Can you believe it ... we are in 2020 already?!!! What do you have planned for the start of the new decade?

I decided to get organised with my stock so a trip to IKEA to search for a storage unit with shelves deep enough and strong enough to hold my framed original paintings and prints. That limited the choice quite a bit.

The instructions were all drawn and surprisingly we managed to construct it successfully... I guess they suited me as I learn better when I see things rather than read them. I am the only person who doesn’t do instruction manuals. There is definitely something in these training events I used to attend which identified different learning styles. It probably also explains my lifelong aversion to booklets and online training re how to work anything technological.

I much prefer someone just showing me how it works. I only survived my job as Associate Medical Director at NHS Forth Valley by having a Personal Assistant, Clinical Secretary, husband and son all helping with the technology! Answering emails was about the extent of my IT skills.

Fortunately starting my art business has reduced my need for technology and I have Philip in Belfast kindly assisting with updates to my website.

He is also involved in creative arts; in his case he is also a DJ with a Radio station called Belfast89 you can find them and him here www.belfast89.com. He even gave my business a plug on the radio ... kind free advertising.


He has been advising me about the importance of search engine optimisation and I must confess that I have started to get sales from people who have found me via online searches.

So, what does 2020 bring for Rhona Morrison Art? I guess I go with the flow a bit, exploring opportunities as they arise, unconstrained by a fixed business plan. I hope to expand commission work, as the personal satisfaction is greatest when I hear the reaction of the buyer.

I am also exploring further opportunities in my collaboration with Caroline from Simply Scottish candles and growing the range of merchandising products with my artwork.

Full steam ahead for me on my return from my forthcoming cruise adventure.

Happy new year ... to new opportunities