All Change The spaces in which we work play a significant role in the work we make. Very soon I’m moving to be closer to my beloved sea (North sea coast), but that move will mean a smaller and very different working space. I’m looking forward to discovering how this...
I don’t know if its just artists’ minds that stumble haphazardly upon ideas, or indeed, whether its just how my mind works, but this post will illustrate an example of how things get made less by planning than by accident. A recent tidy up in the studio brought...
Beginning work after a longish gap can feel daunting. What to paint? In which medium? How big? The answer for me in January was to start very small. For several years I have found simple shapes fun to ‘play’ with. I’m not sure why, but there is something that is just...
Wintering A friend I sing with, spoke yesterday about looking forward to the Spring. I get it. Its November. We are surrounded by growing carpets of vivid oranges, yellows and reds as trees shed leaves they have extracted nutrients from, exposing these...
Fund-raising success! The collage, ’A bit bouncy’ raised around £400 for Southwold lifeboat crew, on a horribly wet day! Very pleased with that. And, btw, if you are planning a visit to my studio through September, I will be donating 10% of any sales to a charity of...
