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'Best In Show' Exhibition - Margate, UK
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Garden Explorer by Kim Haskins, 2018 Below are details of an upcoming exhibition featuring a few of my new works. If you can't make it, you can drop Lovely's Gallery a line and they will be able to let you know some of the works you can buy directly from them without having to visit. Lovelys248 Northdown RoadCliftonville, Margate, Kent, UK, CT9 2PX Telephone: (+44) 01843 292757 Email: caroline@lovelysgallery.co.uk Best in Show Saturday 5th May - Saturday 26th May Join the fun in May for Best in Show, an exhibition of artwork here at Lovelys celebrating all things cat and dog!! Featuring the charming and...
Paintings from 2016
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To say farewell to 2016, I've created a page dedicated to some (but not all!) of the artworks I've created throughout the year. Take a look on the Gallery page. Wilf by Kim Haskins, 2016
More ornaments coming soon!
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After such a difficult time dealing with recent copyright infringement issues, making heart-shaped ornaments ahead of this year's Christmas season has been an enjoyable and uplifting task. This year I'm applying a thick, glossy coat of resin to each one to add extra shine and protection when hung on display. The downside is that it takes at least 24 hours to dry, so it's time-consuming but absolutely worth it. Gold leaf and glitter makes for an especially striking effect under resin! The first lot of ornaments sold out within 48 hours, but I've been making more in the meantime. I'll give...
Copper and gold leaf on 'By Your Side'
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'By Your Side' features a blue tabby with gittering gold leaf eyes next to a fluffy gold kitten. It has a luxurious background of resin-coated copper leaf. Copper leaf turns out to be a bit trickier to work with than gold leaf - it seems harder to transfer from the wax paper onto the canvas. But the effect is stunning, and I particularly like the contrast against blue colours, like in this painting. I have coated this with clear resin too for an extra tactile and glossy effect.Painted on 6x4" canvas in 2016; signed, varnished and unframed. Can be hung framed or unframed, or stood...