Watercolour Sketch Draw. 3 Winners!!! For 3 Paintings

Finally arrived back from Thailand on the 14th August. Today I have been going through my sketch book of paintings and found two others to accompany the one That I've have been showing on my blog for the last few months before I left for Thailand. The winners have been notified by email. I will ask those winners to leave a comment on my blog after receiving the art work to ease any doubts some of you have that I'm actually giving my work away.

The reason for three draws taking places is that I've been away from the UK and not been in my studio to send so I'm playing catch up!

Augusts draw will take place on the 31st. The painting will be posted soon.

March's Watercolour Draw Winners Response

This months winner was from Edinburgh. After a delay of a week in getting the painting to the winner due to fog, so no flying in the Islands. I have just received this response below.


hi Patrick, thank-you for the March painting it is beautiful, in all my favourite colours. I just loved this one when I first saw it but never hoped I would own it, the scene is so tranquil I want to be there, you have captured it perfectly. I shall proudly hang it in my sitting room.thank-you again

April's Watercolour Draw Painting SUBSCRIBE AND WIN IT Draw date 30th April

Subscribe to my watercolour updates and be automatically entered into my monthly watercolour draw. March's painting will be drawn on April 30th. This is a genuine offer to art lovers to win an original piece of Cornish art. Thanks for all those that have subscribe so far and shown an interest in my work.

February's Watercolour Draw Winner is from Cirencester

"Venice Canals"

My second watercolour draw has taken place with a winner from Cirencester. The winner has responded to my email and seemed delighted with the painting. There paiting will be sent tomorrow by Royal Mail Recorded Delivery. I will post there email after they have recieved there painting.

If you go too http://www.watercolour-blog.co.uk/ you can see March's painting. The draw for March will take place on the 31st. Good luck and thanks for your continued interest in my site.

Febuary's Watercolour Draw winner!

February's watercolour draw has been drawn. I'm waiting a response from the winner and as soon as I heard back from the them more details will be posted. If there is no response within seven days I will make new draw.

The painting for March will be posted here within the next two days!

Comment From Our First Watercolour Draw Winner (January)

Below is a comment from our first watercolour draw winner for the month of January. The next draw will take place on the 29th February!


Dear Patrick

the painting arrived yesterday - it is wonderful! I can't wait to get it framed and hung on the wall I have been telling my husband that it is the pair of us taking a walk on the beach after being down the Levant Mine! Thank you so much as well for the lovely card and your kind works - that will be framed also! I still can't believe that I was lucky enough to be drawn as the prize winner. Once again thank you so very, very much for the painting. with kind regards and best wishes.


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February's Painting Draw. SUBSCRIBE AND WIN IT!!!!

This months painting is an Acrylic on gesso primed board. The draw will take place on the 29th February. All those that have subscribed to my painting updates will be automatically be re-enterd.

If you haev any questions about the draw or paintng just leave comments and I will do my best to answer any queries.

Good luck!

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January's Watercolour Draw Winner!!

My first watercolour draw has gone ahead and we have a winner from Stevenage. I had a total of 49 subcribers to my watercolour updates and hopfully that number will steadly grow!!

I have emailed the winner and I will be sending the painting my Recorded delivery today.

Hopefully the winner will be happy to post a comment to a speical page I am going to dedicate to watercolour draw winners.

The next painting will be posted later today, so check back to see what you might win this month!

Why Give Art Work Away!!

People have emailed and asked me why I'm giving away paintings away, so here is my answer.

As a full time artist it is really important to know that people are interested in your work in a general sense. Selling on the internet is an impersonal business so to counteract this I enjoy the thought that I can create some form of rapport with my customers. My watercolour draw is a way of doing this. Rather than just bombarding the internet with images on a daily basis and expecting viewers to buy, I can involve people in my art and offer something back because actually, although this is my business, it is so much more satisfying to receive feedback as well as an income.

My philosophy and overall work ethic is that my art is intended to be decorative and should above all else be purchased in order to give pleasure to the owner. I am not really much of a believer in the ownership of art works for their investment value. I would like to think my paintings will be looked at and generally appreciated because they are interesting and pleasing to the eye.

I also believe art is often tremendously over priced, especially when it is purchased through a gallery. I have a small gallery here at my home in the Isles of Scilly which I open through the summer months. The most expensive painting on the wall is around £100 - £150 which includes a quality double mount and frame. I have original work starting from as little as £5 so anyone who comes in can afford to buy something if they want to. If it makes people feel better go to and spend hundreds of pounds on art work then good luck to them, but spending large amounts doesn't necessarily mean better work.

Of course the other reason I like to keep my art resonably priced is that it produces a much higher turnover of work, which in turn means I have to paint more, keeping me on the ball and stimulated. If I get bored then that is reflected in my work - as history will confirm painting is all about mood. One of my favourite periods in art is impressionism, and whilst I am not intending to portray myself as an idealist, slaving away against all the odds, I do agree with their belief that art is about ordinary people living ordinary lives ... and I want to be able to reach today's ordinary people. The internet is a fantastic vehicle for someone in a business such as mine, but the main disadvantage is that my audience is totally remote, which brings me back to the reason why I am offrering work for free.

I hope this helps to explain my motives and thank you to everyone who has spent time looking at my site.

http://www.lovecornishart.co.uk/

Watercolour Give Away!! Subscribe to the montly watercolour draw and win some original Cornish Art

Today I was sorting out in my studio and realized I had lot of artwork that has never made the gallery or exhibition for one reason or another. So I have decided to hold a monthly draw. This is an opportunity for blog readers in the UK to acquire a piece of original Cornish art for free. The offer is open to all countries but those subcribers that do not have a delivery address in the UK will have to pay the cost of shipping (sorry). The draw will take place on the last day in month and the winner will be notified by email. If you subscribe for this month your details will be entered every month until you cancel your subscription. This is totally free to enter and is a genuine offer to win some art.

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