I’ve got to know the name of Andrew Kennedy in the last three years of living in Kent, as our local Kent County Council Councillor, he listens to the local comments certainly in Blue Bell Hill village where I live, and acts and reports back in a very helpful way. He writes a monthly newsletter […]
Since I moved to Kent (almost 3 years ago!) I knew I wanted to do more artwork of this beautiful picturesque county. So last week when I had a spare day I thought I’d make the most of it and do another pen and ink drawing of one of the most picturesque places… one that […]
Ever since I visited Coldrum Long Barrow Stones near Trottiscliffe in Kent, I’ve been wanting to paint them, and in particular the wishing tree that stands near to the stones. I was told before I went that each ribbon tied to the branches was a wish, that someone had left there…I wasn’t aware how MANY […]
Every so often I see a place I absolutely adore regardless of the time of year, and West Malling is one of those places! Its a village in Kent, and one I first visited whilst on holiday a few years ago. My husband and I did consider it as one of the places we could […]
Two years ago I was delighted to go along to the Rochester Victorian Christmas weekend at the beginning of December…and had been looking forward to going last year too but of course like everything else last year it got cancelled.. So I was delighted to see a few weeks ago that it had returned this […]
Here are the two latest drawings I finished recently, and promised at the beginning of the week, of Kent. They are the same style and size (approx 9 inches x 7 inches) of the previous three and continue my connection with Kent and getting my artist eye retrained. The first one is of one of […]
When I went to the fabulously festive Dickens festival in Rochester in early December I was so inspired in the place and the history of the place and how much it featured in Charles Dickens life I started to read “The Old Curiosity Shop” by him which has had me totally and utterly enthralled in […]
Well the weather might have been dire for most of my recent holiday in Kent but it was compensated by other things.. My fella and I had a windswept day out at Whitstable which we love as a trendy seaside harbour and beach, and although it was sunny, the wind was terrific. We had coffee […]
I’ve just come back from a fortnights holiday in Kent and have loved exploring more of that wonderful county that has so much to offer. The fact that the sun shone for most of the time has certainly helped me to take lots of inspiring photos, as blue skies and sea are always alluring as […]
For the fourth year running I’ve had a summer holiday in Kent and still it enthralls me… I’ve visited a lot of counties in this wonderful country, and they all have their own character – the rolling hills of Derbyshire, the rugged coastline of Cornwall, the endless skies of Lincolnshire… but Kent seems to have it all. The […]
I’m just back from another wonderful holiday in the picturesque county of Kent. I’ve seen a lot of the world, and know parts of England very well, but Kent is still a newish discovery for me and one I am still loving exploring. The weather was mixed, starting off with clear blue skies and hot sunshine […]
Its been a busy week since getting back from my holiday on Monday night, and I’m only now catching up with blogging and other incidentals. The weather could not have been more perfect – in the ten days my fella and I were away we had half a day when it was cloudy, and about […]
With all the excitement of the art classes starting this week I haven’t been able to talk about my recent sojourn in the delightful county of Kent. Some English counties I know very well – the East Midland ones where I have lived most of my life  – Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. And Devon […]
I’ve just returned from a short break in the delightfully pretty county of Kent, the land of wonky roofs, red tiled cottages, rolling hills, white cliffs and shingly beaches. And Dickens. More about that one later….. And best of all I’ve got a wonderful new commission to do….which I know you’re going to be interested […]
