out with several tubes of differerent acrylic colours ( well it was on offer if you bought 2 or more ) and some colour detailers ( shapes I haven't already got).  Going to the SAA event tomorrow in Manchester - think I should leave my credit card at home????
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Whilst framing my Clematis paintng I managed to spoil the frame by misplacing the hanging rings on the frame so the screws started to push through the front.  Now trying to repair an expensive frame. AaaaaaaaaaaaaaHhhhhhhhhh - stupid girl!!!!!
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A frame (that isn't really right for the painting), a storage box (well it was too good a price to miss), some clear wallets for my cards ( well as I was there I may as well stock up), some burnt umber watercolour (my tube is almost empty so whist I remember) and olive green gouache (haven't got that and you never know when you'll get the urge to paint olives).  Then wandered over to the brushes ( just in case someone has invented a new one I've not seen - they hadn't).  Remembered that I'd s...
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