In 2017 Ailsa was named on the Licensing Biz Power List as one of 25 influential art brands voted for by a panel of retailers, licensees, licensors and industry professionals.  

I'm delighted this year to have teamed up with a publisher to bring you a beautiful choice of calendars, a diary and a RSPB Year Planner. Being an independent artist it can be expensive getting things printed in small print runs so this means they are available for everyone at much more affordable prices.

I have a large wall calendar for those of you who want to make an impression!

Or a slim appointment calendar for those smaller spaces.

And of course a pocket diary so you never forget those appointments...I'm filling mine up already!

And for those of you with busy family lives you can have a RSPB Family Planner which is packed with my paintings and comes with plenty of stick it notes and a pen to keep you super organised!

Also if you want to buy either of the calendars or the year planner as gifts you can get a board envelope so they are easy to post to friends and family.

All these items are printed on paper sources which are approved by the Forestry Stewardship Council. You really have no excuse not be organised for 2018 now!

It was recently pointed out to me that not many people know what I look like! This may not be a bad thing, I think, but apparently people like to see faces and know who they are talking to and I think I understand this. Either way shortly after this conversation I was offered the chance to have some photos taken courtesy of the wonderful Spring Fling PR team which consists of Matthew Shelly and Colin Hattersley. So despite being a bit camera shy I managed to look quite like...well...me...and here they are. 

In the studio with Jack...there may be a biscuit being dangled just out of sight!

Oh dear the biscuit has disappeared and now Jack looks slightly worried!

In the garden...Jack is starting to get used to the idea now...no biscuit involved!

Jack is having a break at this point!

Jack is fed up at this point and obviously not too keen on this painting hence the tongue sticking out!

Of course if you would like the chance to meet the real me in the flesh I'll be taking part in the Spring Fling open studio event next weekend 27th to the 29th May at Kirkbean village hall...hope to see lots of you there!