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While I was staying in Anglesey with my family recently I made this small study of Caemes Cove. I kept a sketch book and I

It was very snug in the marquee at the “Three Counties show” in Malvern and it was great to meet up again and see some

This Summer I shall again be teaching at Chichester University as part of a Summer school with Margaret Morris Movement. I shall be combining my

I created this painting while I was on my stand at the Three Counties Show in Malvern. I made the sketch at home and enjoyed

I spent quite a while on this painting of a view of St.Ives, even though it is only small. I used some photographic reference but

I have just finished this painting of a lighthouse in Anglesey, Wales. I enjoyed adding the wild flowers and grasses in the foreground. I loved

This year my individual marquee alongside the other crafts people and artists, overlooked Hever castle with it’s moat and gardens. This was such an inspiring

It was fun meeting up with returning customers and fellow exhibitors at the Spring garden show at Malvern last week and over the weekend. The

I couldn’t resist popping a few fairies into this painting and I think I shall paint in a few more woodland animals too. I find

Here I am working on several paintings. A woodland scene was inspired by the surrounding trees and undergrowth.

While I am exhibiting at events I like to get on with some work. This painting of Anglesey isn’t quite finished; I like to add

I enjoyed dressing up for this photograph where I’m sitting amongst the long grasses and ferns. I had to stay still for about ten seconds.

This Victorian style woodland photograph was taken by my friend and photographer Sharon Aston. We spent a day in a woodland area near Helston in

I have finished this commissioned painting and I have taken it to the framers to be framed. I created a similar painting a few years

This painting is more imaginative. I like to use the round table at home as a prop and although we don’t have a white cat

This study is a straight view out of the window without any distortion. I was pleased with the bold composition.

In this study I have reflected the aqua marine blues of the sea in the foreground and I have used a wide angle so that

The paintings took a while to complete. I like to add depth of colour and detail to create the right atmosphere and mood.

I have begun to paint three paintings of a view looking onto the harbour at Porthleven in Cornwall. The window view is from some studios

I’m busy preparing for my shows which begin at the end of next month. Last year at the RHS Spring Garden in Malvern, I was

The three fairy paintings each have a bird in them. The first is a wren, the second a sparrow and the third is a dipper.

At long last spring is arriving and the bluebells will soon be flowering. In anticipation I have begun painting a fairy tryptic, this bluebell fairy

I am currently working on a painting of Severnside South in Bewdley. It is a large painting in gouache and I have set the scene

A visit to Polperro in Cornwall inspired this painting. It’s a small atmospheric painting in gouache. The boat in the foreground is called “Blue Fin”

I began this painting of Liverpool docks a few years ago and I shall be visiting Liverpool again tomorrow; where I shall take some more