Finding Richard

I was so impressed with the story of how the remains of King Richard 111 were located in a car park in Leicester that I felt inspired to do a painting of the scene. The yellow figure represents life, pulling Richard back into the world of the living. Acrylic on canvas 84 x 60cm

Share my workshop tips

Had a lovely one-day workshop with Haidee-Jo Summers at the Mall Gallery yesterday. It was about creating figures in a lose way and not over-finishing. This is something I struggle with so it was such an enjoyable day. We were asked to paint a scene from an upside- down photograph. This was very liberating as […]

In the piazza

This painting called “In the Piazza” is currently being displayed at the Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall Gallery in London. Cards and prints of this painting are available by contacting  me. SOLD

Feeling at one with nature

These three paintings – left to right ‘Lark song”, It felt good up there”, “Interesting creatures” are exploring the reality that animals and birds are eloquent with words they cannot say.  

My inspiration

“As only 7% of communication takes place through the use of words, the other 93% is floating out there, ready to be painted”.

Once around the island

In my painting the swimmers are like porpoises. Smooth, sleek and at one with the water. How I envy people who can swim like this.  Oil on canvas  54 x 73cm

Powdermills woods

After a visit to Powdermills Woods near Battle, I wanted to paint what I had seen, enhancing the many colours of the undergrowth and wild flowers in a fractured way to give an indication of the dynamic nature of the way things grew. Acrylic on canvas  50 x 68cm