In response to questions, I will now clarify my readership for Kingdom of  Nerada because it is broader than first intended. Discovering the reading age of Kingdom of Nerada Book 1  Isabella Airyfairyabelous & the Sleepy Dragon and Book 2 The Faery Enchantment has been an interesting journey. The Gunnings Index says it is high sixes, so 11 years and up, and middle years was certainly my original intention.  I also recommend my series for voracious readers with reading ages of 10 and up. Surprisingly, older readers have  expressed considerable enthusiasm and interest as well. That Nerada  entertains game players, according to readers, is an exciting development. Amazon has…

  My art journey continues. There are so many structural elements like the path and the rails, the sand and the bush,  plus the swimmers and the surfers in the sea. The image invites the viewer and should have a wow moment. Each time I paint, I develop an understanding of the most challenging aspects of image.  So this painting, which I finalised today, is a mixture of watercolour, gel pen and marker. I have called it SAND ART 1. My plan is  to create a series of Sand Art Paintings to capture sea life, my new journey. In this painting I  capture the mini figures in the water, by…