Thank you to all the lovely people that visited my Isle of Wight Open Studios this month it was great to welcome so many wonderful visitors and share my artwork with them and get such positive feedback and I'm so grateful for all of the people that bought from me, it gives me such a buzz and makes it all so worthwhile. I'm already thinking about all the paintings I want to create ready for next years event. But for now I'm going to be taking a short break for the rest of the

Life for me at the moment is like a multiple plate spinning act, it always is for me this time of year as I have Open Studios, exhibitions and markets looming. So the countdown to the Isle of Wight Open Studios is on... only 15 days to go until it starts on Friday 15th July until Monday 25th July, (for my Open Studios exhibition you'll have to wait a bit longer, mine starts Tuesday 19th – Saturday 23rd July!) Sadly there's been a bit of bad news... I was hoping to have the bo

This month's been busy again for me, I did my first market at East Cowes which was great and thank you to all the lovely people of East Cowes and anyone else that visited. I have had my first 1-2-1 business mentoring session thanks to the Isle of Wight Creative Network and I have also completed this painting of 'Appuldurcombe House' which is one of three paintings going to be included in the Isle of Wight Artists' Calendar 2023 which will hopefully be out soon, I will keep yo

I was hoping to have had my bluebell painting finished by now especially as they are in full bloom at the moment, but unfortunately I haven't done as much painting as I'd have liked this month due to the Easter Holidays but I have managed to finish this one which I started back in January, it's of Steephill Cove looking towards Woody Point on the Isle of Wight. I've called it 'Last Light' as it was painted from a photograph that I'd taken about half hour before sunset on a Ja

No I'm not talking double dutch, apparently 'Daffadowndillies' is another name for daffodils! I thought it was such a fun sounding name for them that I've used it for the title of my painting this month, I'm also calling it a 'Marmite' painting because I'm not sure if I love it or hate it! I have tried to experiment with this painting, I've gone with my gut instinct and attempted to be bold and adventurous with it. I like certain aspects of it how it's turned out ie the daff

I wasn't sure if this painting was going to work, I was happy with the composition, I had a focal point (cottage) there is a lead in to the focal point (path), a big tree to the left of the painting balanced out with thinner, taller trees on the right, but I felt there was a lot of foliage and the light was a bit flat as it was a dull day but I was hoping the autumnal colours would make up for the lack of sunshine. However, still not sure if I was happy with it I decided to s