Another quirky one

Another quirky one

I knew when I finished the other quirky fire and water mystical creatures painting the other month that I would want to paint another…so now that I have finished commissions for the moment I got on and painted this one….I love the fact that other people will see things in it that I haven’t planned…. […]

Adding drama and intrigue

Adding drama and intrigue

I found a gold frame that I’ve always liked and decided that I would paint a picture for a one particular place in my lounge that it would fit perfectly.. the frame had a blue mount and glass, so all I had to do was think of the right picture for it. The space was […]

Introducing Wooster stage by stage

Introducing Wooster stage by stage

I was asked a few weeks ago to do a painting of a dog for a client. He sent me various photos of the dog and we discussed the best one for me to do the painting from, and finalised it down to two, the photo of the dog sitting down but change the setting […]

Two of my favourite things for me

Two of my favourite things for me

A few weeks ago I realised I wanted a ‘wow painting for my lounge wall, and mentioned it to my husband, since the choice would affect him as much as me, as we’d both be looking at it! I came up with a few ideas and told him my suggestions, and then decided on one, […]

What a heartwarming message to start the year

This week I have received a wonderfully heartwarming email from someone called Craig….here are the main parts of the email he sent to me…. I would like to start by thanking you for the ‘blogs’ you have on your website, and what a profound affect these snippets of your existence have had on me; and […]

Happy New Year to 2023

Happy New Year to 2023

Its always with interest and intrigue and hope that we look forward to new years and wonder what they will bring us. But its also a time of year that we are reminded of what the previous year has been…and I was reminded of that big time at the New Years Eve party I went […]

As this year draws to a close

As this year draws to a close

As this year draws to a close (and I love that pun as an artist!) I am absolutely delighted with the many diverse pieces of artwork I’ve done… At the start of the year I painted a simple commission of ‘Blue bird tree’ in acrylics on canvas with gold metallic paint for the background. There […]