I am adjusting to life in a smaller house and am rather amused by it all so I invite you to laugh with me as I laugh at myself. In the great scheme of things, 15 years in a large house is not an awful lot of time but it is amazing how much you […]
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The Colour of Monet
By AnneBH
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Doing BBC2’s latest series of Show Me the Monet has probably been one of the highlights of my year so you will have to forgive me if I continue to milk it a little longer. It really was both exciting and nerve racking at the same time but all in all it was a good experience and […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, The Business of Art , anne blankson-hemans, debt counselling, eviction notice, insolvency, losing your home, money crisis, Show me the monet |
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Anyone who saw my episode of Show Me the Monet will know that my finances are currently in a bit of a state and at the time the programme aired, I was in serious danger of losing my home. Well the inevitable happened and on 16th August I received a hand-delivered letter from the local […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, The Business of Art , anne blankson-hemans, Artbiz blog, BBC TV, BBC2, Charlotte Mullins. Roy Bolton, Chris Hollins, David Lee, I'd rather be in the studio. Katherine Tyrell, Lucky Day productions, Making a mark, Show me the monet, the telegraph |
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The second series of BBC2’s Show Me The Monet (Lucky Day Productions) ended yesterday and for me it was an exciting 3 weeks (or 15 episodes) mostly because I was featured in it. I did miss series 1 and didn’t even know it was on the telly. If I’d known I would have been just […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, art exhibition London, BBC2, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, Larry Otoo, Show me the monet, Sponsume, sponsume.com |
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I don’t know what’s worse. Doing this last push to raise the sponsorship we need for the joint exhibition in London in October or giving birth to my first child Nicholas almost 22 years ago to the day. I was in labour 23 hours and completely exhausted and all I could hear was everyone telling […]
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This poem by the lovely Ms Moem has really touched my heart I needed to share it with you. Do you ever get to that moment when a special event in your life happens and you just can’t find the right words to express what you want to say? Well some people are so blessed […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, BBC2, Charlotte Mullins. Roy Bolton, Chris Hollins. Show Me the Monet, David Lee, hanging committee, Mall Galleries, Sponsume |
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Well it is finally here! Show Me the Monet airs on BBC2 at 3pm and I am in it! This is the TV programme (billed arguably as TV’s greatest art competition) where professional and amateur artists from all over the UK vie for a position at the Show Me the Monet grand exhibition and sale […]
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By AnneBH
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I can’t begin to tell you how overjoyed I was last Wednesday when I went to visit the Society of Women Artists (SWA) exhibition in London. First of all I was excited the paintings had not only made it into the exhibition but had also made it into the main hall. I stood at the […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, hrh princess michael of kent, mall galleries london, society of women artists, swa, the mall london |
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I was really bummed when I found out at the last minute that I could not make it to the preview morning of this year’s annual exhibition of the Society of Women Artists (SWA). For the last three or four years a number of my paintings have been accepted to this show which takes place […]
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By AnneBH
Posted in Metamorphosis, Sunshine & Music , anne blankson-hemans, Anne Blankson-Hemans; Commission a painting; painting of Morroccan Women; art from Morrocco; art from Marrakech; painting commission, art from Marrakech, art from Morrocco, Commission a painting, painting commission, painting of Morroccan Women |
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I have to give you the full text of the email I received from this rather excited customer to share with you how delighted she was to receive a painting she commissioned from me recently. I have to say if there is one thing that pleases me it is that I can do what I […]
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