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Coast and Cliff: serene coastal art
A new collection of original monotype prints inspired by the coast and countryside, featuring layered textures, simplified forms, and a calm, atmospheric style. These works explore serene coastal art for living room spaces, evoking the feeling of sea air, open horizons, and peaceful shoreline walks. Created over three months using a layered printmaking process, each piece is unique, building depth through colour, texture, and composition.
May 12


Walk, Draw, Connect: landscape drawing Scotland
I spent five days in Ullapool exploring the Scottish landscape, sketching rivers, hills, and harbours. Using charcoal, pastel, and ink, I created imaginative paintings that pushed me out of my comfort zone. Messy, challenging, and full of discoveries — just the way I love it!
Sep 4, 2025


In Full Bloom: Garden Painting Techniques
This summer I attended a vibrant garden painting course with Tessa Pearson at Lund Studios, exploring colour, pattern, and mixed media techniques. Her expressive approach to florals—layering watercolour, gouache, and oil pastels—inspired me to loosen up and see gardens in a new light. In this blog post, I share my experience, studies, and creative insights from three joyful days of painting and learning.
Aug 6, 2025


Room to Grow: wild flower paintings
I’m excited to share my new paintings, inspired by nature’s beauty and changing seasons. Detailed textures, natural colours, crisp outlines
Jan 13, 2025


New cat & bird paintings
If you've followed my creative progress for a while, you'll know that I've been experimenting with paint and collage alongside my...
Feb 8, 2024


Having field day!
At last, I can share these new original monotypes! I've been working on them for a long time so it feels like quite an achievement to...
Sep 21, 2023


Lemon Meringue Pie with Cream
Acrylic Painting on wood panel with water-soluble crayons (in progress) Funny title, eh? Let me explain: I've been using a very limited palette in my recent mixed-media paintings. To help me remember, I've come up with this phrase: Lemon = Lemon! (no prizes there!) Meringue = Magenta (my paint tube is Quinachridone Violet but I think of it as magenta) Pie = Payne's Grey (an indispensible alternative to black - it's softer with more blue in it) With = White Cream = Cyan, a coo
Jun 21, 2023
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