Salcombe harbour
This painting of Salcombe harbour began when I was demonstrating painting in gouache and running a workshop for an art group in Nottingham. I needed a bit more time and finished it back home in the comfort of my studio.
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
“The twelve days of Christmas” has always been one of my favourite Christmas songs ever since I was a child. This could the first illustration for the song, only eleven more to go!
Will-o’-the wisp
I have never seen Will-o’-the-wisp but I can imagine it when I walk through our nearby woodland. It is very atmospheric in the early evening light of dusk especially in Autumn and Winter.
Exhibiting at the Mac, Birmingham
Last Sunday I exhibited at the Mac Arts Market. I enjoy going back to Birmingham because I read Theatre Design at Birmingham City University and lived in Moseley for some years afterwards. I’m just beginning to feel a bit “Christmassy” and took along some Christmas cards and Christmas wrapping paper.
Cottage Garden with Chickens
We used to have chickens when we were growing up and I often think fondly of them. They were like pets and they all had names. We used to collect the eggs for breakfast, sometimes hunting around the garden to find their hidden nests.
Terraced Houses and Back Gardens
When we look out of our attic window in Bewdley, we can see a beautiful patchwork of back gardens. I love to use a combination of different viewpoints, an arial view and a direct view of the houses on the street.
The Mythical Cottage Garden
There’s nothing like a bit of escapism. I have set the scene in Autumn and this imaginative painting of a Tudor cottage by the sea has an Angel, Pegasus and a fairy in the garden. I feel that this painting could be an illustration for the beginning of a children’s story.
A Master class at the Autumn Show in Malvern
Demonstrating painting is an important role for me, especially when I’m exhibiting at events. It was lovely to have Autumn help me this year. Here she is showing us her beautiful rainbow painting.
The Fairy and the Unicorn
I continue to use recurring themes for my mythical range of paintings. I have used a combination of watercolour, gouache and ink to give this painting a delicate quality.
A Mermaid sitting on a rock
Here’s another Mermaid painting, a variation on the theme. This imaginary place is inspired by Mousehole in Cornwall.