“in the Wild Garden” is the result of a visit to the nature garden at Nymans, Handcross. A slight departure for me to paint flowers rather than making people the central characters in my paintings but I loved the soft flowers and greenery contrasting with the iron supports and more formal hedging. Acrylic on canvas […]
Women in Art Fair
Absolutely delighted that my painting ‘Sisters” has been selected for the Women In Art Fair at the Oxo Tower in London SE1 9PH 7th -10th May
A Night to remember
An oil painting inspired by the colours and excitement of the Venice Carnival. A Gondola ride, masks and a lovely costume. Perhaps a little overwhelming for a first date? Oil on canvas. 45 x 35cm unframed
“All Wrapped up”
A third small painting about love and feeling cared for.
Two smaller paintings about love and friendships
Two paintings in acrylic 25 x 25mm “I think you’re Great”
Give yourself a Hug
“Give yourself a Hug” is a small painting (A5 postcard size) in acrylic and pastel. I have done it specifically for the Society of Women Artist annual exhibition June 23rd – 27th as we are offering postcard original works at a very low price to help with the cost of hiring such a lovely central […]
“Attitude”
This new painting is inspired by a workshop I went on where the model was giving off vibes of pushing back. Each time I walk across the park I’m struck by the teenage girls who have so much confidence and challenge the average. I just wanted to see if I could capture this in the […]
The Essence of Commuting: Art Inspired by Lives on the Tube
“Joined by Monday morning” is an acrylic and charcoal painting 40 x 50cm. Whenever I travel on the tube I like to observe how different the people are on the train. Their clothes, their body language all attest to a life lived the weekend before. The only thing linking them is the brief time they […]
Different Ways of Seeing
I often wonder what we all see when we look at the same scene? Do we see different colours? What is the first thing that catches our attention? The assumption that we all of us see the same is unlikely. I find as my lifestyle and age changes, I tend to focus on people and […]
Is it Lunchtime?
This oil painting is 40 x 50cm. In this picture I have tried to tell the narrative in shape and composition without too much detail. Detail for me is a rabbit hole that I go down very easily. Being simply is by far the difficult choice.