The last month has been busy with painting, meeting up with friends, admin and prep for the Frome Open Art Trail. My stay with Jackie near Falmouth was a mixture of rest and art residency. I was encouraged to take different approaches to my work, including using large pieces of lining paper and plein air…

Over the last few months I have been considering an alternative direction for my work. My thoughts centred around the branches and twigs of trees, with the spaces in between. So I started with a few small sketches…. I produced a few paintings over the next few weeks, all oil on paper, around 22 x…

During November I was asked if I’d have a go at creating two boxes for an Advent Calendar – with a difference! The Greening the Earth Gallery in Wincanton planned to install a window display of 24 decorated wine crates to be opened daily during December. I enjoyed decorating the crates using a lot of…