I’m currently taking a break from my art practice while I undergo treatment for cancer. Please check out my blog for updates.
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I live by the sea in southern Scotland and paint contemporary artwork for people who love a splash of colour on their walls. I also dye fibre and yarn for felters, knitters, crocheters and textile artists.
Watercolour again – still find it incredibly challenging, still aiming for a lightness of touch that eludes me.
My art has always been my self taught form of therapy . It started in my art journals, a place to express in images what I couldn’t always put into words.
I missed the deadline to apply to Spring Fling this year. This is the long explanation of how life (and death) got in the way.
What the hell was I thinking?! How self-doubt stole my paintings.
I have a rather poorly husband at the moment, but have been able to squeeze in a little experimentation with oil and cold wax.
I really do find watercolour one of the hardest and most unforgiving mediums to use. Having the right paper and good brushes is a good starting point and good quality paints of course.
I’m in a fallow period at the moment art-wise and I know that this is a normal and necessary part of the creative process.
Some of the exercises from Pauline Agnew’s Expressive Portrait class that I recently enrolled in.
A ten minute short film about myself and two other local artists.
A selection of paintings reflecting the strangest of years.
“Let it Rain” is a large acryclic painting on canvas, my response to the Australian bushfires of 2019-20.
It has been a long time since I set myself any New Year's Resolutions, but I often start the year with some quiet reflection, maybe choosing a word to guide me through the year or doing some journaling. Last week, I met up with two beautiful creative friends for a...
