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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

Here is the finished painting of Honfleur that I began during the Summer at Hever castle. The turquoise and yellow ochre complement each other and

This collection of paintings is for the Winter Collection at Obsidian Art, Art Gallery. I have selected a combination of Autumnal scenes and a still

Recently I finished a commission of an 18th Century barn near Wolverley in Worcestershire. It was fun to do and I like to add my

Maybe I should call this painting “Une view sur un jardin a la francaise”. Last summer while I was staying in France at a home

It can take a while to finish a painting; I like to add lots of detail including depth of colour and sometimes I put in

Combining ideas from two paintings is an experimental and creative way to design new images. I have used the “Will-O-The-Wisp” painting and “Fairies in the

I love the seasons because the colours change and I can explore a new pallete; particularly these earthy Autumnal colours of browns, oranges and golds.

It’s very enjoyable to paint while I am exhibiting. The light is always better outside and it always gives me something to talk about when

Over the Summer I was lucky yo be invited to Honfleur to dance with Les Impromptues dance company. While I we was there, we danced

During the very hot weather over the Summer I enjoyed painting with these cool colours. I used a vintage 1950’s ballroom dress and some vintage

The sunlight can be particularly bright in the afternoons in this part of our walled garden and I try to use the light and shadows

It was a pleasure in the hot weather that we have had recently to paint in cool colours and reflect on time spent by the

Over this summer the weather has been warm enough to work outside in the garden. The light is lovely and the plants and flowers help

This painting is a progression from my earlier paintings of St. Ives. In the composition I am showing more of the interior but endeavouring to

I think the yellow ochres in the sand and turquoise from the sea at St. Ives make a subtle and delicate combination in this painting.

When I found a lovely vintage trug in a little shop, I thought it would make a very good prop for a still life. Then

Recently I did this small gouache painting which is a combination of a still life and memories of a Cornish village. I love the thatched

This painting began at the RHS Spring Garden show in Malvern and I finished it at Hever Castle and gardens in Kent. It’s a nostalgic

It was such a lovely morning I thought that I would go and draw outside by the river Severn near where we live. I used