How to look after your handmade mugs
The handmade mug in this photo is thirty years old, it has been my favourite morning coffee cup, for the the last five. It bears the scars! The most difficult part of pottery is that…
Loving the Drawing Challenge – February
This challenge of drawing everyday may be the most valuable thing I have done to advance my learning ever. Not just in art. My mind is usually very busy – when I draw it is…
My first month successfully nailed!
Announcing that I would draw everyday and post the drawing every day to keep myself honest was a very scary thing to do. A couple of days have been challenging but the time spent doing…
One year drawing challenge cont.
More drawings continued on – a drawing every single day for a year! My cat is a favourite subject – I am learning to draw from life and she moves so quickly hopefully keeping trying…
January Newsletter- get yours now!
I have actually made a newsletter 🙂 If you would like to receive these from me every now and then, scroll down to the bottom of my website and enter your email in the newsletter…
Woohoo 2026 Calendar is here- I feel so proud!
Possibly the cover of this calendar is my favourite painting this year. It felt like I improved as an artist. People are hard for me and i have never been able to ‘fill in the…
Celebrating our local paper
I love the way our independent local paper connects the community. It’s a welcome treat for me to sit down with a cuppa and catch up on what’s news. Somehow Tiffany and her team of…
A stall at the local market
I felt rather old and jaded about having a market stall. There’s the packing, the unpacking, the sitting, the wondering will I sell anything. This video is of the first stall I had after 20…
The inspirational paintings of Criss Canning
Another book! I can’t help myself! This one is so exciting! ‘The paintings of Criss Canning’ – The house and garden at Lambley is a book I only came across by accident. My son and…
The serenity of pelicans on the Balonne
In 2026 I will be part of a joint exhibition at Surat on Balonne Art Gallery. The other artists in the show, Kathy Ellem and Catherine Clark Dowden, both have a lot more brush miles…