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

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 mos...

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 conside...

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 pier...

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

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 ...

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

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. U...

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 e...

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 throu...

Beyond my expectations Once the exhibition was finished so was I, as I felt exhausted but also exhilarated. When I produced the paintings...

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

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

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 spa...

with some help from Geoff. Moving day was pretty straightforward. I went to the studio to sign the lease then returned home with an enorm...