Change to studio opening hours
I have decided to revise my studio opening hours to an earlier time during the day. This means that that you can now pop to visit the studio from...
Next workshop dates!
I've finally set dates for a series of upcoming workshops and classes taking place in my studio! There's options available for all abilities:In all...
‘Gorgeous, Expressive Landscape Paintings’
I was rather pleased to come across this feature all about my paintings on emptyeasel.com recently!Here's a little extract from the article:"Working...
New workshops planned
Recently I hosted my first workshop of 2021 with a relaxed group of students all keen to get to grips with the basics of learning to paint. It was...
Insight: Alive and kicking
The coast here is covered with colourful lichens that grow on the rocks above the waterline. They form in bands according to their respective salt...
Insight: The appetite for adventure
It was a joy making this painting! I was playing with the line between a representational 'view' and an abstraction of it; at the same time pushing...
Insight: A sense of summer
It can take a little courage to put down a big brushstroke and just leave it alone, but I found the combination of yellow and pink in the foreground...
Open Studio Weekend 27th-30th August
If you're in Pembrokeshire for the August Bank Holiday, pop in and say hello! I'm going to be opening the doors all weekend for visitors.Come and...
Summer shopping
As the weather here has been so glorious you might be in need of a dip to cool off!These lightweight micro-fibre beach towels pack away small so are...
Lots of fun at the first 2021 workshop!
At the weekend, I finally had the pleasure of hosting my first workshop this year in the studio. Due to Covid 19 the group sizes are small at the...
Painting in progress: Precious time
Blocking in the base layer of another new painting... It’s always fun starting something new because there’s no pressure, it will mostly get covered...
Painting in progress: Skirting the overfalls
Off the coast here, there's a stretch of water that behaves very differently than the surrounding sea. Huge rolling waves are pushed up steeply and...