The visual arts are at the heart of the UK’s creative economy. From driving economic growth to enriching communities and shaping culture, the sector is recognised as a key ‘growth-driving’ force in the government’s new 10-year Industrial Strategy. But to […]
Over the last few days I have recognised that I am at another one of those points on the mountain where I can take a seat, look at the view and reassess where I am and where I go next. […]
Vast blooms rise and fall as breezes lift them into natures waltz of summertime magic. Petal boas trail and swirl as if conducting, but really the rhythms are those of their owners. Rhythm & Blooms (mixed media painting on canvas, […]
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Sunny glows and cool frothy hues. The perfect combination for that holiday feel. All equally expressing depth and surface joy in their unique way. Who says that difference doesn’t get along? Holiday Feel (mixed media painting on canvas, 3″x2″) sold
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This Autumn the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Visual Arts and Artists was reconstituted with cross-party support from MPs and Peers. The group provides a forum for parliamentarians to better understand the challenges faced by UK visual artists and the […]
Snuggled in those leafy beds, all cosy and actually quite fancying a spot of a snooze. The wake-up call around commences with dawn though and it’s time to peek out, slowly extend all petals and then start her daily dance […]
I’ve been running an Etsy shop for getting on for ten years now, selling giclee prints of my drawings. the platform now seems to be moribund and my sales have gone through the floor. Anyone else suffering?
Life v Art: a postscript to my last blog post … Reconcilation: reuniting, reunion, bringing back together again, pacification, resolution, appeasement, placating I’ve read Anne Truitt’s ‘Daybook’ a lot over the past few years – it’s very much a ‘go […]
Flourishing her froth, all of her bounding about as her enthusiasm for simply being alive comes through. It’s this simplicity that we humans could learn so very much from. Simple Enthusiasm (mixed media painting on canvas, 3″x2″) available click for […]
Reaching up on tiptoes. Can she reach the brightest lightest light? She’s nearly there, just one more lurch of her being. Lightest Light (mixed media on canvas, 3″x2″) available click for purchase info
Life has truly got in the way of being able to make any work lately, both in terms of physically making it and having the headspace to even think about it. Hospital visits and helping in the organisation of subsequent […]
Frothy lacy layers bounce in the breeze, petals holding on and exuding their most wonderful shades, each changing as they’re blown around in the sunlight. The darker leaves sit in their supporting role. They know their limelight will come as […]
So many textures and yet there is room for all those hues. It’s as if everyone has their own stage on which to perform regardless of anything or anyone around them, each giving the other their space and time. Room […]
Sometimes I find it hard to let go of old ways of thinking. I have done it in the past, because my work now does look different to how it did a few years ago, I am able to move […]
