Manchester Art Fair 2023

I’m pleased to be back for another year with a selection of new paintings at this wonderful venue. There are plenty of exhibiting artists to enjoy so whether you are searching for a particular piece, ready to be tempted, or simply want an inspiring day out, do come and visit if you can. I will […]

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Artist’s block…

"This time I was sure it would be easier" - how wrong could I be? It's not unusual after getting ready for an event to have a bit of downtime. (That seems more forgiving than 'artist's block') Often it takes me time to get going again. A while…

Wanting art for your home that makes you buzz!

What we all want from art is much discussed… Is it something ‘to go with the sofa’ or something that makes us feel rested, or something that challenges us and makes us see things in a new way? Perhaps all of these. Certainly it’s different…

Using black and white for stronger paintings

Making two paintings just using black and white as a tonal painting exercise seemed a natural progression of my new contrast project, even if it is way outside my normal colour comfort zone. What did I hope to learn? Our eyes see high contrast…
the 100 day project

100 days of contrast

After a bit of a break over Easter, there's nothing like a challenge to get you kick started on some new work so when I saw the 100 days project was about to begin again I was ready. This idea was started by @ElleLuna on Instagram: do something…

Art for charity

I'm often asked to donate work to help raise funds for charity and, where I can, I love to help out. So I was pleased to discover that at Reading Contemporary Art Fair they have a section where exhibiting artists are asked to provide a painting…

Painting finished – that’s it right? Wrong!

Put your brush down - this painting is finished… and you’re done! But not so fast; even once the creative work is complete there are many other task between finishing the work and getting ready to show. This week I have had to draw a…
Showing texture detail on painting by Alice Sheridan

Can you develop your style as an artist?

A question I seem to have come across a lot recently is how to develop your style as an artist - both as questions from others and as I think about my own art work. I have a slight issue with the word 'style' when it comes to creating art of…
Kandinsky quote about colour

A yellow week for spring sunshine

This is the week that spring has sprung! Walking on Monday morning the sunshine was welcome on my face and it made realise just how long it had been since I had felt that warm glow - and how GOOD it felt! Funny, how sometimes we don't know…