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 think 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 […]

The Pie Makers

“The Pie Makers” is acrylic on canvas. 30x40cm. A celebration of this wonderful summer for fruit. The ever popular apple pie! My small apple tree has really surpassed itself this year.

Feeling Great

With so much gloom and doom around at the moment I thought I would do a painting to cheer myself up. I hope it cheers you too! “Feeling Great” is an oil on canvas at 40 x 30cm

Memories

A third smaller painting ready for the Art Fair at the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington on 16th May – 18th May. Called “Memories” it is in acrylic on board. Recently facebook have been sending me picture memories from several years ago. A very nice feature as life goes by so quickly it pulls me […]

Ist Prize

The second of my small paintings about the joy of gardening. “1st Prize” is acrylic on canvas 30x30cm

With the sun on their backs

It seemed a good time to start to think about getting in the garden and this painting is one of two that was inspired by that wonderful feeling of some warmth from the sun that we have all been waiting for. “With the sun on their backs” is a small acrylic painting of 30 x30cm […]

“A Critical Gaze”

“A Critical Gaze” Acrylic on canvas. 42x42cm. A visit to the sales was the inspiration here. The communal changing room was busy with people trying to see every angle before they bought.