From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece
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Marja's Blog
Marja Brown
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
REMEMBRANCE
What is it with you and poppies?? In case you hadn´t noticed, I´ve got a thing about poppies. I love painting them! These lovely...
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Marja Brown
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
SPELLBINDING OFFER
Halloween. Witches, ghosts and pumpkin lanterns.. AND 20% discount on ALL original paintings, prints and commissions from October 31...
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Marja Brown
- Oct 23, 2021
- 3 min
Selling Paintings - Artketing!
Words like “marketing”, “stakeholders” and even “sales” feel as if they belong in a different department from the little studio space...
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Marja Brown
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Pruning my Life
I´ve got way too much STUFF! Although it was obvious to family and friends, this was the blinding revelation I had from the professional...
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Marja Brown
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
TAKING INVENTORY
I haven´t got time for that! I just want to paint today… I read my to do list, sigh, and reach for my trusty box of distractions: the...
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Marja Brown
- Oct 2, 2021
- 3 min
Seeds of Success
It´s undeniably autumn and the countryside is drenched in golden light, ablaze with all my favourite, glorious, vibrant colours. There´s...
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Marja Brown
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
HOW MUCH??
I remember walking through the famous L´Orangerie Museum in Paris some years ago, thrilled to experience the power and pleasure of some...
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Marja Brown
- Sep 18, 2021
- 3 min
ON-LINE GALLERIES? ABSOLUTELY!
"You ought to try exhibiting in the on-line galleries”. “Oh no, I can´t do that, I´m not tech savvy enough!” That was my response to a...
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Marja Brown
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
Setting Sail
Particularly at this time of year when the holidaymakers have gone home, Sunny and I love to walk at Baiter Park in Dorset overlooking...
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Marja Brown
- Sep 4, 2021
- 3 min
PAINTING COMMISSIONS
It´s immensely rewarding and a privilege to have just completed a large painting for a charming man who commissioned a Durdle Door...
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Marja Brown
- Aug 28, 2021
- 3 min
Preparing for Art and Craft Shows
I´m excited to be getting ready for my first Art and Craft show since 2019. From September 7-10, I´ll be at Burley Village Hall in the...
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Marja Brown
- Aug 21, 2021
- 3 min
Painting Corfe Castle
I went to the beautiful Isle of Purbeck with my lovely friend Annabel this week, to visit some of the landscapes I love to paint, to see...
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Marja Brown
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
Art for Healing
It´s so comforting to believe that everything happens for a reason, but why does that penny only drop with hindsight? On days when chaos...
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Marja Brown
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Colour Psychology
“What´s your favourite colour?” I had to smile when I read this question on Facebook. I´m wearing blue, green, and yellow patterned...
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Marja Brown
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
Finding My Style
I came to a familiar crossroads recently when I contemplated a complete change of style in my painting. As I looked at my collection I...
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Marja Brown
- Jul 24, 2021
- 4 min
Green, Gold and Sky
I recently read that the difference between an artist and a painter is that an artist creates art, while a painter paints pictures. I´m...
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Marja Brown
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
What Do You Think?
Over the past few months I´ve written a lot about my life and my work as an artist here in Dorset. It´s been a privilege to be able to...
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Marja Brown
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
GADGET GIRL!
I´m forwarding a video, postponing a meeting, checking my emails, and speaking face to face to a friend in Spain all at the same time. ...
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Marja Brown
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Lightbulb Moment
I was watching a murder mystery set in west Cork, and was captivated by glimpses of the iconic Fastnet Lighthouse. Designed to withstand...
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