2025 – Shirley Veater Designs

I’ve been busy designing some new cards for Christmas and I’m so excited to let you know that we’ve just put them up on the website.

There’s Rottingdean and Saltdean with Santa taking a look around these Christmas-ready villages.

Santa in his red suit is pictured at various places around the village of Rottingdean

Father CHristmas in his red suit, depicted outside various shops on Longridge Avenue and with the Christmas tree. — Santa visits Longridge Avenue, Saltdean

Then there are two new Brighton designs. There’s a slightly different view of the Pavilion. On the front we see Father Christmas and his reindeer looking into a window with the Pavilion behind them, but on the back you see they are now inside, looking out at us! Lovely and warm, with wine and pud to hand.

Santa and reindeer looking out from the Pavilion and on the front of the card we look in at them. — Santa and reindeer looking out from the Pavilion.

Finally, and possibly my favourite, is Father Christmas negotiating the roadworks in the Old Steine as Valley Gardens gets not only the planned council works, but also decorated for the season with help from the reindeer. As Santa says, “I Dig Christmas!”

Roadworks in the Old Steine - Valley Gardens — I Dig Christmas – roadworks in Old Steine – Valley Gardens

I have worked really hard to keep my prices the same as last year, and they include postage so no nasty surprises at checkout!

If you want to see them and buy locally from traders in and around Brighton & Hove you can get my cards from: Malarkey in Bond Street, Kerfuffle in St George’s Road, Kemp Town, City Books on Western Road, Hove, The Open Art Gallery in Rottingdean, The Post Office in Rottingdean and Saltdean Post Office on Longridge Avenue.

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas – a bit ahead of time, but it’ll be here before you know it!

Shirley x

It’s been a long time since I updated my website. I’ve been really busy exploring new expressions in paint. The first we called Discodism – a new word based on dissonant colours which gives an energy and vitality to a painting. Have a look at “Creation” lots of hidden references.

“Creation”. A painting in the Discodism style. Dissonant colour and codes to search. Hexagon cells, planets and fossils just some to search out.

“Ballet” in that style has sold, but it was a challenge to have the music of ‘Firebird’ and ‘Swan Lake’ expressed in great curves and small hidden references to ‘Nutcracker’. Here’s a photo:

The music of Anton Webern. We attended a recital, as we thought by Weber, but from the black clad musicians and stage drapes came the astounding music of Webern! This was the images that presented themselves to me as I listened!

My latest work is a return to Gouache on watercolour paper – works full of emotion and energy such as “Summer Garden” and “Summer Studio” based on my garden and studio, available as prints to order.

I’m also excited to tell you that, for my American customers, my artwork is now available through SacredChristianWorks.com

I’ve also been trying out some new things … take a look at these:

more information on these next time … watch this space!

I’m loving these beautiful summer days. I will have to start the new Christmas designs very soon! It’s hard to conjure up Santa and reindeer with the hot sun streaming in the window!

Until next time … happy holidays?!

Shirley

Year: 2025

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