Framing up paintings for exibiting at events
These decoupaged framed prints and originals are all ready for my up and coming events; (please see my events page!). It’s coming up to a busy time of year and I shall be exhibiting at Hyde Hall in Essex, H-Art in Herefordshire at The Ledbury Collective, Hever Castle in Kent and the Autumn show in […]
Landscape with a rainbow in progress
Here’s a photograph of this painting in progress. It gives an idea of the scale and medium. I feel that the summer heat influenced my palette with hot orange for the ploughed field and the usual green pastures are bleached, made lighter from the burning sun’s rays.
A Commissioned Painting of a Garden
This summer was perfect for painting a garden scene. The constant heat and warmth that was continuously emanating made me feel like was in the Mediterranean and it helped to create the atmosphere. It was an historic piece; a garden that no longer exists. I wanted to give this art work an ethereal quality, dreamlike […]
Landscape with a rainbow
There was the most beautiful rainbow a few weeks ago set over the houses that I could see from our bedroom window, which inspired this painting. This painting could be described as “naive” in style; flat and brightly coloured and which I created out of my imagination rather than using photographic reference. I particularly enjoyed […]
posing in front of my award
I couldn’t resist posing in front of this gorgeous little sculpture, mirroring the pitcher position!
Winning the Claire Cassidy Award
I was absolutely thrilled to win this award with Margaret Morris Movement for my creative work in Art and Dance. It was a total surprise and it really ended my week at Chichester University Summer School with a high. I was also dancer in residence with the dance company “Les Impromptues” and we created some […]
Boats, beach and harbour at Mousehole
I began this painting at the Spring show at Malvern and it has taken me some time to finish it. Every painting seems to have it’s own character and although I have painted Mousehole before they always turn out differently. Can you spot Nipper running towards the sea? He’s actually a very good swimmer and […]
Parks and field paintings from the community arts project
My training in theatre design was good experience for this project. Painting on a large scale and designing the composition. I imagined the paintings as scene paintings for a set for a play or ballet. Perhaps the participants would like to write some stories based on their paintings!
More paintings from the community arts project
Here are another three paintings from the Arts project in Worcester. The painting in the foreground is a roof top view of the city, the architecture of the golden library dominates this painting. The second one is a view of the River Severn and bridge and I loved the way the young children painted the […]
Community Arts Project
Recently I was invited to create eight large canvases with a group of families and children in Worcester. The compositions are based on the architecture in and around Worcester. I planned the paintings but allowed the participants to contribute their ideas in colour and pattern. I was careful not to be too prescriptive encouraging the […]