a personal abstraction I started to see a psychotherapist last year to help me cope with the loss of my speech, which has been very...

new ideas and projects I knew I hadn't written here for a while but I didn't think it was a as long ago as March. It's not due to the...

facing the world I began this #painting some time ago, in September 2019 and wrote a blog back then about how she began, which you can...

Lock down project II I realised in December that another #lockdown was the probable way the New Year would begin, so decided I needed a...

such resilient flowers, blooming in the most unexpected places I work on three paintings at a time in my studio, as I have three easels,...

painting from my experience Three years ago today I left my business in Whitley Bay, having spent the afternoon photographing new stock....

My final painting of the year 2020 has been a testing year, I am sure you will all agree. The second lock down came at a time nobody...

28 days later Now a month on from launch it's been a busy time, from the point of view of publicising my work and trying to find time to...

Websites, posters, mounts and greeting cards all take time I painted my final painting in the #justanotherday series on 29th June. It had...

My studio beckons I have in some ways enjoyed painting at home, as it gave me immediacy. However as time progressed and I became more...

adventures with colour in my garden during covid lockdown What did you do during covid lockdown? I created over 100 daily paintings and...

affordable original art by north east artist If you are taking the time and expense to use an interior #designer in your home you will be...

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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