Wow ! It’s taken me a while but Volume 2 of my I AM … book is finally available for sale. I’m proud to say the 23 warriors and their inspirational poems are more powerful and inspirational than ever. This high quality book is printed in full colour, hard back, with a gold foil stripe. I AM … Wild (included in Volume 2) If I were wild, I would dare to live, I would dance with the wolves and howl all night, I would swallow the moon, my eyes would shine bright …….. If you want to add volume 2 to your collection or gift to a warrior woman you know send me an email. It will arrive in time for Chr ..read more

Have you ever met a Nixie? They are beautiful water creatures and can be found guarding rivers, lakes and the seas, giving protection from the careless humanoids as they cause devastation to nature. Closely related to the mermaid, they have webbed fingers and toes with frogs legs instead of a tail, long pointed ears, beautiful eyes and long hair the colour of seaweed. Their skin has a green glow and they can create beautiful magic or devastating havoc depending whom they meet. They are reclusive mischievous water creatures who love to have fun, sometimes in a menacing way. Using their magical ..read more

Over 30 years ago, SEAL was the man for me. In fact i joined his fan club for £9 per year and ‘he’ sent me gorgeous photos and updates of his life. I saw him perform in London about 20 years ago and couldn’t resist seeing him live recently in Marbella on his world tour. The reason I write about going to a Seal concert and not about art is about the light bulb moment I had when he stood in front of 2,500 people and talked about his withdrawal from live events for a few years due to mental health issues, anxiety and panic attacks and facial scars. His thought provoking question was ‘Why do we g ..read more

Over 30 years ago, SEAL was the man for me. In fact i joined his fan club for £9 per year and ‘he’ sent me gorgeous photos and updates of his life. I saw him perform in London about 20 years ago and couldn’t resist seeing him live recently in Marbella on his world tour. The reason I write about going to a Seal concert and not about art is about the light bulb moment I had when he stood in front of 2,500 people and talked about his withdrawal from live events for a few years due to mental health issues, anxiety and panic attacks and facial scars. His thought provoking question was ‘Why do we g ..read more

A city break is always so inspiring. A recent trip to Amsterdam with great friends was just what I needed to get my art groove going. Amsterdam is so vibrant with art on every corner, from Graffiti to Van Gogh – it has it all. The red light district has been in existence since the 14th century. Close to the harbour it was the perfect place for women of the night to find work as many sailors docked to take drinks in the taverns. The tolerant attitude of the Dutch accept the honesty of sex work and drugs and this area is famous worldwide for legalising both practices. There is a beauty about the ..read more

When I meet someone new and they ask me ‘What ‘I do?’, I always reply ‘I’m a painter’. The response is always the same…’But what do you paint?’ This is so hard to define or explain because I love to paint everything and my abstracts or my work with a more visual narrative can be really hard to put into words. Some artists are defined by a specific colour palette – I love all colours, every colour is like a word to me as colour can evoke a feeling, emotion or experience. Some artists are defined by their subject matter, but I love all subjects be a landscape, seascape, floral, face, figurative ..read more

Having been deprived of ‘live’ art and culture over the past couple of years, a recent visit to the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum was a very emotional experience. To be surrounded by, and to have a whole day to spend with, all the wonderful paintings was joyful but to see a an outstanding collection of works by Alice Neel was off the scale of exciting. I have loved her work for a long time and the exhibition curated by the Guggenheim did not disappoint. Titled ‘ People Come First’, this collection of Neel’s paintings demonstrated her distinctive style and passion when painting people in real life s ..read more

One of my passions is to share a little creative joy with everyone and every year I host many creative art workshops, art retreats and online art lessons where colour and fun is at the core of these workshops. This time of year I offer my paintings from these workshops for sale at very affordable prices which helps me to find some space in my studio and allows me to invest in more materials ready to have some more painting fun. Here are details of the work currently available with size, cost (not including shipping costs) and the workshop painted, so if you are interested in purchasing one let ..read more

October is breast cancer awareness month and I shall be donating one of my original paintings for auction at the El Gaucho Restaurant in Puerto Banus, Spain on 14 October.  My dear friend Ann Henhoeffer has Stage 4 breast cancer and the auction is to raise funds towards her Dendritic Cell Therapy which is an innovative cell therapy treatment which could make a huge difference to her future.  I have donated my powerful painting called ‘Pink Hair Don’t Care’ to raise some funds as my personal contribution.   ‘Pink Hair Don’t Care’ is 50 x 70 cms, painted ..read more

A recent studio visit from a client looking to purchase a new painting for her home led to the question ‘What actually is mixed media?’ As most of my paintings are created using ‘mixed media’ I thought I should explain my process and the media I use. I always begin by covering my canvas or paper with a layer of white gesso. This gives a better adhesion to the substrate and then I cover with a layer of random acrylic paint splashes and marks to connect and loosen up. I ponder what I have done and then use either black charcoal or pastels to outline my ideas and discoveries and write words or po ..read more