Blogoversary - yay! :o)

It’s my blogoversary! Here I am a whole year later and wondering just where the time has gone! Never in a million years would I have thought that one year later this would be my 194^th post and that 30 people would have signed up to ‘follow’ or that this blog would have had an incredible 13481 page views. It boggles my brain.

Over the last year I’ve met some incredibly talented artists in the blogosphere, made some great cyber buddies, found a new sketching friend and have felt so welcomed into the community that I wish I’d taken the plunge earlier. (I admit I lurked – some might call it stalked -  for about a year looking at other peoples blogs before setting up this one.)

I would just like to say a big thank you to all the people who have taken time out from their busy days to read, comment and email. I really appreciate all comments, they always brighten my day. Also thank you to the people whose blogs I read, I really enjoy popping over to your studios (normally with coffee in hand) to catch up with what you have been doing in your part of the world.

For this reason and to celebrate a whole year passing I thought I’d have a giveaway of the painting below. 'Storm at Southbourne' is an acrylic painting on heavyweight watercolour paper and will arrive mounted in a cardboard surround with backing, in a cellophane sleeve ready to frame. The mounts exterior size is 8x8inch which is a standard frame size.

Storm at Southbourne
acrylic on paper 13x12cm
©2011 Lisa Le Quelenec

To be in with a chance of winning just leave a comment at the end of this post (if the lovely people who have, previous to this post, subscribed as followers want to join in I will add their names twice to double their chances of winning).

All names will be written on pieces of paper and popped into a hat, ‘His Nibbs’ will pick a name on Wednesday August 31^st at 9.30pm (UK time). The winner will be announced the following day. I will then contact you to find out the address the painting is to be posted to and will happily send it 2nd class post within the UK or standard airmail anywhere in the world at my cost. Should the painting get lost or damaged in transit I cannot be held responsible - I will get proof of postage. (I know the last bit sounds a little official, whilst I do not expect any problems of this sort I just wanted to cover myself for circumstances outside of my control.)

***Please note the copyright of this painting remains my property and does not transfer to the winner***