Blog
Dec 07, 2023
The inspiration behind 'Burn Back'
Mist cloaks the moorlands with its hazy tendrils, wisps of smoke twist and curl. A faint smoky scent lingers - reminiscent of nights spent nestled beside an open fire. The time has come again for the heather burn back, initiating its destructive cycle - wreaking havoc on both the environment and its inhabitants.
Aug 17, 2022
A Cornish residency
As I move towards becoming a full time artist my experience earlier this year of running independent workshops in Cornwall has really helped me realise that there are opportunities out there to do what you love doing, exploring new places and meeting and working with like minded people.
Sep 24, 2020
Bruised Sky - Latest in the God's Own series
Lockdown for me meant very little painting... in fact almost no painting at all for 3 months. So when I eventually got round to thinking about doing something this painting literally fell out of my head!
Apr 12, 2020
16 warm-up paintings
Lock down has given me the time to do a lot of jobs that have been hanging around the house. It has also given me the opportunity to play! Here I have taken a very large piece of Arches Huille to create 16 warm-up paintings in one go.
Apr 12, 2020
Limiting your palette
With lockdown now in place you may have limited paint colours available. So why not try an exercise in limiting your palette?
I find it really helps to simplify things, to avoid overthinking. All you need to have is a white, a dark colour, warm colour and a cool colour and you are all set to go.
Jan 21, 2020
New card collection
Unusually this painting was deliberately created with the intention of turning it into Christmas cards hence the rather predictable green and red start to this piece. In the spirit of getting myself organised for Christmas I started this in October but life had a different idea. So over the Christmas break I started playing around with this piece and seeing whether it would go.
