SPRING 2026

Spring 2026 I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Morocco, walking up and down steep valleys beneath the Atlas mountains.  The wildflowers simply fill your soul. Swathes of poppies, bright marigolds, herbs and enormous clusters of the yellowest fennel flowers...

RI PAINTING AWARD 2026

RI Painting Award I was delighted to receive the Cass Art award for my watercolour painting ‘  Shining  water through tangled tree’ at the recent Royal Institute of Watercolour painters’ exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. The prize ( art material goodies...

South West Academy

South West Academy Ann has recently been elected  academician and member of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts. The Academy is dedicated to advancing the creation and appreciation of art in the South West of Britain.  Her first exhibition with the group...

Award winning Artist!

I was surprised and delighted to win ‘The James Fletcher Watson Award’   for best use of watercolour in the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London  in March 2025. The award was presented  for my painting ‘Woodland...

How time flies!

I am amazed how quickly time flies by and I realise I have neglected my website journal. It’s  rainy here today and a perfect opportunity to catch up with recent events.  My new book ‘Poetic Woods’ was published in September last year and I am thrilled to say that it...

New book – ‘Poetic Woods: Experimental watercolour and collage’

 Published by Batsford on September 14th 2023 Available to order at :   https://amzn.to/41RaW6O Excerpt from back Jacket: ‘Through tangled copse and mysterious thicket, to glorious autumn leaves and dazzling summer glades, discover how to capture the secrets of the...