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Marja Brown
- Nov 13, 2021
- 2 min
From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece
"How are you?" "I´m doing this..and that..and then this..!" "Yes..but how ARE you Marja?" A phone call from a friend reminded me how easy...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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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