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Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial
I am very thrilled indeed that my painting 'Baroque Fountain' has been selected for the Shanghai Zhajiajiao Watercolour Biennial November 2012 This particular painting has won a few awards already in...
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Shabby Chic Furniture Workshop
Detail 2 Day Workshop (no experience required) Would you like to learn how to give your old fashioned frames or furniture a quick aged look? Shabby Chic is the term given to the kind of antiquing...
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Workshop Fun
We had lots of fun and fabulous results last week on our Shabby Chic 2 day workshop. All the ladies brought in a range of items ranging from small chairs, tables, frames and small step ladders to a...
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Shanghai again! Dec. 2012
A fitted kitchen I have always been taught that self praise is no honour, but I have just found out that there were about 10,000 entries to be considered for this International Watercolour Biennial and...
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The Art of Watercolour
I have just had the pleasure of seeing my work published in L'Art de L'Aquarelle (issue 16) and The Art of Watercolour (issue 10) the English translation. The online digital edition is not out yet for...
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Prayer Call
You might think this to be a very odd title for a painting but in fact it perfectly describes the moment I had to down tools (paintbrushes actually), pack up and go home. My intention, after a few...
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Summer in Spain 2014 blog/newsletter and everything in between
How do I begin? Assuming that anyone will read this after such a long silence I should write Dear reader! I wonder if I ever did thank the wonderful people who helped me pack up and move to a...
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Drawing and Watercolour workshops 2015
Am back in Jeddah for a couple of workshops. It is lovely to see new faces and catch up with old friends some of whom are repeating the watercolour workshops---such devotion! It is always an...
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New Painting
I have always relished trying out new materials and nothing gives me more pleasure than mixing pigments from which paints, pastels, coloured pencils etc are all made. This is really a companion piece...
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New Beginnings
Dear friends and loyal fans, I left Saudi Arabia three weeks ago after 23 years of working there both as a mural artist in the early stages and as a teacher /mentor for the last 15 or so years. I...
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A Little Bit of Yellow
It is very satisfying to mix and experiment with colours and more so when they are in their raw state. Have had this set up in my studio for some time now but added a Heneage jar of cadmium yellow...
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Save the Children
I am honoured to be asked to take part in the Annual Ayrshire Art Exhibition and Sale in aid of Save the Children at The Macaurin Art Gallery. I have submitted three paintings, Myrtle Court...
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An Eventful Year
An Eventful Year ----August 2017 Dear reader and loyal fan, I don't think this epistle is going to be a non stop catalogue of wildly successful paintings and art experiences as I still chug between...
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Still Here
September 2019 Dearest Reader, I am still here. This little oil painting is new. Lovely fat shiny glossy onions contrasting with a very colourful wool rug--very textural. I enjoyed painting it....
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Indulgence
Dearest Reader, I could not resist the raindrops clinging for dear life to this wonderful rose after a thunderstorm. The colours are thundery and grey, not bright at all, so quite a challenge for...
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Blue China
Dearest Reader, This tiny jug has been waiting to be painted for years now. It was hiding in an antique shop in Chichester before I got my hands on it. It presented many challenges not least the size--...
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Easter Story
I enjoy painting uplifting subjects, in the hope that viewers may be similarly moved. Abandoned decaying objects become wonderful and fascinating when lit by strong sunlight producing unexpected...
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Exiting lockdown
Dear Reader What a difficult time 'lockdown' has been for everyone and how painful for those who have lost dear ones to this greatly feared virus. Many artists involved themselves in painting to...
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Mini Lockdown
Well Dear Reader, Still surviving this draconian lockdown in Spain and sincerely hope you are all well and staying sane wherever you are.. Thank heavens for painting, or at the very least arranging...
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More Cups
Three Cups Tall Demi Tasse with two wee spoons Back again dear reader with my latest offerings on my 'Vintage China' series. Although small in format, they do take a good deal of time and dexterity...
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