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I love Cottage Gardens and really enjoy painting garden scenes. This painting “The Walled Garden” which I exhibited at The Spring Art Fair in Teddington

Last Friday to Sunday 20-22 May, I exhibited at The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South West London. It is a wonderful venue, a magnificent

Whilst demonstrating at Wisley RHS Spring Garden Show I managed to finish this painting of Craster Harbour which is famous for it’s kippers. You can

Last week I exhibited at the RHS Spring garden show at Malvern with Boffy Art Markets. Here’s my stand in the Wye hall. I enjoy

I’m delighted to be exhibiting at Delamore Arts in Devon. (Cornward, Ivybridge, PL21 9QT) from the 1st-31st May 2022. This is one of the four

I am busy this week preparing for Wisley RHS Garden show, where I shall be exhibiting with Craft in Focus, a contemporary craft and design

The Malvern Hills are such an inspiring landscape and I am excited to be running some art and dance sessions there at “Centre of the

This is an intricate painting of a grapevine, birds and flowers which I imagine could flourish in a warm climate by the sea. The birds

Harbours are one of favourite subjects and this week I have just completed this painting of Craster harbour in Northumberland. I have included some fishing

Here I am painting Lindisfarne. I am working with gouache on paper and I have just added some pearlescent pigment to give the painting a

I have begun a new series of paintings based on the Northumberland coast. Here is the first painting of Lindisfarne. It is so atmospheric there

This week I have been working on a small painting in gouache on paper. I have always wanted a beach hut!

This week I have been working on a new painting to add to my mythical collection. I have called it “The Fox and the Crow”

My exhibition at Ludlow Assembly Rooms is on until the 7th March and features a wide range of my original paintings including this painting of

Pity about the rain this week! I am already missing the frosty mornings. Here is a recent small imaginary landscape that depicts just what I’m

I can hear owls at night, it’s one of my favourite sounds …

I have always thought how lovely it must be to have a boathouse. Here’s a new painting – a small study in gouache and ink.

I’m missing the sea air and our coastline. Here’s a nostalgic painting of a harbour and boats, based on Whitby, North Yorkshire. Brings back happy