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Ch ch ch changes!
We’ve been having a major change round in the gallery over the past couple of months. The new staircase is finished and we have redecorated. As always, these things take longer than…
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Drawing Babies!
Yep – I’ve been drawing babies and pushchairs for the series of greetings cards; not subjects I’m particularly familiar with! The new batch has hit the racks and selling well and I’m…
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Greetings Cards
The greetings cards have been selling like hot cakes here at David Stead Gallery. We have a choice of about twenty five images, all taken from original works by David and we…
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Framing
Framing can be a difficult issue: to frame or not to frame, and if you do, what size, what colour, should it be gilded? A trusted framer is an invaluable asset…
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The Cards Have Arrived!
I haven’t had time to post on here for a while as my time has been taken up with the design and production of a new range of David Stead greetings cards.…
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Ripon Cathedral
I was thinking of doing a series of greetings cards based on some of my pictures. Obviously I would need a Ripon Cathedral card so I did this mixed media. I think…
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Lydia Portrait
Easter Monday and just finished a portrait of Lydia. We have a cuppa to celebrate.
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Stop!
You’ll notice that Jonathan is grinning in the photo; this was the relative calm after the storm. For the previous twenty five minutes he had been bouncing round the room, whooping and…
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Bootham Culmination (or not)
So, we are approaching the final stroke – the coup de grace. Jonathan will I’m sure be relieved: he will get his life and his sitting room back, whereas I will be…
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Kate
Finished a portrait of daughter Kate yesterday; don’t think I’ll be allowed to sell it though!
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Blue Sky Thinking (Bootham 5)
‘Lovely Day’, said the lady in the petrol station. ‘Hmm’, I muttered. I’d been working on a portrait in the predictable light of the studio all morning and now I was on…
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Bootham 4
Nine ‘o’ clock start in York. Jonathan has some new glasses so we had to decide whether to change the picture or carry on with the old pair. Since there was a…
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