Demonstrating at Hever castle
I thought that I would include Pegasus into the landscape of Cape Cornwall. The Tudor back drop of Hever Castle made me feel like creating a whimsical painting.
A mermaid at Durdle Door
This is an imaginative painting that I was working on at Hyde hall. We had visited Lulworth Cove recently and I was struck by the beautiful turquoise blue of the sea. I could just have imagined a mermaid basking on the rocks in the sunlight.
My Stand at Hyde hall with Craft in Focus
Hyde hall is a lovely event to take part in and always enjoy demonstrating painting. It keeps me busy in between chatting to customers and it also gives me something to talk about.
Preparing for exhibiting at Hyde Hall with Craft in focus
I have recently collected some new framed paintings from the framers for exhibiting next week at Hyde Hall in Essex. It’s very satisfying to see the collection of new work put together and important to have new stuff to show.
Cats and Birds
I began this painting a few months ago at the Spring Garden Malvern show. It’s an imaginary painting inspired by cats in our nearby town gardens. The colourful pigeons which are dotted about the gardens in the vegetation, are watching the cats. I really enjoy experimenting with unusual plant shapes and interspersing them in the […]
Terraced Gardens jigsaw puzzle
I am very excited to have one of my designs turned into a jigsaw puzzle. The company “Puzzly” chose the design “Terraced Gardens”; which you can find in the gallery section of my website under “House and Garden”.
Lulworth Cove
Easter seems quite a long time ago now and we had a lovely break in Dorset; which motivated me to paint Lulworth cove. I made some drawings and took a few photographs to help create this new piece of work. I like to draw on memories and add a dreamy imaginative feeling whilst the bunting […]
The Peacock Garden
I mixed iridescent paint in with yellow ochre for the sand to give this painting a white reflective heat. I particularly enjoyed painting the peacock’s feathers and the diverse feathers of the other birds, experimenting with bright colours and flashes of gold.
Peacock garden
I began this painting at the Malvern Spring Garden Show and finished it at home afterwards in our little garden and also inside in my studio. Working on a large scale takes longer but allows me to work in more detail and also the large painting makes more of an impact when I am exhibiting.
Painting outside
I enjoy painting “al fresco” when I can because the light is so much better and I can draw inspiration from the colours around me. The pink geraniums are such a bright vivid pink and I have reflected the colour in my painting.