I joined in with my friend Lesley Lord's workshop.  She was 'painting a bluebell wood' with her class but I'd done a few of those previously, so asked if she'd…

When do you know when an art work is finished? '... I often find that the more I look at something I’ve drawn or painted, the more small things I’ll…

Inspired by friends, fellow local artists, experimenting with monotonal paintings, I followed suit.  Hubby had proudly presented to me with a little bunch of daffs earlier in the day, a…

'Just make some marks' said Nial Adams at the workshop I was attending, billed as 'How to Paint with Oils like the Old Masters'.  I'd been very much looking forward…

At the end of a great workshop with Niall Adams, I had a very impressive sky on one half of the canvas but little else.  It was quite dark and…

This delightful seascape emerged from a pastel workshop with Geoff Thorpe at which I was more an observer than participant.  I was working at the venue's gift shop that day,…

'Say what you see!'  It seemed obvious when thinking of a title for this newcomer to my catalogue of works; the painting is simply two pretty little robins perched in…

An upcoming exhibition inspired me to focus on producing new additions to my 'Colour in Motion' collection; replacements for paintings that had danced their way to new homes.  The Fairy…

As we were driving home one afternoon, having just passed through Thorpe le Soken on our way back to Walton on the Naze, I glanced to my left and saw…