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At this time of year when it’s cold and grey it’s lovely to reflect on places that we have been during the summer. This small

When I am working on a series or collection of paintings I experiment with variations of a theme. It’s fun to explore different compositions. I

It’s interesting to reflect upon commissions that I completed last year. This particular commission was based upon a view overlooking a bay in Anglesey. The

I have been enjoying painting this small painting of Polperro in Cornwall with a combination of watercolour and gouache. I loved the way the white

I have recently been working on a commission of a painting to depict the rewilding of a woodland. It’s an exciting project and inspiring to

Last autumn, in Honfleur, France; I was lucky to stay in an attic room that had a lovely window view of the harbour from the

On Tuesday this week there was a full moon and I felt inspired to paint this small painting of a hare and other woodland creatures.

Whilst I was working on my previous commission of “The Hare and the Tortoise” I thought I would experiment with another composition. In this illustration

I exhibited at Blackthorpe Barn near Bury St. Edmunds for three consecutive weekends in December leading up to Christmas. The old Tudor Barn was a

I enjoy working on commissions and this commissioned painting has a decoupaged frame too. I wanted to include all the garden so an overhead flying

Here is the painting of “The Hare and the Tortoise”. I enjoyed creating movement and drama by adding swirls in the fields and ripples in

It takes quite a long time to develop and finish my paintings; I need to add depth and layers of colour to the composition before

Here is “The Sun and the Frogs” in progress. During the summer I painted the lily pond in our nearby gardens and this was a

I’m currently working on some commissions based on Aesop’s Fables. I did this painting a while a go based on “The Fox and the Crow”

I shall be exhibiting at Art Unequalled this weekend and it is the first of my Christmas events. I called this painting “The Snowman”.

Here’s the completed painting of “Sea Breeze”. Sea breeze is based on memories of Porthleven in Cornwall, where I went as a child with my

It has taken me quite a long time to finish this painting but I am now happy with the result. To give it depth of

It was fun to dance with “Les Impromptues” earlier this month in Honfleur at “Fete de la Coquille et de la Peche”. We dressed up

I had an interesting request from the BBC & UKTV recently asking for permission to show this painting “Sunday Morning” which will be on a

For this painting I wanted the colours to be soft and wistful to give the feeling of yearning to be by the sea. I am

I enjoy demonstrating on my stand, it always gives me something to talk about but I try to plan the painting in advance so that

Last weekend I was exhibiting at the Autumn show in Malvern with Boffy Art Markets. Here is my stand with the festoon lighting. It is

Decoupage is an interesting way to add a craft element to my work. I have different gift wraps made of my designs and enjoy tailor

Although we are only in early Autumn the mornings can be quite frosty. When I take my little dog Nipper for a walk near where

This painting will be in the exhibition of “Autumn Tales” at the Obsidian gallery in Buckinghamshire. It will be a touring exhibition and travel around