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I’m fond of this Christmas design “A Partridge in a pear tree” which I created a few years ago. This design shall also be available

I have recently had some of my designs made into baubles and I shall be selling them at my next event at Blackthorpe Barn Arts

It was exciting to be back at Wisley for the November show leading up to Christmas. The show was on for five days and I’m

This gouache painting of a woodland scene captures recurring themes of wild life that feature in my paintings. I also like to continue to add

I began this painting over the summer and continued to work on it at Little Verzons farm in Herefordshire where I was exhibiting for H-art.

September is such a busy time of year and there isn’t much of a break between the shows. It’s really quite a rollercoaster! I was

Cape Cornwall has to be one of my favourite places; it’s so wild and the atmosphere is magical. Here is Pegasus galloping and nearly in

I thought that I would include Pegasus into the landscape of Cape Cornwall. The Tudor back drop of Hever Castle made me feel like creating

This is an imaginative painting that I was working on at Hyde hall. We had visited Lulworth Cove recently and I was struck by the

Hyde hall is a lovely event to take part in and always enjoy demonstrating painting. It keeps me busy in between chatting to customers and

I have recently collected some new framed paintings from the framers for exhibiting next week at Hyde Hall in Essex. It’s very satisfying to see

I began this painting a few months ago at the Spring Garden Malvern show. It’s an imaginary painting inspired by cats in our nearby town

I am very excited to have one of my designs turned into a jigsaw puzzle. The company “Puzzly” chose the design “Terraced Gardens”; which you

Easter seems quite a long time ago now and we had a lovely break in Dorset; which motivated me to paint Lulworth cove. I made

I mixed iridescent paint in with yellow ochre for the sand to give this painting a white reflective heat. I particularly enjoyed painting the peacock’s

I began this painting at the Malvern Spring Garden Show and finished it at home afterwards in our little garden and also inside in my

I enjoy painting “al fresco” when I can because the light is so much better and I can draw inspiration from the colours around me.

Here’s my finished painting of “Garden by the sea”. We have had so much hot weather recently this painting was a perfect expressive reflection of

Recently I was invited to demonstrate and teach Morton art Group in Lincolnshire. I chose the theme of an imaginary garden by the sea with

It’s been a whirlwind of activity this month. I have met so many fascinating people from all walks of life but I am glad to

My third and final show of the month was at Hever Castle, the home of Anne Boleyn. Having spent the two previous weeks at shows

I have been continuing the garden theme and also experimenting with new compositions. I shall enjoy finishing this painting at home.

Where does this garden lead? This little demonstration piece inspired by the surrounding gardens in Wisley was bought at the end of the day. I

I think each boat has a character of its own; I wonder if they could talk they could tell us where have they been and

I like to play with perspective, experimenting with unusual view points and changing the dimensions of architecture and boats, thus giving the viewer a challenge.