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Deborah Richmond is a Designer, living and working in Oakville, Ontario

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I thought I’d try a carousel post this time with a I thought I’d try a carousel post this time with a few shots around the beautiful fishing village where it feels like time has stood still. In a world that seems increasingly noisy these moments of tranquility are hard to find. #visitnovascotia #peggyscove #coastalvibes
Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in North America recognized as a #unesco World Heritage Site. Colourful houses and oysters, what’s not to like? #visitnovascotia #visitnovascotiasouthshore
There’s just something so soothing about the sound There’s just something so soothing about the sound of breaking waves #lawrencetownbeach #novascotia #visitnovascotia
I'm not good at focusing while my daughter has exa I'm not good at focusing while my daughter has exams so I reworked a pattern concept from a few years back to refine it and make sure it repeated seamlessly. Sometimes seemingly simple things actually take more work to be technically accurate or maybe I'm just too much of a perfectionist. These pastel tones are taken from my Buoy colour study from last week. The lilac combined with the green and blue give quite a bold but feminine feel without being too girly.
An exercise in colour extraction using one of my p An exercise in colour extraction using one of my photos. This mosaic technique is a simple tip I just picked up from @thepatternsocial. I knew my obsession with buoys and lobster pots in Nova Scotia would pay off.
I've recently discovered @artfullywalls, I have no I've recently discovered @artfullywalls, I have no affiliation to this at all but I stumbled across so much beautiful art from independant artists. It's a similar type of format to Spoonflower but where the artist receives a commission for every sale of their work. There's so much to choose from with their easy user friendly search feature, a range of sizes, options for framing and you can even have fun playing around with an online gallery wall creator. I'll have to see if I can manage to tag all the artists I've put together in this grouping.
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Colourful Notions

A world filled with colour