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This post might be a little late given the Olympics in London are done and dusted, but an article in the weekend’s papers fired me up to share some of it. Apart from the athletic achievements, being an artist, the...

I haven’t been in a classroom for 15 years since I helped out with my own children at primary school, but when asked by a friend Carole to spend a morning inspiring 8 and 9 yr olds with seascape painting,...

September always flies by. There was some lovely late summer sunshine and it’s always a dash to collect the autumn berries to make a few preserves especially when a basket full of fallers (apples) are starting to look a bit...

Padstow and Bude are both in North Cornwall, but in many ways poles apart. The coastline is softer around the camel estuary with more sand dunes, whereas Bude is a haven with the steepest most dramatic cliffs towering down towards...

Over the last 10 days, a film crew have been in Bude filming Dick and James Strawbridge aka ” the hungry sailors”. During filming they spent time on the beaches with Bude Surf Life-saving Club, cooked a fish stew, made...

Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are now vital parts of my marketing strategy. Oh.. hear me say that!. I’m no businesswoman; I like to paint and create; but for a few minutes a day, I can get in touch with the...