Nikolas Pevsner was an architectural and art historian best known for his monumental guides, in County volumes, of The Buildings of England. I first came across his name when I was travelling around Cumbria with an old guidebook of my Mum's. She worked in the Tourist Information Centre in Whitehaven and had a number of reference books to ...

I have spent the last few years engaging with the Cumbrian landscape in all kinds of media. I have painted and collaged the forests, fells and coasts. When lockdown happened and the shops and galleries closed and the printers closed I was without my sources of income. However I was lucky to have the art materials I needed to create o...

So I'm not going far at the moment. It's been icy on the roads and although numbers of Covid-19 are much lower round here, I'd rather keep a low profile until the vaccine has been rolled out. I have new art materials to play with and my camera with me on my walks and I have been experimenting with images of starlings. I have some gorgeous multi-pri...

I was so excited at the start of the year. My van was nearing completion and I had new work ready to print. I was all set to drive around the county with my books; Pevsner's Cumberland and Westmorland Buildings of England and Cumbrian Villages. Then Covid -19 changed all that. Initially I was unable to create, I was worried about fam...

​2020 looks set to be an exciting year for me. I am currently having a van converted into a Day/Camper van so that I can get around the county and paint new views. I'm looking forward to sharing pictures of it with you before I take to the road. Initially I will be going all around Cumbria's towns and villages and painting castles and churches and ...

There are still four more dates in Cockermouth before Christmas if you are wanting to give my art as a present to family and friends or to yourself. I also have two new colourful Christmas card designs available. The dates are 23rd November, 7th and 8th December and 21st December 10am - 4.30pm in the United Reform Church on Main Street 'Art is some...

Wow, time is moving fast these days. I'm sitting pondering where has this year gone as I stare out into the garden at the Acer turning a beautiful orange-gold. Autumn is here and I've just had a relaxing break with friends in Sherwood Forest reconnecting with nature. I took many photos, hoping to use them as reference photos for some new tree paint...

​Three days in Shap began in the Old Courthouse Gallery, meeting visitors at my 100 squares exhibition and delivering a community workshop where people could come along and have a go collaging with their own recycled material. It was a fun afternoon with two lovely, colourful and personalised pieces of work completed. Then I checked into my B and B...

Driving slowly through a forgotten land of mudflats, salt-marshes and reed swamps seeking fresh inspiration, I see a man struggling to erect a tourist signpost in the strong wind. It's breezy, fresh and salty as I step gingerly onto the raised clumps of sediment and salt-resistant vegetation, next to the abandoned site of the once busy harbour and ...

Today is World Collage day, created by Kolaj Magazine and I imagine there are all sorts of collage activity days taking place today across the globe. In my corner of the world, my 100 squares exhibition has opened at The Old Courthouse Gallery in Shap, Cumbria. Collage is a technique of an art production, primarily used in the visual arts, where th...

2019 is here and I'm excited for what this year will bring. Last year was busy but this year I am hoping to build new relationships with Galleries and Exhibitions. I have already booked in three new exhibitions for later in the year. Last years exhibition, 'Crossing Paths' with Jenny McLaren in Denton House was very enjoyable. This year we are work...

​I've been selling at craft fairs for about two years now. Just twice a month at regular venues. But recently I've been spreading my wings and trying out a few new venues.  I meet lots of amazingly talented artists and crafters, many have jobs and are selling their work as a hobby, a few are full time artists. Space and facilities differ at ea...

​I love being an artist and creating something original is my biggest thrill. First come the ideas and they come from people and places.  People inspire me all the time particularly other artists. I pull out colours that other artists have used, I try out new materials, I learn new techniques and I read up on the famous artists. I recently acq...

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