earthyvirgo
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Big changesWell, half an hour away from a big change in my working day ... life too I imagine.
As of 5.30pm today, I'm taking a completely different role in the web business, no more hands-on, dealing day to day with clients, no more design (apart from my own website), just the odd meeting here and there and helping with preparing proposals when i'm needed ...which won't be too often I hope.
And what am I going to be doing with all my 'free' time?
Free time? I think not 
Painting, painting, painting. My focus is going to be 100% on getting myself back in gear as an artist and producing lots of new work, rather than one or two paintings and a few prints a year.
It's going to be a very exciting time, and probably a bit frightening when the creative juices fail to flow on demand.
So, that's it really .... it's really happening. Soon
I think I'll need a glass or two of R&S tonight.
EV
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gil
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Yeee-har !
cheers, and very very best wishes, EV 
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sally_in_wales
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how very exciting, we'll all raise a glass to your new venture tonight
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tahir
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Good luck
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mochyn
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| sally_in_wales wrote: | | how very exciting, we'll all raise a glass to your new venture tonight |
Likewise (although it will probably be juice rather than vino). You won't regret it!
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woodsprite
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Well done and all the very best EV. Remember fortune favours the brave.
I will raise a toast to you with a margarita 
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vegplot
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| sally_in_wales wrote: | | how very exciting, we'll all raise a glass to your new venture tonight |
Actually, it's an old venture revisited. Before I met EV she was a artist who made a living out of her work selling from galleries and also undertaken commissioned work such as illustrating books, information panels and a whole variety of graphic design projects.
We met, I set up a business she got involved very early on as there was a design element I couldn't do and since then it's been full time for both of us. That was back in 1995. Since then she's has precious little time for her first love, art, aside from occasional works, often done in the small hours, to keep her sane.
It's going to make a big change to our lives in many ways.
I'm proud of her for many reasons other than her artistic skills.
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marigold
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What a fab Valentine's Day present! Good luck in your revived career.
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mochyn
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| vegplot wrote: | | I'm proud of her for many reasons other than her artistic skills. |
Including the tattoo.
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vegplot
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| mochyn wrote: | | vegplot wrote: | | I'm proud of her for many reasons other than her artistic skills. |
Including the tattoo. |
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judith
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| sally_in_wales wrote: | | how very exciting, we'll all raise a glass to your new venture tonight |
What Sally said. And the very best of luck to you.
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sean
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| judith wrote: | | sally_in_wales wrote: | | how very exciting, we'll all raise a glass to your new venture tonight |
What Sally said. And the very best of luck to you. |
What Sally and Judith said.
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earthyvirgo
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gosh, thanks folks 
EV
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RichardW
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Exciting times, new job & new house.
Hope both go well.
Richard
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Nicky cigreen
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excellent - good luck!
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Barefoot Andrew
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Jolly exciting times EV. Looking forward to hearing what the new life feels like from Monday morning
A.
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thrifty
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Excellent! Dive in and enjoy!
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Fee
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Ooh, ooh, excellent news! All the very best, EV!
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Green Rosie
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Go for it girl - and ENJOY
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Penny Outskirts
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Excellent - good luck EV
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lettucewoman
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You go!! I'm all for following one's talents...and you are talented
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Went
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Full speed ahead.......enjoy it, hate it, work hard, work little...but most of all, let your creative juices flow.......your work is great.
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earthyvirgo
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I'm sure there'll be moments when I think "OMG, what have I done" but I know I can work through them.
There's so much to inspire me in the landscape round here and if I get truly stuck, I've got Oriel Môn on Anglesey 20 mins away and the Sir Kyffin Williams gallery.
Half an hour looking at Kyffin's drawings yesterday pretty much moved me to tears - a mixture of awe at how he could say so much with so few lines and sadness that he's no longer here. I think of all the artists I admire and respect, Kyffin is/was the one I consider to be my mentor. He played the pompous, opinionated, eccentric old gent so well for the press but under the facade he was a funny, modest man and a generous spirit who over the years gave me the courage (and several kicks up the behind!) to keep on painting.
EV
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welsh veg grower
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can give you the odd kick to encourage you to keep painting, but thats about it sorry as have very little art ability.
keep at it, Bel and I keen to see your first work.
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earthyvirgo
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| welsh veg grower wrote: | can give you the odd kick to encourage you to keep painting, but thats about it sorry as have very little art ability.
keep at it, Bel and I keen to see your first work. |
Diolch!
If you hear me talking too much about what i've been doing in the garden or suggesting a visit to see the mochyn's once too often, remind there are paintings to be done
EV
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sean
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Get on with it. You've had nearly 48 hours now.
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earthyvirgo
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| sean wrote: | | Get on with it. You've had nearly 48 hours now. |
Oh blimey, whip-master on my case already.
I'm just doing final, final tidying of up loose ends in the office ......
EV
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welsh veg grower
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then call it a day, you will always find other things you can do.
you can come and see the mochyns any time, or a panad, I can always do with the change from work 
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earthyvirgo
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Done.
Wedi gorffen.
EV
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welsh veg grower
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sure its a strange feeling, its been such a big part of your life for so long, but onwards and upwards me thinks.
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vegplot
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Yikes, she wiping down her desk right now, nothing on it expect a monitor, printer and scanner. Ready for someone else to take her place. Who or when is another matter.
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