February

Work wise I seem to have done little recently. However, I have decided to paint a series on woodland paths this year. So now it is time to find good images to use and consider composition and colour. As usual I expect to work in a variety of media – I have one already half…

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June, July & August

The Spring months have been full working on items to go to a gift shop in Tavistock – Heather Jane & Co. Small home accessories decorated with tradition fairy story images including trinket boxes and pencil holders. July saw the Frome Open Art Trail as part of the annual Frome Festival. Lots of artists in…

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April

Somehow it feels as if I have done little so far this year as I look back over my photos and dairy. However, I have been working behind the scenes on the Frome Open Art Trail as Events Coordinator. Now the brochure is about to go to print with 75 artists in and around Frome…

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October & November

The Somerset Open Studios in September with Sarah Truscott and Viv Meadows was a quiet event though we did have a few welcome visitors and some sales. During most of October the builders came to put in a new kitchen after I had painted all the free-standing dressers and cupboards in yellow and white. After…

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July, August, September

The Frome Virtual online Art Trail took place at the start of the July with 52 artists & makers taking part. It was set up as a result of the pandemic so no doubt we could have done a few things differently! ‘End of Lake/Leaf Trail’ The painting has been worked up in Guilder’s wax.…

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May

Time has flown past in lock-down! Meanwhile my web-site has been undergoing a welcome update so I’m now able to do a new post. Since the start of April, I have done a lot of gardening, always tempting in such fair and sunny weather, ordered plant plugs to pot up, conditioned the soil, weeded and…

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