Harvest home

It is  still Summer but  already there is a taste of Autumn in the air. In the rural village where we live the lanes are lined with  the straw that has fallen off trailers piled high with bales.  Our kitchen table is laden with gorgeous red and orange tomatoes , some...

Irish idyll

We have recently got back from a  family visit to  Ireland, staying in an idyllic  corner of Donegal.  It is a wonderful time of year to go because  the  fuschia hedges   are so  vibrant and lush,edging and towering above small lanes by up to  three metres in places. ...

Artist magazine article

Well that was a surprise. My monthly Artist magazine  arrived today and there I was! Of course  I knew I had written an article for  the July edition – I just didn’t realise it would be out so soon!  In it I have discussed the idea that if we...

Back to nature

I am sorry I have   not been updating my blog recently . I have decided to have a  quiet year and replenish the batteries!   I feel a bit selfish not sharing my activities   but I am limiting  my time on the computer  just for the moment. People have contacted me...

Exhibition in France

  I have just packed up  a collection of paintings that I have prepared for an exciting exhibition in Normandy  in France.   I was invited  to exhibit as the UK representative  with a  group of other European watercolour artists who have a range of styles.  It...

Best selling dvd!

I have been told that my dvd ‘Experimental Landscapes in watercolour’  was Townhouse Film’s best selling dvd  in 2015! I don’t like bragging as it makes me feel uncomfortable so lets call it ‘blowing my own trumpet! Thank you to all of...