I’ve been writing my Blog for quite a few years now so there’s plenty of content for you to explore, with inspiring posts about working as an artist, the highs and the lows and all the life stuff in between!
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June has been a damp, mostly dismal and somewhat cool month, interspersed with hopeful rays of feeble warm sunshine.
A couple of weeks ago I took this painting to the framers, quite a few people told me that it reminded them of music and I had to agree, hence it's name.
Read MoreI'm still really engrossed in my journey of exploring abstract art. It's a totally new avenue for me, as those of you who have followed for a while will know. For many years I painted coastal scenes, things and places you would recognise.
Read MoreAfter a long absence, I'm back on my Blog. I have decided to intersperse writing helpful tutorial, sharing advice and stories along with Journal type posts, sharing what I'm up to in the studio, with behind the scenes pictures, on a more regular basis.
Read MoreI've met many people on my journey as an artist, who have said things to me like: "I wish I could do what you do", or "Oh no, I can't draw, I'm hopeless!"
Further conversation would lead down an increasingly familiar path; someone had told them they were no good when they were younger, they'd not had the support or encouragement to follow their dream
Read MoreHave you ever put off doing something because you feel afraid of it? Or it might feel overwhelming or uncomfortable?
Stepping out of our comfort zone to do something new can be all of those things, and just recently I made the leap and tackled something I've been putting off for ages.
Read MoreI thought I'd share a few handy tips for using Instagram if you're an artist, and how to get the best from it for you and your business.
The main reason I use Instagram is to share my work and life as an artist, it keeps me connected to people who follow me and keeps people up to date with what I'm doing. For artists it's a brilliant social media app as it's so visual!
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