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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

A variety of commissions continues to keep my job interesting. This small painting of Robin Hood’s bay was a pleasure to do because I drew

The sea is so wild and choppy at high tide in Porthleven harbour. The splashing sound of the waves lapping against the harbour walls and

A few weeks ago I had fun collaborating with my friend and photographer Sharon Aston. The atmosphere dancing by the stones was very mystical. We

The wild sea and rugged coastline of Cape Cornwall is romantic and mysterious. I didn’t see this ship with the red sails on the horizon

Discovering places and scenes gives me new material to work with and this boat in the foreground called “Starlight” motivated me to paint this painting

I was very excited to have my article published in the latest edition of The Margaret Morris Movement International dance magazine. In the article I

Some of my creative ideas are derived through dancing and are entwined with my painting. This is a photograph taken by my friend and photographer

It’s refreshing after Christmas to begin the New Year by creating a new painting . I am building a collection of work to exhibit at

It’s always a pleasure to exhibit at Elmslie House in Malvern at their Contemporary Art and Craft Fair. I was there recently for their Christmas

Here’s a photograph of me standing by some of my paintings at the “meet the artist afternoon” last month. Showing my work at a gallery

The light is lovely at this time of year and I particularly like the cold crisp days. I collect ideas when I go out for

Here is a closer look at the painting. It’s fairly near to completion and I shall probably come back to it in a few days

Last week I enjoyed teaching at home with a lady who wanted to have a one to one lesson. We went out sketching “en plein