in my one metre square studio Still at home #sociallyisolating in week 10. I'd like to say I have been painting all day every day but most of my time has bee...

in my new one metre square studio Like countless others I find myself at home #sociallyisolating attempting to avoid the #coronavirus. My business is closed,...

Moonlight and the history between my toes I make no secret of the fact I love the island of #Lindisfarne in #Northumberland and I consider it my #spiritual h...

with the ever shifting colours in the wind I am rarely short of a #creative idea whichever medium I am working in, whether it's #paint, #felt or writing. How...

A week of simple pleasure and nature if you asked ten people where they would like to go for their ideal #holiday you would I am sure get some very different...

Flowing, living, growing, life so far in three panels Following a trip to London in November 2019 I was flooded with memories of my time by the river Thames,...

The mighty Tyne in abstract The river #Tyne is my local river and her history is long and well documented with an ancient priory and piers at her mouth, she ...

Lifelines, scars and the marks of time The part of being #homeless that haunts me the most is the endless walking. I often have nightmares when I can only se...

With a little help from William Blake & Elaine Cusack During mid to late 2018 I realised I needed to revisit my traumatic past in London if I was to continue...

The landscape of struggle I started this #painting on the 6th September, I decided it was finished on Friday 18th October, she is called Stormfront. Her stor...

Back to my easel to put me at ease Returning from holiday and getting back into work mode is something many can probably identify with. Usually I am raring t...

time away to rest and play Like many of you I have had some time off from work, well the studio for a short #holiday. Managing a social enterprise shop as we...

messy play for fun and fabric I spend my creative time working in lots of different ways not just painting, as I believe that it is through creative play tha...

Beyond my expectations Once the exhibition was finished so was I, as I felt exhausted but also exhilarated. When I produced the paintings it was not with the...

mission accomplished and conversations begun I kept trying to find time to write an updated blog post but things kept happening that I had to attend to once ...

Painting positivity and riverside inspirations I am starting to see increases in the time I can stay in my #studio alone, although that has been interrupted ...

Two days, well almost, to finally get down to the best bit, painting and creating. It's a lovely feeling to know that once I enter my space I can can do as I...

with some help from Geoff. Moving day was pretty straightforward. I went to the studio to sign the lease then returned home with an enormous bunch of keys - w...

Time to stop using my dining room and move into a freeing space to create and collaborate. When I made the decision to become an artist full time five years ...

After 4 years of working as an artist I discovered painting, so what did I do for the first four years most people ask? I have always been creative and enjoy...