Blog
The B side Social was set up by a group of lovely people, mostly friends of my son Tom who wanted a very social event which has the festival vibe though only for one night . It’s held as a...
The liquid sunshine of Cornish gorse has filled my coastal journeys this Spring. The beautiful May coloured the coast a vivid yellow matched by my cadmium yellows dark and light and filtered into many of my new paintings. I usually...
I’ve been using just oil paints for a month. I’m not ditching the acrylics or inks, but wanted to grasp a feel for this new buttery greasy feeling paint with new techniques, experiments and stronger deeper paintings. But I have...
My story with Ithell began at the Virginia Woolf , Cornwall Inspired by her writing exhibition at the Tate , St Ives early 2018. An inspired exhibition of womens art from 1850 to modern day who are in some way...
The Tate in St Ives has been closed for 18 months while they dug into the rock face to create an enormous new gallery space. (link here to the Guardian for more info) I had an invitation to the opening...
Painting a a commission of Duckpool , North Cornwall, of the sea and a beach I’m not so familiar with, faced me with a few challenges. The commission came from a lovely family to remember their first and favourite beach...
