21 July 2024 | Life in Sketches, My Artwork
I recently found myself exploring the artier hideouts of the city of York which is how these York sketches have come to exist. I was keen to capture my arty mini break in an appropriate format and so decided to document my travels in a visual art journal which I will...
30 June 2024 | Life in Sketches, My Artwork
I have created some air plant paintings recently, so if you’re looking for some air plant inspired art then you’ve come to the right place. After three years and eight months of nurture, something wonderful happened – my Tillandsia decided to bloom and produce...
25 May 2024 | Artist Studies, My Artwork
In this blog I use a small but recent garden event to inspire a series of tulip paintings. I thought it would be interesting to study three different art movements in the process. Impressionism, Fauvism and Cubism – and to compare the results to my own style. I am...
29 March 2024 | Mindfulness Art, My Artwork
How about some mixed media flower art of daffodils and tulips to brighten your day? In this blog, I document the process I went through when creating a mixed media artwork of some flowers. I’ll explain my thoughts and rationale as I go along. Choice of subject I...
28 January 2024 | My Artwork
For several months now, Vincent van Gogh has been on my mind. You can read my blog about the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter here and view one of his sunflower paintings here. Today, I revisit my sunflower painting I completed last autumn which was inspired by...
22 October 2023 | My Artwork
Just a quick hello and welcome to my art blog! I’m really excited about this. I have so many ideas about what I would like to share in my new art blog. They are all fuelled by my passion for learning, improving, and trying out different things. I hope to make it as...