Painting; drawing; visiting places that inspire me visually; sunshine; writing and illustrating poetry and diaries; my lover Dónall (these are listed in no particular order)
"Bright Star" - film about the love affair between John Keats and Fanny Brawne - beautiful visually, lots of poetry, excellent cat actor! (Topper)
書籍
"The Secret Life of Louis Drax" by Liz Jensen; The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson; poetry - Mary Oliver; Carol Ann Duffy; John Keats
偶像
Rembrandt van Rijn; The bus drivers of the Amalfi Coast for their skill and good humour; Lucien Freud; anyone who fights for life and refuses to go under including my sisters Frances and Linda.
I am writing and illustrating books of my own poems for publication. I have had poems published by The Delinquent magazine (Issue 7, 2008)and flash fiction online and in the Dogzplot Anthology 2008 (www.dogzplot.com)
Six of my poems are included in the anthology edited by Nicky C Jones, published 2008 by Copeland Books which you can buy from
www.copelandbooks.co.uk.
Five of my poems are included in this second anthology, published in 2009.
I am a painter, illustrator and writer. I also teach during term-time, to fund my visits to Italy and other countries where the weather is fine, the architecture beautiful and the people friendly. I count myself lucky to have met Dónall Dempsey, my lover and a gifted poet, who has given me back faith in myself and in the value of love and companionship.
I have a lovely daughter who is a talented artist.
My paintings of places are on my website at www.artwork4u.com. I have two Italian diary blogs which can be reached from my website.
I am making illustrated books of my small paintings and poems, which are for sale on my website. The first, "Poems from the Balcony" has sold well and I'm in the process of constructing an edition of forty of the next book - "La Tranquillita"
My poems are hosted by
http://www.poemhunter.com
and some of them are illustrated on my "Poems" blog at
http://janicewindle.blogspot.com/
and my full Italian diaries with photos are at
http://janice123.blogspot.com and http://www.janatartwork4udot.blogspot.com
我想認識： Genuine people who say what they mean honestly but kindly.
Below is the slideshow my sister Frances has made, of some of our family photos, going back to my grandparents...
Thanks! I am working on it! I am just preparing to record a version of Dolly Parton's Jolene for my youtube channel... Just practising today but hoping to record and get it up tomorrow :)
The gang's all here and we are ready to party! I hope your birthday is a wonderful adventure to wherever you wish to be. Happy, Happy Birthday, dear Jan!
Wow...what an imagination to produce something like that....Does it just end up as a new loaf sculpture or is it broken down to go around again??? Thanks for letting me know Jan, I did wonder. Hugs...Elli x
Wishing you a wonderful week, hope the weather there is better than here, cold,windy and last night even hailstones. Enjoyed your latest pictures...Love...Elli xxx
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I have something to ask you on council of our attractive friend Victoria. I have a small dog which I like as a God, he has twelve and a half and thus will live no longer. It is for that reason that I ask you to draw him if possible with frame and to fix me your fees - cool(expenses) of included sending. Please answer me.
What a lovely new profile picture! :)
