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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

Whilst I was exhibiting at Wisley RHS show with Craft in Focus last week and bank holiday Monday I was demonstrating painting and couldn’t resist

Much of my work involves looking back in time and memories. Many formative years were spent in holidays in Cornwall and when I revisit all

I have fond childhood memories of a Siamese cat that my Granny owned called Esmeralda and I thought I would put her into the interior

This month I have an exhibition of original paintings and framed giclee prints in my home town of Bewdley, which is running until the beginning

The ultramarine blues and turquoises of the Cornish Sea are in contrast to the soft sandy colours of the Sandpiper. I have popped a sandpiper

This new painting was inspired by the new flowers that are emerging and the washing on the line blowing in the wind. I have also

In this landscape you can see some Sidra trees which are also in the Yemeni illustration but the back drop is very a very different

This design includes the bright coloured Sainfoin flowers that have a beautiful pink blossom which attracts the bees and can be found in the meadows

This design for the “Healing Honey Forest” range is for Yemen. The design is asymmetrical with the mountains in the distance and flowers and trees

I have recently been working on some landscape designs for Balquees Honey. This design is for New Zealand. It shows the kind of vegetation that

I already have several commissions to do this year and this commission was completed last Summer. It was a pleasure to paint outside “en plein

Castles are a great subject matter for a commission and I have been to visit Durham on a number of occasions. I enjoyed painting this

It’s fun to create designs for children. Images of Unicorns can be seen as far back as the middle ages and have been written about

Theatre Design and dance continue to influence my work. This small painting depicts a ballet dancer in a butterfly costume. I also enjoy embellishing and

This painting began in a demonstration for Matlock Art Society. They asked me to demonstrate gouache painting and movement in the landscape which is partly

This recent painting is a view of Craster harbour, inspired by a blue vase and the pretty harbour. The blue vase mirrors the colours of

This painting is very similar to “Dancing on the Beach” but two paintings are never the same. It is a larger version of the first

Although it is good to work on a larger scale I tend to paint on a series of smaller paintings while I am exploring a