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“Think big thoughts but relish in small moments” H. But don’t dip your paintbrush in your coffee mug.

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Illustrator, pet portrait artist, animal artist, printmaker, lover of animals, art, colour, fabrics and coffee! Multi passionate and multidisciplinary artist specialising in animals, travel and bringing joy to people’s homes and lives through her art prices. Created with passion and love in my home studio with my 2 boys husband and dogs Stan and Izzie. Apart from painting and cr

eating I love camping, walking in the woods near our home, dogs, home diy projects, reading and getting up before sun rise!

01/02/2025

Hola people! I can finally share the Christmas baubles Commisions! Only 2 months late but hey ho. I will be doing more this year. I will release slots in September to give me plenty of time to paint these tricky little balls! 😂🧡 have a good February 1st!!

26/02/2024

Flawless Like a Frenchie, let’s face it all animals are flawless but I know that Frenchies in particular know they are flawless. I have designed a print and card with the wonderful Nelson thanks who is a real diva dog. The greeting card is blank for your own flawless message! Enjoy

24/02/2024

Hey! Who am I??? So many posts in a few weeks. I’m like a bus you weren’t even waiting for 🤣

I’ve turned my Patience print into a card. Yay me. And yay you. As they are blank for your own message. These are printed in 5” x 7” and come with an envelope (obviously) £3.00

20/02/2024

‼️New Print Added‼️titled : Patience

3 years ago I started to draw random dogs on chairs/sofas. My own dogs, Izzie and Stan love being on the sofa especially if someone’s sitting on it. This one was inspired by my own French Bulldog Molly. Hope you like it. If you do it’s now I’m my shop!!! Yay to me!

03/02/2024

Pink Skies in Sidmouth Print and Greeting card now available on the website.

30/01/2024

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Irish Fauna at the Beach. Taken by one of my artist friends and pod pals .art whos art is amazing btw and you need to check out her page!!!

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28/01/2024

Hey! Look another product yay!! Ive spent most of last night and today trying to navigate this whole Instagram/Facebook shop thing. It’s not as easy as you would think!!

Anyway, here’s another print, inspired by a dog I used to walk called Haggis. This is part of a larger collection called the Happy Dog Collection. There’s loads more on my website www.jofrancesarts.co.uk

27/01/2024

Always be beautiful like a Bull Terrier! Let me be transparent, this is just a little test to see if my new Instagram/Facebook shop now works!!! Fingers crossed it does!

30/12/2023

It’s been a while hasn’t it?

I’ve just been down a rabbit hole watching reels and reading posts about people’s year in reviews. Reviewing 2023 and how it went for them. I sat and thought, ok this might be a nice thing to post about especially as I’ve been super quite on these squares. But then the reality hit me. I thought to myself “Jo, you haven’t accomplished anything in 2023, it’s been a fail and a flop”. I can’t tell you how many people have asked me what i’m working on at the moment. And my@mind goes blank. I can’t think of one thing I created, I made no money, I did a failed school fate the list of failures I ran through my head is far too long for here. You’re probably reading this and wondering why am I sharing all this? It’s certainly not for pity, no, it’s to be transparent. It’s so easy to see how other people have it all together and seem to be doing amazing in life. And that’s hard when you feel so stuck, it’s hard to not feel that tinge of jealousy. I feel like I’ve had a year long art block. But instead of wallowing I’m determined to make 2024 better (it can’t be any worse) and I’m giving myself grace and time. As we’re nearly at the end of 2023 I’ve already made small attainable goals I can meet in the near year. I really hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas and even better New Year ###

28/09/2023

Today was a unexpected and special day. A friend of mine popped in today and I was showing her around my studio. She picked up some scrap pieces of abstract work I had been cutting up and was thinking about throwing away. She riffled through them, and picked out two. She then asked if she could buy them. Of course I said yes! Even though I was going to throw them away. But when I said yes I felt a panic in my stomach. Can I really sell something I don’t even like and was going to throw away? Surely I can’t take money for them? She’s my friend I can’t charger her?!

I looked at her and we smiled then agreed a price and could see how happy she was.

Moral of the story, even if it’s your friend your mum or a stranger, it’s still a sale and your work is worth someone paying for it, despite if you like it or not! Cannot wait to see these in situ. Thanks again

14/08/2023

Long post!

My husband took this photo of me and my youngest in my studio yesterday. We were trying to make scratch art. You know the ones where you have a black piece of card and when you scratch it off it shows colours underneath. He had seen the video on YouTube.

I’m going to be honest, I was tired and I couldn’t be bothered to do it. But he asked so nicely and asked to do it in my studio so we don’t make a mess. So I did it. I’ve been struggling for months with this artist life/struggle. I’ve had art block for months now. Im constantly tired and if I’m honest I just cannot be bothered to do anything. Im not writing this for any type of sympathy. I don’t receive it well anyway and often turn things into a joke anyway. I don’t like showing how I really feel or any signs of weakness. And this is how I’ve felt. Weak. Invisible. Sad at times. Tired.

