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I love a cup of tea first thing in the morning especially when I have a sea view. For this painting I set up a

Sometimes before I embark upon a large painting I will make a small study. In this painting based on Aesop’s Fable “The Hare and the

This commission which I began before Christmas is finally finished. It will be exciting to deliver it to the owners who have waited patiently for

Walking over the cliff tops is such a pleasure at any time of the year but especially beautiful in spring when the wild flowers begin

There are many “Aesops fables” to choose from and I found it hard to choose which to one illustrate next. I began to paint this

I have nearly finished this commission and I just need to add a few fine details to the painting. I love working at my easel

This group of paintings are set together and form a group of paintings which I like to call “Seaside gardens”. These paintings are similar in

Here are a few of my paintings on show at Number 8. I have included some small paintings and larger pieces of work. I have

I have just finished this small painting; “The White Boat at Charlestown” for an exhibition titled “Poetic Storytelling” which is running for three weeks from

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