Creating a new Artwork is much like being a new mum. It’s painful, it’s exhausting, it’s frustrating but the pain and sacrifice is worth it in the end. But letting go of an artwork is another story… I think you would agree that most artists illustrate the consciousness of mankind. […]
As we approach the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1, I’ve submitted a tiny painting as part of an exhibition. It’s prompted me to look into the life of a Flying Ace. The term Flying Ace was first used to describe the French Pilot Adolphe Pegoud who was a […]
One of my friends is a thirty-something responsible mum who is bonkers about Lego. But she’s probably not the first person to step on the odd Lego brick first thing in the morning. And as we know that’s rather painful. But there could be an upside… “What?! How can anything […]
Do you recognise this scenario? Your husband/wife/significant other buys you a beautiful box of watercolours, so you can start a new hobby. But the days, weeks and months tick by as procrastination takes over. Eventually the box ends up in the loft or is given away in a raffle. This […]
Ask a mountaineer why they climb mountains and they usual reply “Because it’s there…”. That basically sums up my relationship with painting trees. Trees in watercolour are challenging but essential in a landscape. However, just before I decided to take part in the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year […]