Unfurling petals: drawing flowers
Over the summer, I've had a "spare time" project drawing and painting flowers from our garden and allotment. I love the sculptural...
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Jul 23
Shifting Coastlines: sketching the coast
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a lovely 4 day art course at Paintbox School of Art in Cockenzie near Edinburgh. The tutor was the...
Oct 31, 2023
Remembering Sycamore Gap
It's just over a month since the tragic felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree beside Hadrian's Wall on 28th September 2023. This is a...
Aug 2, 2023
Flowers, fields, fells and felines!
People often ask, "How do you find your own artistic style?" I believe that style is a product of all the things you love - the subject...
Jun 21, 2023
Lemon Meringue Pie with Cream
Funny title, eh? Let me explain: I've been using a very limited palette in my recent mixed-media paintings. To help me remember, I've...
Apr 26, 2023
Through the dancing poppies
Last summer, in our allotment, my husband grew many kinds of poppies - Icelandic, Californian, Shirley, Himalayan - it was a visual feast...
Aug 18, 2022
Summertime and the living is easy
I've just returned from a wonderful painting course at Bullclough Art School in the Peak District National Park . Now you may have...
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