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Monday, May 16, 2016 6:48:44 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Wild dog art:
Lori said, "These two paintings were a result of an afternoon spent playing with watercolours. I posted the images on facebook and they were sold within 6 hours. Sometimes the paint just works, and I am incredibly proud of the way they turned out. As a result,..." more
Friday, March 13, 2015 5:53:11 AM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled How I wanted to put Excalibur through my book cover illustration:
Lori said, "There are many many moments in a creative person’s life, where you produce a piece of artwork with a deadline looming and you then just want to tear your hair out. I did this recently with the book cover illustration the second of Fiona..." more
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 8:51:16 AM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled The Search for the Stone of Excalibur and how I wanted to put a sword through my cover illustration:
Lori said, "There are many many moments in a creative person’s life, where you produce a piece of artwork with a deadline looming and you then just want to tear your hair out. I did this recently with the cover for book two of Fiona Ingram’s series...." more
Friday, March 28, 2014 11:47:56 AM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Bridging the gap:
Lori said, "I got a request from my friend Leslie of spectacular quilt fame: “Josh’s dear friend Emily is marrying Jeff on Jan 25th. I’m wondering if you could paint a watercolor for them with the intersecting hearts, their names and even the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 16 – Gerard Hendriks:
Lori said, "If you like loose and beautiful watercolours then Gerard Hendriks is your man. His style is wonderful - it is almost as if the paint has been flung at the canvas in sheer joy and formed itself! What I particularly love about these works is the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 17 – Don’t get sent to the dog box:
Lori said, "Send the dogbox instead! My favourite wine people are offering this creative alternative to getting a puppy for Christmas… dog boxes. They consist of 10 selected bottles of wine and a large Endangered Wildlife Trust Wild Dog fluffy toy. The..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 18 – Angela Smythe:
Lori said, "It was one of those viral things, someone likes a page on facebook, and being nosy you go over to have a look and discover someone who tickles your funny bone. That’s how I found Angela Smythe who is based in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire...." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent challenge 19 – If you give a hoot, some might think you’re bats:
Lori said, " Having written about the importance of so called “pests” in a previous advent post, I thought these guys needed a boost. Ecosolutions is a company that installs owl boxes and bat boxes in suburban gardens. It is run by a raptor..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 20 – Joan Aiken and friends:
Lori said, "James Mayhew posted a link on facebook to a page on the website Illustration Cupboard, where some of Jan Peinkowski’s illustrations are for sale. It was like stepping into a time machine and being whisked back to my childhood. My reading life..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 21 – in good taste:
Lori said, "The Victorian Garden is a creative idea worth sharing. Lindsay Salthouse started the company, using recipes for skin care products found in a collection of diaries written by her great-grandmother. She started out small, and has since gone from..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 22 – Louise Collis:
Lori said, " Welcome to the wild paint world of Louise Collis. Louise lives and works in Wales where she paints plein air landscapes in oils. I love how the paint is evident, and yet miraculously becomes sea or cliff or beach. Giveaway alert!..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 23 – sunshine and sandals:
Lori said, "When we were moving from America, back to South Africa, a child asked us this question: “When do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa?” As it was asked by a child, I didn’t unleash the sarcastic side of me (always very close to..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Advent Challenge 24 – go eat your turkey!:
Lori said, "It’s over! This is the final post – I’m about as done as the Christmas turkey and probably gobbling just as much. This illustration by Benji Davies just about sums it up! Thank you to everyone who has read my completely odd list,..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:46:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Portraits – my pre-Christmas challenge:
Lori said, "A lot of my work is figurative, especially the illustration, but it has been a long time since I have been challenged to create portraits. I count the onsite sketches I have done over the years as useful exercises in hand/eye coordination. Just..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Pilgrim’s Progress:
Lori said, "Meet my sister, Vandy Massey. One of those people who has a gazillion ideas a minute. Her grasp of financial maths is amazing – Her spreadsheets are works of art and a wonder to me (the member of the family who still counts on her fingers and..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Bring on the glass slippers – Part one:
Lori said, "I was once again asked to design the imagery and accompanying marketing materials for HeronBridge College’s major production. This year they are producing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Ten minutes before the initial meeting, I..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Bring on the glass slippers – part two:
Lori said, "For the first time, HeronBridge College decided to create a souvenir programme to sell at the performances of Cinderella. In previous years the programme was a double sided A4 folded to A5 with the basic information it as there was virtually no..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Doodle days:
Lori said, "There are days when you see someone tottering around the mall and just know that if you had a camera in your eyeballs you would have snapped a pic. People who look like walking cartoon images. Here is one of them…. the wheely bag and dog were..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled From the archives: Skele-gull:
Lori said, "This is an oldie… done over 20 years ago from a photograph in a book on birds. I loved the challenge of accurately drafting the bones."
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Running with Brushes – making the world more beautiful:
Lori said, "I recently wrote about my sister. The one who has a gazillion ideas a second…. She once told me that one of her employees confessed to flinching every time she said “I’ve had an idea…” because they figured it would mean..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:30 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Paws for thought and celebration:
Lori said, " A while back I wrote about spazzing out in my quest to get the perfect “spontaneous” ink marks to represent wild dog and cyclists for Pedals 4 paws. In the post Going to the dogs I wrote: “I think cycling through some of..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:29 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Exploring South Africa – an eccentric map:
Lori said, "There is something weird about Africa. Fathered by pompous colonial fatheads and mothered by tribal mystery and superstition, it is slightly cuckoo, this troubled child of malfunctioning parents. Poverty, corruption and crime stand side-by-side..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:29 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Manga and Mangez:
Lori said, "How much courage does it take for a 13 year old boy to invite his friends to a cooking birthday party? Probably quite a lot. I knew he would enjoy it as he loves cooking, but would it be a perfect opportunity for a bunch of teasing and derision..." more
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:11:22 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Holidaying with brushes:
Lori said, "Going on holiday with a sister who has just started a charity painting initiative, could be viewed as a busman’s holiday. As it turns out, it was more of a brushwoman’s holiday… The beauty of Vandy’s approach to these little..." more
Monday, May 16, 2016 6:48:45 PM
Lori Bentley wrote a blog post titled Designs for a Christmas wedding:
Lori said, "My nephew got married on the 19th of December, mainly because it was the best time for family from all over the world to converge on the Cambridge area. He and his then fiancee, decided they were going to do as much of the wedding preparations,..." more