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It's shoe-time! I love deep blue with deep yellows, so this was a dream painting for me. I tried to make it joyous and liberating - and...

Another piece exploring mood through shoes - I hope it cheers you and gets you in a summery mood on grey February day! See it at Longwick...

Who doesn’t love a pair of Doc Martens? This is part of a series that will be at Longwick Art Fair soon - please come along if you can:...

Here's a self portrait I've just finished... thanks to hubby Jerry for taking the reference photo! Self portrait, oil on canvas, 75x60cm,...

Here’s a study in oils of a well known face that I did recently - I was trying out oils on paper and wanted to do something quickly in...

I’m really excited to be taking part in Sunnyside Art Fair on Saturday 2nd March! Please come and see me if you’re near Hemel Hempstead...

I'm delighted to have joined the committee of Virtual Images Group, which organises Bucks Art Weeks and other activities. I'll be working...

Fame at last! I gave a little workshop to the Leighton Buzzard Art Society about how to sell your art online. Really enjoyable and great...

The good, the bad and the ugly: it’s review of the year time, and here’s a look back on some of my art antics in 2023. My favourite...

A trip to see the Frans Hals exhibition at the National Gallery the other day. It was a complete nightmare on the trains but it was worth...

This commission was another Christmas present that was just about dry enough to be wrapped up! I really enjoyed the strong colours in...

This is a memory of a summer holiday that I just managed to finish in time for it to be given as a Christmas present. I liked the...

I forgot to post about this - it sold at the Leighton Buzzard Art Society group exhibition recently. I love shubunkins with their little...

I'm delighted that this couple will have a new home for Christmas!

New painting! This commission is the companion to her brother and painted as a pair. The brief of bright colours and bold brushwork that...

This was my first cat portrait in oils - I'm much more accustomed to dog portraits! It was a bespoke piece for a lovely customer, painted...

This is a commission that will be on its way to Mexico soon... I hope this little family like their new home! Penguin Family, oil on...

This was a lovely project! A picture of a couple on the day they got engaged, for a wedding present from a group of their friends. What a...

New painting! A commission that will be on its way soon, along with another of his sister to make a matching pair - watch this space....

A trip to the David Hockney: Drawing from Life exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery last week - he’s so inspiring in the way he...