by theartist | Sep 22, 2019 | News and updates, Oil paintings
I was excited to have my painting ‘Dream’ featured in Artists and Illustrators magazine this month (October 2019 edition). I was interviewed about my painting for the ‘Fresh Paint’ section of the magazine, and my interview was made into the...
by theartist | Sep 11, 2019 | Art history and gallery visits
I watched a documentary some time ago about Paula Rego ‘Secrets and Stories’ and was struck by her strength and talent and story-telling. So when I found out about the ‘Obedience and Defiance’ show in Milton Keynes I was very keen to go along...
by theartist | Sep 5, 2019 | Studio
I finally had a chance to get some painting done during August; it’s been a busy few months and it was good to get back to the canvas. Marilyn commission One of the brilliant things about art group (well the one I go to anyway) is that it pushes...
by theartist | Aug 26, 2019 | Oil paintings
It’s so important to keep learning and challenging yourself. I know that I need to spend more time painting the figure from life but it’s difficult to find opportunities to paint figures in long poses. So today I was very excited to go to the Mall...
by theartist | Aug 25, 2019 | Inspiration, Reviews and recommendations
My husband bought me a copy of Twyla Tharp’s ‘The Creative Habit – Learn it and use it for life’ for Christmas. It’s been a busy year, but the summer break is a perfect time to take stock and reflect and read some ‘self-help’...
by theartist | Jul 7, 2019 | About me, Portraits
When people ask me what I prefer to paint it’s people, always people. I’m not making life easy for myself as I’ve found in the past few years of working as an artist that if you want to paint portraits, people much prefer having their animals...