But when this little guy asked me to do something with him I felt guilt for all these feelings. For not being the best mum I could be. It’s hard to juggle it all. Especially when people only see your craft as a hobby, like your not allowed to struggle or feel tired because your “don’t work”. We have to change this narrative. Art is not a my hobby, I try incredibly hard to make work that brings joy to people and an income for my family. Not to mention all the background stuff you have to do all while being a mum and wife. Please don’t diminish people’s craft that they’ve spent their life working on to prefect, that feels so personal they often don’t want to show it to the world. They’ve spent £1000s on supplies books and courses. Let’s not put people down because they are doing something different to you.

15/06/2023

I’ve been quietly busy behind the scenes. Saturday is the first ever JFAs fair, at a local school. I’ve done a couple of fairs before but one for my dog walker business and one for my dog grooming shop I had. I loved it, chatting to others about my work. And this feels the same. I cannot wait to meet people.

I also love seeing all my hard work come together. I never actually realised how much work I had done over the years. I decided to do another trial set up in my garden today just to make sure everything was as good as it’s going to be.

I’ve also opened up my pet portraits again I’ve realised that I’ve actually missed the feeling of painting, to create something that someone is going to love and cherish.

So, these photos are just a little glimpse of what it will look like on Saturday. The fair is at a Cross Farm school in Frimley Green if your free from 11-3pm 😉

31/05/2023

Remember this unit that my MIL gave me? It’s been in her family for over 70 years. It was her dads and it’s been passed down. Now we have it. When I started to paint it yellow (because I had some paint left over) I quickly decided it wasn’t the right colour. Then I found a tin of unopened chalk paint but it didn’t have a colour name on it 🤷🏼‍♀️

I thought it was a navy colour but turns out it was black. Anyway I had already committed at this point.

See the last slide for what it looks like now! I have to say I’m really pleased with it. I need to get some more pink k***s though

17/05/2023

I had a few messages asking about this print. I did this last year for my Dogs on Chairs collection. I thought about rereleasing this as a card….what does everyone think?

If your interested in this as a card or a print without writing please get in touch.

23/03/2023

Art has and is my gift and when I say that I don’t mean I’m a gifted brilliant artist. I mean that it has been a gift. It got me through so many hard times in my life and even to this day if I’m feeling down or anxious it calms me almost rests me.

What does art do for you as a creative or as a buyer?

22/03/2023

Just putting this out there. When your buying art from an artist please remember all the love, sweat, tears, joy, self doubting, learnt lessons, training, all the works that didn’t make it, all the heartache when they think there not good enough, not earning but still creating. There is so much that goes into creating art behind the scenes that people don’t realise. To keep going is one of the hardest things. There’s been times when I’ve thought, I should get a “proper job”. But I’m 40 Ive waited my whole life to be here now. And I appreciate every bump in the road, because it’s growth. Our life stories are the brush strokes on the canvas. Our art is a window into all these moments. Our dreams are important.

Hit my link in my Bio to buy some joy infusing art.

17/03/2023

Imagine a world with no colour? No textiles, wallpaper, architecture, flowers, cars, Starbucks Logo. I can go on. But seriously can you?

I often think to myself why do people buy art? I mean I love making it and I love buying it. It really brings me joy.

You just need to look around you to see the worlds first artist. Mother Nature, with her patterned animals and beautifully painted flowers.

A piece of beautifully curated art work hung in a once boring bland lounge now brings life and reflects your personality. It can make people stop, think, dream. It brings colours that you may want to incorporate into your cushions or throws. It makes you want to invite people over and build a community that you’ve been so desperately missing for so long because you’ve been a little shy, embarrassed hiding in the shadows of your uninspired home. A painting can be the starting point of your new space or the end piece you need to bring it all together.

Imagine a world with out art?

My art is a part of your story and I hope it thrives and brings as much joy as it can. I hope my art inspired you, I hope it gives a room life. It can help with depression or any negative thoughts and feelings.

How many times have you felt down and then a song comes on the radio and you find your foot starts tapping or you’re singing the words. That’s what art can do, it stops you in that moment and changes your mind set. It builds connections from the artist to the buyer to your space. It’s all about connections and relationships.

That what arts means to me.

Imagine a world with no art?

For more about my art hit the link in my bio 🤍

16/03/2023

“Connection is why we’re here: it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives” - The Great Brene Brown

Just a gentle reminder that you can sign up to my studio love letters. As I’ve said before, I promise that you will not get inundated with emails, in all honesty I don’t write them as often as I should. But I can promise an wholesome email about new collections, VIP releases, offers and discounts. Just scan the QR code or see my links in my bio. If there is anything you would like to know about me or my business please just get in touch.

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http://www.jofrancesarts.co.uk/

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