

Four Weeks is Not Enough!
The Summer holidays are always a promise of relaxed time to catch up with life, finish off projects and pledge myself to painting,...


I need a Ginger Biscuit!
My apologies for a long blogless period. Sadly I’m not a writer, preferring to wander footpaths in my constantly muddy boots or being...


Looking for harmony
In this very unsettling time of a health crisis I thought our self isolating would at least be an opportunity to crack on with art work...


From Wirksworth to Upper Broughton
Art is a funny business. You never can be sure where it will take you. September saw a month long exhibition at Wirksworth Heritage...


My disorderly mind
Autumn has arrived so my disorderly mind is surrendering to a Spring clean. Wrong season, I know, but that’s the disorderly for you! I...


Creative Hopping
Anyone who knows me, knows I’m a restless soul and an eager walker. Too eager at times. “Anyone for a walk?” “How far?” “As far as it...


The Road West step by step!
It was suggested I blog a step by step of how I complete a painting, so here goes, but it could be like watching paint dry so I’ll try...


Space ... beyond the final frontier
I grew up in a big mad family. No space to swing my arms, or pick your nose in private, always competing to be heard. Space was limited,...


Tea, blankets and Art on the Move
If only I could duplicate myself! Send copies here and there to do the stressful, boring and mundane, leaving the original me to paint...


Life before Focus
Life sometimes gets in the way of art. Recently it’s been relegated to snatched moments, squeezed in between tons of other things which...