
Paintings in good company
Art Adventures, Books and Exhibitions, Owning Art
So excited finally to share this! One of three 'secret' projects which I have been keeping under wraps since the end of last year when I was asked to lend paintings for a Zoffany photoshoot. I love these experiments - there is no payment involved…

Sea Fever: Where is your favourite sea view?
Art Adventures, Books and Exhibitions, Discovering Artists, Owning ArtDiscovering your favourite art and artists can be a tricky business. You can visit art fairs and meet the artist or see what your favourite gallery has to offer but it's good to see innovative ways to bring art buyers and artists together.
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Filling empty spaces with new intentions
Inspiration, Owning ArtThe children rarely hop up and down with excitement when it's time to take the Christmas decorations down. There is a hesitation to say goodbye and fewer volunteers for this job than the excited unwrapping of the lights and re-discovery of favourite…

Visiting an art fair
Books and Exhibitions, Discovering Artists, Owning ArtArt fairs are a fabulous way to discover new artists and to buy exciting original art for your home, but they can also be overwhelming. I often see visitors wandering with a slightly glazed expression as there can be so much to look at.
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What questions do you have for me?
Discovering Artists, Inspiration, Owning ArtukHandmade is an amazing online publication which features artists and makers from many disciplines - find great textiles, jewellers, potters, illustrators and artists. Actually it would be a great starting point if you want to buy unique and…

Making a selection - work on show
Books and Exhibitions, Discovering Artists, Owning Art
It’s always exciting to see the empty walls of art fair stands transformed during the day into a show with a rich variety of colour and styles as artists hang and arrange their work.
It was my first time exhibiting at Windsor…

Art for charity
Books and Exhibitions, Discovering Artists, Owning ArtI'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…

I'll have a coffee, and that painting please!
Art Adventures, Owning Art, PaintingWhat happens when a piece of work is finished?
Sometimes, if I'm not ready to let it go, it stays a while. But the ultimate joy of making artwork is to see someone else fall in love with it, so much that they want to keep it and enjoy it forever.
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Magic contact lenses and how we see
Owning Art, PaintingI love my magic contact lenses. I wear them during the night and they correct my vision so that when I remove them in the morning I can see - what could be more magic! Unfortunately they don't do all the hard work for me and there are still…

Do you really want art to be a bargain?
Owning Art, Painting, uncategorizedSo did you get caught up in the Black Friday mayhem last week? The consumerist Christmas binge day when we're all encouraged to bag a bargain. Or did you remember that a bargain is only good value if you really wanted it in the first place?
Whenever…