Hello from Brighton, UK

[Mary Jane Ansell]

Marina,

It's very interesting to hear you talk about picking the finest brush and finishing each tiny area in turn, that's what I do when I'm focusing perhaps too hard on detail... but I'm not surprised your viewers wanted to touch your beautiful paintings!

I couldn't agree more with your regret about the days being too short for our ideas and your feeling that the next piece will always be the best and the temptation to start the next before the last is even finished, I think that's the spur that keeps us striving to be better, I hope I'm still feeling that urge when I'm a dodery old artist pottering around in my 80's;-)

[Linda Brandon]

Mary Jane, I had a wonderful time looking through your website just now. I love that you paint both figuratives and portraits and that you are succeeding on both counts. Good luck on your show and welcome to the Forum!

[Mary Jane Ansell]

Thanks Linda - great to have your welcome, you would certainly know a thing or two about succeeding on both counts! I book marked your site long ago and check back regularly! Great stuff.

All the best.

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Hi Mary Jane,
sorry for being so late in spotting this thread as I was away.
I consider myself a UK member despite being here only since seven years.
Welcome, I hope you will be able to contribute with your clearly very deep knowledge.
Maybe you will be able to come and see the RSPP show? It starts this Thursday until the 14th.
Looking forward to your posts
Ilaria

[Mary Jane Ansell]

Hi Ilaria - nice to hear from another UK member... and congratulations on your entry in the RSPP by the way, I did it last year and it was great fun to do - and especially interesting to see the vast variety of work on show!

Hope it goes very well for you!

[Richard Monro]

Hi Mary Jane,
You will be an asset to this forum...and by the way you do lovely work.

I have many fond memories of Brighton from some of my several visits to England. it has been many years since I have been there and I would love to visit again someday.

Again welcome!

[Mary Jane Ansell]

Hi Richard - what a lovely thing to say! Thank you:-)

Glad to hear Brighton cast its spell on you too, I love it, we are just about to have our annual arts festival, one of the best things being the Artists Open Houses for the last 25 years during each weekend in May around 180 (and growing!) artists open their homes and studios to the public, showing and selling their own and other artists work... its an absolutely wonderful event here... did you ever get a chance to visit any on your trips here? I'd highly recommend it! If you do come let me know and I'll tell you all the best ones to visit!!