I’m a winner!

I can’t believe it but I won 1st prize in the Cass Art ‘Make a Splash’ watercolour competition with my new range of rainbow watercolours. £500 worth of fantastic Cass Art materials coming my way….. Cass Art ‏@CASSART 21h21 hours ago The wait is...

Going Big!

    Whilst on holiday last week I’ve been approached by an gallery Oxfordshire who desperately want to exhibit my new watercolour range as soon as possible. The only problem is they want them twice the size and on deep edge canvas boards! So I’m...

What a couple of weeks!!

I here in early April that I was about to exhibit my work at ‘Mind’ the mental health charity’s innovative new shop called . ‘made in kent’ is unlike any other charity shop. It’s a beautifully fitted out bespoke art and craft shop...

Work in progress (part 1)

So I now have a floor and two walls for my brand new studio which is a good start. Believe it or not we’ve spent a lot of time planning construction of this big box! But actually we need to get the floor space size spot on now, before the remaining walls go up,...

New direction

  Most of my work is in pastel but I’ve been itching to get back to using my other favourite medium, water colours, for ages. So recently I treated myself to a lovely set of the paints and took a little time to myself to experiment with some ideas I’d...

Weekend blues

  I’m just recovering from a busy weekend exhibiting my pieces ‘Amber’ and ‘Amber II’ (pictured) at the Riverhill Himalayan Gardens ‘Festival of Bluebells’ near Sevenoaks, Kent. Actually the festival ran for five days...

Out and about in Kent from Monday

Next week is a big week for me. From Monday my work is available to view in the newly established ‘Made in Kent’ art and crafts shop (pictured) located at 54 High Street in Gravesend’s old historic town centre in North Kent. It’s great little...

Made In Kent

I have some very exciting news regarding the wildlife side of my art. Made In Kent, which is a gallery with a difference. All the profits go to North Kent Mind, supporting mental health. Being someone who has battled OCD, anxiety and depression it is a charity that is...

Moving on……

The time has come when I have to give up my beloved studio at the top of the house. My daughter, Nicola, is fast approaching ten and she needs her own room separate from her six year old brother. We have contemplated moving house but prices around here are prohibitive...

Burning the midnight oil for ‘Blue Eyes’

I couldn’t resist this beautiful white tiger and have burnt the midnight oil this week to capture it in pastel. It’s stunning, piercing blue eyes meant it was a no brainer not to name the painting ‘Blue Eyes’. However I was flabbergasted when I...