News & inspiration

Seascape painting with textured wave breaking on shore

Seascapes 52: week 4

Join me for the fourth instalment of my seascape collection. This week we talk titles and textures. Pure was one of the first seascapes I painted after I moved to Yorkshire. A joyful celebration of feeling at...

Seascapes 52: week 4

Join me for the fourth instalment of my seascape collection. This week we talk titles and textures. Pure was one of the first seascapes I painted after I moved to Yorkshire. A joyful celebration of feeling at...

Trio of square textured seascape paintings from aerial view

52 seascape reflections: week 3

Dive in with me for the third weekly wade through my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. Week 3 is all about...

52 seascape reflections: week 3

Dive in with me for the third weekly wade through my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. Week 3 is all about...

Orange seascape with impasto textures on the waves

52 seascape reflections: week 2

Join me for the second weekly dip into my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. Contemplating the day...

52 seascape reflections: week 2

Join me for the second weekly dip into my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. Contemplating the day...

Display of 3 bright bird paintings in shop with plants

Exhibition news: Birds on the wall

Some of my funky feathered friends have flown onto the display wall at Otley's lovely PlantsDOTcom. January always feels like the greyest month, even though the days are slowly lengthening. Seemed like a...

Exhibition news: Birds on the wall

Some of my funky feathered friends have flown onto the display wall at Otley's lovely PlantsDOTcom. January always feels like the greyest month, even though the days are slowly lengthening. Seemed like a...

Seascape painting of two children on beach building a sandcastle

52 seascape reflections: week 1

Join me for a weekly dip into my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. First up:...

52 seascape reflections: week 1

Join me for a weekly dip into my seascape paintings. The self-initiated mission is to share 52 sets of reflections on old, new and in-progress creations throughout 2024. First up:...

People in an exhibition room

Celebrating these 2023 art highlights

Wow 2023 comes to a close. This year's art highlights are about people and places rather than paintings. It's great to look back and reflect how much my art community...

Celebrating these 2023 art highlights

Wow 2023 comes to a close. This year's art highlights are about people and places rather than paintings. It's great to look back and reflect how much my art community...