Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all…
This New Year will truely be a New Year for me as I shall be entering a beautiful, peaceful and serene new stage in my life journey. A life filled with laughter, where each day brings joy and my creativity flows.
I expect wonderful things to come and wish the same for all of you x
Here is a link to my facebook page which will give a condensed chronological view of my growth as an artist.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portraits-by-April-M-Palmer/95644287358?_fb_noscript=1
As one grows through life things develop, evolve and ultimately change so now I find myself at a new place within my creativity and offering graphite portraits with a difference… I hope you enjoy them as much as I do 
I can work from photographs so it is a very easy process no matter where you are in the world.. email me your photo and I shall ship your completed portrait to you in a secure postal tube ready to be framed to your taste.
For any enquiries or if you would like to commission a portrait for yourself or as a gift please contact me at aprilpalmer11@juno.com with ‘ commission’ in the subject line.
Bianca's portrait ~ Graphite ~ 'c' April M Palmer Sept 2011
Bianca' portrait close up
Nalani's portrait ~ Graphite ~ 'c' April M Palmer Sept 2011
Maryannes Lttle lady
Grahite ‘c’ April M Palmer
September 2011
Some recent works with colour and form 2011
'Into the light' 24th march 2011 'c' April M Palmer ~ water mixable oils on canvas panel 8 x10
''Parlor Palm' 30th June 2011 'c' April M Palmer ~ Graphite on paper 5 x 7
My word life gets in the way of living !
I have not painted anything substantial since starting ‘ The Orchids ‘ back in Oct 2010… and with another house move pending ( within the next 2 weeks ) it looks like it will be a while before I can slow down to the pace of creativity and let it flow.
Time management shall be my first priority… with getting home schooling taken care of for the day, taking care of the household duties ie cooking / cleaning and finally to fit in some precious time for me, which like most parents know is always last on the list … or is that just in my home ???
I have decided to start painting En Plein Air because this means I have to leave the house ALONE and will be able to lose myself completely in what I am painting with out any interuptions and can return home when I am done … within a few hours.
But first I will finish ‘ The Orchids ‘ for Mum… hopefully I can get to it in March.
A two Panel commission of Orchids ~ 2 x 24 x 24 inches ~ Oil on canvas ~ 22nd Oct 2010
This is the first in what will be a series of posts showing the stages of this piece in progress…
We moved house yet again and this two panelled piece never did get finished, instead there was a change of mind and the canvas was recycled so new paintings have begun with different subject matter / July 2011.
15th March 2010 photo is a little blury …
24 x 24 inches oil on stretched canvas ~ stage one….
‘ Apples ‘ under painting in a loose painterly style.
Although I have yet to complete my last little still life I had to feed to this huge hunger from within to get loose and free with the paint… I am kind of liking the duo tones of this under painting so might reproduce these colours for the next stage and have a sepia tone style painting ? … Fresh and different I think
