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  • Impressions of madeira

    Apart from art, I love to travel and after a summer that was decidedly cool, we took advantage of the opportunity to get away in November and gave Madeira a go with it’s subtropical scenery and warm climate. The landing...

  • Falling in love with Oils

    A weekend away at Newlyn Art School always motivates and gets the inspiration going, but will I make the switch to Oils? A two day course in Oil and Abstraction with Gareth Edwards certainly lent me towards giving this medium...

  • When it comes good - a happy commission, 'Sunshine and Showers'

    Commissions are a great challenge, especially when you know the client just loves what you do and trusts in your work. There’s less pressure and more sense of what is important to convey in the painting. This was one such...

  • Cruel and curious a major part of my artistic journey.

    Cruel and Curious, the concept and vision of Cai Waggett of Hickory Nines, and lucky for me just up the road has just had it’s third show, ‘Hinterland’. Held in the barns at Stowe Barton, a medieval farmstead owned by...

  • Hinterland Trailer...

    It’s nearly time for #CruelandCurious ‘3’. Another great inspiring collaborative exhibition of which I’m proud to be part of .

  • How long does it take to paint that?

    The age old question.. “how long did it take you to paint that?” It’s a very valid question and often the first and most obvious thing people want to know when striking up a conversation, but it’s taken me a...