My Artist instagram bio just changed! But I feel I need to explain it a little bit more and what it means for you ...Now it reads "Creating Art with a story, soul and a sound track" which feels far more me. I regularly check my website for changes and needed updates, but a prompt in the Small Business C ommunity from Amanda Hughes had me reflecting on it for far longer than I probably needed to BUT the result was identifying what is really important to me with what I create.

How do you feel about someone asking you a question … or offering you a suggestion? I love open and transparent discussion … If someone asks me "why do you do it that way?" and offers a suggestion or a different idea to me , I love it. As young children we have this wonderful curiosity… somewhere along the way some people lose it … This curiosity from others leads to learning, mine or someone else's. Someone asking me a question shows they are caring enough to understand me b

Summer Collection 2026 Wild ✦ Wonder ✦ Bloom. Every painting begins with a story. Sometimes it starts with an animal that catches my attention. Sometimes with a piece of music, a flower, a sketch or simply a feeling. This Collection brings together a group of paintings created over recent months, each with its own sentiment and story. From watchful owls and curious hares to dancing figures and animals that fill you with awe. These works invite you to pause, look a little lon

January starts the year with being at least 100 days longer than it actually is, February disappears in a blink of an eye. March you don't know whether to wear a coat or a t-shirt and then we are in April. So, heres a "third of the year update" on whats been going on, whats coming up, how you can help, and why connection is so important this year. The world is a very volatile place at the moment and art is a respite from the noise, hatred and politics that seem to be bringing

Personalised bridesmaid gifts with a story that was 90 years in the making

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When I am working with old music I always look to find out more about the composers. Some are well known familiar names; others have slipped away out of not only popularity but out of history. There are those who clearly had successful careers in music and yet they fall into the category of forgotten names. Recently I started work on a painting where I used a surface I had prepared last year. The music was titled Youth and composed by Frances Allitsen. I had chosen to paint

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