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Merry Christmas 2024

The season is well and truly upon us, whether we celebrate or not. The first snow has fallen, and the lights are going up around town, and in people’s homes.…

Autumn Calls

Another summer comes to an end, and before we know it, the festive season starts. Where did the last few months go? Well, for me it was a mixture of…

July Just Got Exciting

This month has started busy, with an at The Horton Epsom exhibition, and will be finishing it at Denbies Wine Estate with another exhibition. As so many outings came up…

Competition Time

Congratulations C. Wall – you have won this prize. This month I have been working on a collection to exhibit this summer, with a fresh new look and style. As…

March Already!

It seems 2024 is ready to race away and we are already into Spring, with Mother’s Day and Easter just around the corner. Mother’s Day is on the 10th March…

February Fun

How can we be well into February already? The start of 2024 has rapidly left me behind, which means my first exhibition of the year, with First for Art at…

January Paints

Exactly as the New Year began, my surgeon scheduled an operation on my left wrist, which meant my little case of De Quervain’s led to a few weeks of making…

Happy New Year 2023

It has been lovely to be able to take a short break from organising exhibitions to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. After such a successful exhibition in December,…

Abstract Creations

On returning to painting seven years ago, I felt that my style should be realistic, and if I didn’t paint exactly how my teacher taught at school then it wasn’t…

Painting in Black and White

Even though I have heavily invested in a lot of new colourful paints and superior quality canvases, I still enjoy painting in just black and white acrylic paint. The Boatshed,…

A New Era

I recently upgraded my paints and canvases to a higher standard, now I am creating more art for exhibitions. Finding the right medium, brand, canvases and brushes can go a…

Painting Outside

Outside. The sun shines. The colours merge, bright and alive. Are we locked in the darkness looking out, or safe behind a dark wall gazing through small panes at a…