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  • A Quiet Place to Read .. embracing autumn and still enjoying the simplicity of this tiny old painting #toadstools #everydaymagic #embracetheseasons #illo #illustrationnow #mytinyeden #gemmakoomen #gouachepainting #maketimeforart #fosterthoughtfulness #seekthesimplicity
  • Colour palette of the moment and a sneaky peek of a very exciting picture book project I’ve been working on, will tell more as soon as I can 🧡 #colourpalette #colourlover #maketimeforart #asimplestill #onmydesk #aquietstyle #vscobeau #gemmakoomen #gouachepainting #gouacheonpaper #holbeinacrylagouache
  • Edge of the Lake .. I’m missing the swimming weather, did you have any favourite swims this summer? I loved swimming in a deep waterfall surrounded by prehistoric looking rocks in Yorkshire, being tousled by waves in my favourite secret beach from my childhood in Scotland and also plunging into a cool outdoor swimming pool after a wood fired sauna in Italy a couple of weeks ago .. heaven! #wildswimming #swimoutside #gouachepainting #holbeingouache #illo #illustrationnow #asimplestill #littlestoriesofmylife #fosterthoughtfulness
  • Some of my art prints looking at home in this beautiful space courtesy of my official stockist in China @atelier_dearf 🧡photograph by @ruyunwoo #aquietstyle #vscobeau #asimplestill #nordichome #interiordesigntrends #gemmakoomen #fosterthoughtfulness #calmhome
  • Imitation is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery but I didn’t appreciate that this little lady ended up being copied without permission or payment onto a product for sale on a popular Hong Kong based fashion website. I really appreciate the support of my followers who contacted the company and they took it down immediately. I know there are no completely fail safe ways to protect work from being copied and used without payment on this big interconnected internet world but I wanted to thank everyone who contacted the company because it did have an effect ❤️Also thank you @allyouneediswall for alerting me to it #copyinghurts #catsnotcopycats #illo #illustrationnow #mytinyeden #gemmakoomen #onmydesk #dontstealartwork #gouachepainting
  • End of summer inspiration .. finding my flow and feeling better about my work, thanks for all the lovely, kind, reassuring comments on my last post. I’ve been enjoying playing with these colours and pan pastels with my usual gouache. I’ve remembered that I need to connect to my child self when I make, my favourite ideas come from that place. I’ve learned a lot about resistance and that usually it comes up strongly just before a bigger break through, and I felt like I needed to take some leaps, face some past stuff squarely in the face and reconnect to what brings me joy. That’s the short summary but I am open to writing a little more about the process I went through on my blog if that felt helpful for anyone else going through this? 💛 #fosterthoughtfulness #endofsummer #inmygarden #mytinyeden #asimplestill #natureandnourish #makingart #maketimeforart #gouachepainting #panpastels #holbeingouache #gemmakoomen
  • Merry Making .. a personal painting from a while back that I really loved working on, finding fun in all the little characters. Some paintings do seem to flow out effortlessly while others take time and there is a lot of pausing and stepping back, trying things and painting over and then after a while it clicks together. This painting is so much about my joy but I’ve been struggling to find it in my personal work of late.. I haven’t painted purely for myself in a while and can feel the looming voice of self doubt after having what feels like a long break. I’ve taken a lot of time out this year to take care of myself and I’m noticing how when I don’t pack in all my spare time with work I have more space for uncomfortable feelings to actually emerge. I’m in a period of that just now, I’m not really sure what the way through is and how I get back into the swing of things and also don’t burn out trying to do it all? I’m guessing other creatives might feel this way periodically and know how to handle it but I’m feeling worried I’ve lost my flow and can’t get it back 😢#creativeblock #makingart #maketimeforart #gouachepainting #fosterthoughtfulness #illo #illustrationnow #gemmakoomen #asimplestill
  • Pieces of String print .. thank you for all your orders and lovely feedback in my last shop update 🙏 I’ll see if I can keep up a weekly post office run for the holidays - so far it’s worked for keeping life manageable to ship once a week and I really appreciate all the patience and support of you lovely customers 💛#tictailshop #illo #illustrationnow #gicleeprint #archivalartprint #gemmakoomen #smallpleasures #fosterthoughtfulness #asimplestill

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