When I restarted painting seriously in 2020 I wanted to be able to replicate an image onto a piece of paper. It took me a long time to...

How home lighting differs from gallery lighting and the impact of daylight

I really hope the answer is "yes"! Last year I began with a series of abstract paintings - a challenge which I found very difficult and...

This painting of a Little Grebe is a great example of when everything comes together to create a strong image. It starts with a great...

A few of my paintings capture a very specific time and place. "Fallen Tree" is one of those paintings. In March this year we had a death...

For the second year I participated in the Warwickshire Open Studios Plein Air event in Jephson Gardens. I realised just how much I'd...

I was brought up less than 5 miles from the seaside - beach towns which suffered the ravages of 1980s Britain. Where once were boating...

I had an opportunity recently to do some plein air painting at a wonderful local charity. Spencer's Retreat is an open air space where...