Outside the weather is unrelentingly dreary, with rain and wind stripping the trees of the last of their colourful leaves and we are all hunkering over against the cold and feeling apprehensive about our workloads… something old? something new!
This October was not only stunning for its blaze of colours and heavy fruit crop after the exceptional summer, but it was the first time I ran the course “Painting the Autumn Colours” This was… Painting the Autumn
Today I started an exciting collaboration with TJ Brews of Stockbridge. delicious coffee, bagels and cakes…and paintings! This is one of our favourite go-to coffee shops in Stockbridge, as it is tucked away in a… TJ Brews Collaboration
Just home from an inspiring and relaxing ten days exploring the Danish island of Fanø. I’d never heard of this place until I read “A Scandinavian Summer” by Helga Jensen, a lovely novel about a… A Fanø Sketchbook
Every person who visits an exhibition is unique and everyone experiences it differently. I have never been so aware of that as this week, when a steady trickle of visitors have passed through my Open… Every picture has a Person
Yesterday I was delighted to welcome Chloe Pates of Test Valley Flowers to Morecroft for a photoshoot of her stunning flower arrangements. Chloe grows her own flowers locally at her allotment and turned up mid… Test Valley Flowers come to Morecroft
I recorded a very personal podcast with Mina Blair exploring acceptance of death – here is what she said on her page, together with the podcast – hope you enjoy listening: Can we make friends… Podcast – Making Friends with death
Delighted to be asked to do a portrait of this lovely young woman. Happily it passed her approval 🙂 Does a painted portrait have a longer ‘shelf life’ than a photograph? Given that it is… Latest portrait commission
