My August entries for the Boldbrush art contest all have a wheeled theme – many of the visitors to my recent exhibition delighted in spotting them! I’d be chuffed if you could vote for one or any number of them […]
Have you encountered a block like writers block but with your making? What did you do about it?
Over the three years of degree – and particularly these past two – my role and practice as an artist has changed enormously, and in this post, I want to examine how and why it has, and how it will […]
My June Boldbrush Art Contest entries feature the poster girl for my upcoming exhibition plus two others from my Floral Delights collection to keep her company – I’d be delighted if you could vote for one or any number of […]
In keeping with the theme of my exhibition here at The Steadings Gallery, I’ve entered three of my mixed media Shop Front paintings for the May BoldBrush Art Contest. I’ve created these paintings using collage as a base layer and then painting […]
The sheer scope of Matisse’s paintings fascinate me, so it was a delight to enrol in an online School of Painting course to really apply my brain to learn more. Taught by Alice Mumford, whose passion is interior and still life work, […]
Recently The Metaverse has been bothering me. There’s a lot of chat about it in Virtual Reality circles, but I think scaring people with suggestions of strangers in vibrating pants is a bit alarmist. We need more good people in The Metaverse. Please join the good guys.
Artists invited to submit portraits of the Queen to join exhibition to celebrate Platinum Jubilee
I’ve entered three of my Shetland charcoal landscapes for the April Boldbrush Art Contest. As you may know, these charcoals were drawn on gorgeously textured hand-made paper during my recent residency on Shetland. Whenever I was out and about on […]
