Having recently finished the work for a couple of big, long-term projects (“100 Petite Paper Paintings” and my upcoming solo exhibition, “Luminous Abstractions”), I’d been feeling a bit untethered in my art practice. I like having a goal to strive for AND I want to keep learning AND I want to make my art bigger […]
After a flurry of ‘Shuffle’ activity, a wonderful, three-week trip to Sicily and a (not so wonderful) bout of Covid (most certainly picked up on one of the flights home…), I’m finally back in the studio. And I have no idea where to start! Way back at the beginning of June, I was working to […]
It’s been a few weeks since I completed my 100 Petite Paper Paintings Project. I’ve been asked a lot of questions about what the experience taught me and how it might have changed my art practice. Although I did pop on to Instagram Live for an informal chat about the project (I’ll share the link […]
A few weeks ago my husband and I visited the tulip fields. I was so inspired by the colours, textures and lines of blooms, that I came home and immediately created a huge stack of printed papers. (I wrote a blog post about this a few weeks back; go and see the Petite Paper Paintings […]
Our intention creates our reality 2023 was all about saying ‘yes’, in both my private studio practice and in how I shared my work publicly. I tried new ways of working, experimented with different materials and painted bigger and bolder than I ever have before. I explored curious colour palettes and different ways of making […]
Art must be life, it must belong to everybody Buying original art is a great way to decorate and personalize your living space. It adds colour, texture, and interest to a room, expresses your personality and taste, and makes your home feel like a reflection of who you are. It can also provide a window […]
The open mode is a mood in which curiosity for its own sake can operate, because we’re not under pressure to get a specific thing done properly. We can play. When you’re curious you find lots of interesting things to do. Creativity is like fitness. The longer you’re away from it, the more difficult it […]
Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever. Art-making is typically a solitary endeavour. In order to create and refine our work, artists need blocks of time without interruption or distraction. An afternoon to ponder a work in progress, […]
The first draft reveals the art; revision reveals the artist. Michael Lee Good stories are not written. They are rewritten. Phyllis A. Whitney Nothing feels better than beginning a new painting. Some painters find the white of a blank canvas intimidating. I don’t. For me, the easiest time to be free and loose and just […]