The painting adventure on Milos will take our senses by storm on the 7th - 14th May 2019 The coves, caves and colours are unique - I can't wait!! Milos is the island where the famous Venus de Milo was discovered; this article will whet your appetite and your imagination! https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/milos-greece Our hosts will be the team from Salinara Sicily, well experienced in running painting holidays in Sicily and Greece. They will organise our accommodation, breakfasts and dinners. Anyone who has been to their Salinara retreats knows the love and care they lavish on their food ..read more

My daughter Tamsin and I have just come back from a business bootcamp in Frankfurt - which is the last thing I ever though I'd be doing! We are now part of the Climate-KIC start up business programme, organised by Provadis. It was amazing to meet 120 people from 9 EU countires all sharing amazing ideas and inventions to positively impact the environment and help to combat climate change.   From green rooves to pesticide sensors to street vending machines that extract drinking water from humidity.... so many incredible ways to clean up our world and safeguard it for future gen ..read more

Me, Adriano and Tamsin looking at the view from Erice mountain I've been meaning to write and tell you about the great time we had at Salinara Art Farm, painting in and around the Marsala area of Sicily last April. ​Time flies and I get distracted so easily.... but I just have to show you some photos and let you see just how good it was! ​Salinara Art Farm is run by a charming couple, Adriano and Yumi. He met us all at Palermo airport and drove us back to the farm, which is just outside the town of Marsala. It is on the edge of the largest natural marine preservation area in Europe, which is ..read more

A week of paintings ! Last October I spent a blissful week painting In and around Marsala, on the beautiful West coast of Sicily. I was hosted by a lovely couple, Yumi and Adriano. They have tastefully converted an old Sicilian winery into the most unusual and comfortable guest house, the Salinara Art Farm. In April I am returning - this time to tutor a week of painting in this wonderful place and I'd love you to join me. ​ I will be taking my watercolours, but if you'd like to bring any other medium that's fine. We'll be visiting a whole range of exciting locations, f ..read more

8 On the 14th July 2017 the Malta Arts Festival hosted an amazing performance at Fort St.Elmo. Ultima Vez gave us 'In Spite of Wishing and Wanting', a world acclaimed piece by chroeographer Wim Vandekeybus. Powerful in its sheer energy and drama, the all-male troupe explored "fear, the desire for security and the dreadful magic of sleep". The music of David Byrne underpinned it all, and two short films added to the surreal atmosphere.  It's impossible to describe in words though - so here is a short YouTube clip to give you an idea... I had asked to paint the performance be ..read more

In May I organised two painting trips to Trapani in Sicily for my students.  We really did a lot of work between us, and had a good time exploring some interesting sites .....  as well as feasting on fresh fish and local wines! One intriguing place we visited was ‘La Grotta Mangiapani’ described as ‘a village where time stands still’.  ​ ​This huge cave is in Scurati, part of the Mount Cofano Reserve in Custonati, about 30 minutes from Trapani by car. The cave has been inhabited since Palaeolithic times and in the 1800’s was turned into a small village by the Man ..read more