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#TBT 🛎a word of advice to anybody starting thei

#TBT 🛎a word of advice to anybody starting their creative career 🛎. This solo show was in 2017. I hung my paintings and held the opening night in a community centre in Hillsborough. Each painting was an Irish seascape of oil on corrugated paper. Eight pieces in total.

It was a simple evening of fizzy water and prosecco ( I’m sure my Mum threw in some crisps for good measure!), I had no press to promote my event. My three kids were 1, 5 and 7 at the time and I would have been happy if 5 people took the time to come and see my work.

It was about so much more than making money. We had 127 people through the door on the opening night and I felt incredibly supported.

Yes, 7 of the 8 paintings sold which is always the icing on the cake but I remember my framer, a few months after the exhibition reminding me that I made that all happen- me, myself and I. I didn’t know how it would work but i did know that I wanted people somewhere, anywhere to see my paintings in real life.

Many times recently as my business expands and I get overwhelmed with how much I am not doing or how far we still have to go- I remember days like this.

Keep making the work you are making, be consistent with your content, use free tools like social media, make yourself accountable and your tribe will come to you.

@owencrane and I talked about the beautiful window that creatives have now because of social media. No longer dragging our portfolios between galleries with our self worth in our boots.

Get making and enjoy the process!!

Charcoal demos coming soon to my YouTube . So ther

Charcoal demos coming soon to my YouTube . So therapeutic blending the tones and beginners welcome!! Find me on Aly Harte YouTube

Portballintrae harbour at night. Thick Acrylic on

Portballintrae harbour at night. Thick Acrylic on canvas board.*Sold*

Bluebell dreams. I would love you to pause scrolli

Bluebell dreams. I would love you to pause scrolling and take a second with the piece.

I wanted this to feel almost fairytale like. A woods with light through the trees, bluebells in the foreground and bright sky over head.
Charcoal and pencil on approx ( because I cut it myself!) 120 x80cm paper

Another fab way to frame a 7x5 little original pai

Another fab way to frame a 7x5 little original painting. Thanks @over2sandra for@showing how you framed your Portrush west strand canvas board painting. The thick mount and white wooden frame brings the waves to life.

To shop all my little paintings find in the Mayim exhibition category of my Instagram /Facebook shop or see all in ORIGINAL art on my website shop.

My last workshop of the season is next Friday 21st

My last workshop of the season is next Friday 21st May. We paint a beach scene and you’re invited. Just one ticket A left where we send you the materials and just 3 ticket B left where you have your own red, blue, yellow, black and white paint, a paintbrush, a pencil , 2 pastels or colouring pencils and 3 pages.

Headspace and healing is part of my workshops- this is not just a dot to dot type lesson from me. I make the experience of mixing paint an important part of your weekend and a special moment in time in your life. See you then!

Ps remember a heap of my prints are coming off my shop this month so go check out the last chance to buy category !

‘Blue tit, perched’. Acrylic, water wash and c

‘Blue tit, perched’. Acrylic, water wash and charcoal on paper.

Morning view in the Harte house. ‘I love this(Be

Morning view in the Harte house. ‘I love this(Belfast) city’ in the hallway beside the grandmother clock, mirroring the colours of the old stained glass window from the 70s and picking up the blue stripes in the one and only curtain I have and will ever make! ... with a little @marvel superhero running through the kitchen.

This painting is available for viewing. DM for@details.

Here is a beach scene tutorial you can do from the

Here is a beach scene tutorial you can do from the start on my Aly Harte YouTube. It’s broken down into simple videos. Beginners welcome. Healing and headspace guaranteed.

Follow the link in my bio and hit YOUTUBE

Leading people in painting- a joy! Yesterday I tau

Leading people in painting- a joy! Yesterday I taught 21 members of a hen party how to paint this beach scene of white rocks Portrush. As with all of my teaching you just need red, blue, yellow, black and white paint, a paintbrush a pencil and paper.

Right now on my YouTube channel you can learn how to paint a beach scene.

On 21st May you can join me for my last virtual workshop of the season to paint an Irish beach like above.

Then in June my subscription art academy launches 😱🤗. You pay £19.99 a month for self care and healing as I lead you in all things skills based. Sketch>Paint>colour theory> brush education! . Four videos a month to complete at your leisure and a live Q &A.

Thanks for allowing me to teach you in my own unique style. I talk on my upcoming podcast about how gutted I felt when I didn’t get through to study PGCE ( art teaching cert ). Then I did get through to study a Masters in fine art and continued to build my own teaching style as a community artist. The path works out in the end if we just lean into “failures” and keep believing in the long game goal. My long game is to be painting until I’m a hundred ... if you’re alongside me letting me teach you during that time- then all the better!!

Art and art. Palette, palette knife, canvas and pa

Art and art. Palette, palette knife, canvas and paint. 🌈

A timelapse video of ‘April’s Pink moon flower

A timelapse video of ‘April’s Pink moon flower.’ Oil on 8x10” box canvas.

Little with life ! Two of the above 7x5 paintings

Little with life ! Two of the above 7x5 paintings have sold. Tap to view the remaining two on my website. They were part of my ‘Mayim’ virtual exhibition at Christmas. Mayim means water in Hebrew. This was a collection of paintings celebrating my love of water.

‘Adele’ oil on 30x20 canvas #femaleportraits

‘Adele’ oil on 30x20 canvas #femaleportraits

Gladiolus. Acrylic on 30x20 thin frame canvas. Thi

Gladiolus. Acrylic on 30x20 thin frame canvas. This would suit a floating frame or maybe a dusk pink trim.

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