Walton-on-the-Naze commission
This commissioned piece of work was created in between exhibiting at events and painting my own paintings. I enjoy the challenge of creating a painting for someone else and I always try to communicate and listen to the brief. This painting has multiple perspectives, overlooking the scene and straight ahead. The boats are larger than […]
Flowerbeds and boats in progress
Here I am working in the garden on this painting; it takes time to build up the layers of paint but I have already planned my composition. I think it’s interesting to see how the painting develops and I never quite know how it’s going to turn out.
Flowerbeds and boats at Mousehole Harbour
I have been developing this painting overlooking Mousehole Harbour in Cornwall and the hot weather is helping me to recreate the atmosphere! Hot pinks and oranges next to the blue cool calm of the sea. While walking down to the harbour I discovered a beautiful garden terrace allotment overlooking the bay. The composition is expressive […]
Small creatures that live in the bluebell woods
This painting depicts birds and rabbits in the undergrowth; a landscape of wild flowers, trees and shrubs. I think of this painting telling a story, a fable of wild creatures. Their lives unfolding within the flora and fauna. Survival must be harsh sometimes looking for food and sheltering in all our weathers. Today was a […]
Cherry blossom, bluebells and a red fox
This little painting with bluebells in the foreground and a red fox running in the background is partly from a memory of a fox that ran past me when I was walking. I wonder where he was going; perhaps he was running back to his underground burrow or den. Maybe it was a vixen that […]
Bluebell woods
These two paintings of “bluebell woods” were created near where we live in some local woods. The light outside in our garden was bright and perfect to finish this work. It’s so lovely to paint outside when it’s warm enough.
Fishing Boats and bunting
The perspective in this painting is exaggerated to emphasise the shapes of the boats. I like to play around with the colours of the boats trying out different variations. I’ll have fun finishing this painting over the coming weeks.
RHS Malvern Spring Garden Show
It was great to be back again at the RHS Spring Garden Show. I was exhibiting with Boffy art Markets alongside the other craft people, designers and artists. I had a lovely space where I could demonstrate painting too.
Charlestown Lights
This painting began as a demonstration piece for an art society. I have to work quickly and more freely when the time that I have is restricted. I sketch the composition out in advance then begin with washes of colour before proceeding with finer details and bolder layers of paint. I normally complete the painting […]
Mousehole in spring
Painting from memory helps to create expressive results. I avoid looking at photographs and try to work from my imagination. I like to use colour freely and intuitively remembering trips to a place as well as the atmosphere and character. I have fond memories visiting Mousehole with my Grandmother; popping into the little shops there […]