Lilo Glow
Another one of those images that pulled me in. Gabi is always a ray of sunshine even when she isn’t…
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Snapped on my 60th birthday weekend while visiting the Van Gogh museum. Sunflowers are Chris’s favourite, and he often wears…
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Sometimes you see an image on Instagram and it just demands to be painted… this is one of those. And…
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Continuing my series of ink and coloured pencil portraits of famous faces completed in 4 hours in preparation for the…
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Sharing some of my process. I found this one tricky. A beautiful complexion with a few visible signs of ageing…
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Practising famous faces while waiting to be rejected for Portrait Artist of the Year 2024! Ink and coloured pencil on…
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A4 acrylic on canvas board. This is the second in the series of portraits of breast cancer survivors: The Power…
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Painted from a photograph taken at Restaurant De Kas in Amsterdam on 11.11.23. Gouache on black paper.
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On Wednesday, 25th January, a message popped into my Instagram account, asking if I had considered applying for Portrait Artist…
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Fantastic weekend art course at West Dean College with Amy Dury painting from treasured family photographs. This is one of…
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From a photograph taken in June 2023. A perfect Cornish evening, on the road to Zennor, just outside the Gurnard’s…
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A4 ink and coloured pencil on grey paper. The first in my series of portraits of breast cancer survivors. Read…
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Figure – form, shape and colour workshop with @looking_for_colour via @stivespainting . An afternoon well spent.
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Coffee in The Barbican before seeing the Alice Neel Exhibition. A4 ink and coloured pencil.
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Found this image in the paper and just couldn’t resist! A3 acrylic on paper.
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Inspiring life drawing day @charlestontrust with the wonderful @charlottehoulihanartist
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I’m really enjoying the Tuesday evening life drawing sessions @knotworks_ with @bric_a_brac_eddie – great fun! A2 ink.
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Back to school! Great to be online with Lorella Tudor again via @kentadulted. A3 charcoal on cartridge. 5 September 2022
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I’ve been thinking a lot about #mothersanddaughters these last few days. Such a precious bond. A3 pastel on grey ground. #fabercastell #unisoncolour
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So… Chris asked for a portrait for his birthday. A tall order since it is impossible to capture the effortless…
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Always a pleasure to revisit one of my favourite places. A5 pen and watercolour sketch 23 December 2021
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Rule 1: Absolutely no dogs on the bed. A4 pen and coloured pencil sketch of Ruff and Enzo. 6 November…
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This image of the One With the Ocean group, based in the US, appeared in The Guardian in November 2021…
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I have a bad habit of wanting to be in control of where the colour goes, which means that watercolour…
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I’m exploring the idea of landscape with different media. This time using pastel pencils. I’ve never found it easy to…
Keep readingGarden Homage
I have always been a keen gardener, and the view across and beyond out current garden is magical in all…
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Painting for me is all about recording life’s magic moments, like sharing a cup of tea in the garden with…
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A3, acrylic and pastel pencil, black, white, red. Starting a new term with Lorella Tudor, this lesson was inspired by…
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A3 ink and watercolour on grey ground I caught this elderly couple on my camera. There was something about the…
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A3 acrylic on canvas board My daughter Polly and I have spent many happy hours at the Phoenix Art Centre…
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A4 gouache I loved the colours in the photograph on Facebook and really wanted to replicate this image of a…
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A3 gouache on canvas board Summer 2021 was perfect for dahlias, and I couldn’t resist painting my first vase full.
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30×30 ink and coloured pencil I loved this photo of the Landscape Artist of the Year judges relaxing while shooting…
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A3, ink and coloured pencil My husband, Chris, plans an annual set of walks for friends near and far. This…
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A4 pencil and crayon I can’t remember who this is or why I painted it but I like it! Maybe…
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A2, pen and gouache Lyme Regis is another seaside destination that seems to be in the family genes. This was…
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A3, pen, watercolour, pastel Chris is never happier than when sitting on a beach, Bexhill often being the beach of…
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A3, ink and gouache Trying to paint like Katarzyna Gagol was a lesson in line and brilliant colour. I love…
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A3, acrylic glazed. This painting was a lesson in layers. We started with a tonal ground or transparent colour -…
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A2, charcoal This photograph of Jose James and Taali, taken by photographer, Janette Beckman, was used as a basis to…
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A2 acrylic and gouache Another ‘lockdown’ art class, trying to paint in the style of Antonio Donghi. You can see…
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30×30 wax and ink wash Another art class with Lorella, taking inspiration from a Laurance Winram photograph using projected light…
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A2 acrylic Each week Lorella chooses and artist and a photograph for us to paint ‘in the style of’. It’s…
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A3 pastel pencil During lockdown lots of people shared their talents online and I was lucky enough to stumble across…
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A4 pen and coloured pencil I was a late convert to Strictly and painting Oti was pure joy. Using coloured…
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A3 acrylic and gouache and pastel Where to start with the glowing and sparkling Jill? It’s a Sin was one…
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A4 acrylic and gouache A fascinating session listening to Clive and painting along.
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A4 pen and gouache Fresh from her success with Bridgerton, Nicola was a thoughtful and interesting guest on the show.…
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20×20 acrylic & gouache One of my favourite sitters for the show, painting Lesley was pure pleasure.
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20×20 acrylic and gouache This portrait is Jon Snow wearing one of Victoria Richards’ dazzling ties earned me a mention…
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A4 acrylic For some reason I struggled to get the likeness with Russell. Maybe because I was so interested in…
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A4 pen, paint and pastel I found myself exaggerating Floella Benjamin’s features to reflect her bubbly bouncy personality. Using pastels…
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A4 gouache Four hours of interesting conversation while painting along. Sky Arts brought a whole community of artists together during…
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A4 gouache Portrait artist of the week, aka balm for the soul, brought us the vivacious Melanie to paint.
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A4 gouache During lockdown my Sunday saviour came in the form of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week…
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A2 acrylic I saw this photo in the paper and loved the sense of family and fun that jumps out.…
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A4 acrylic Chasing the light again. This time at an open air concert with friends at a nearby farm. Such…
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A5 watercolour We discovered the Casa de la Trova in Trinidad on our trip to Cuba in January 2020 .…
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A5 watercolour A photo from the family archive of Polly, Chris and Granny digging a speedboat on the beach in…
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A5 watercolour A small study of my nephew, Oliver, reading to his daughter, Lottie.
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A5 watercolour This was a small study to try to catch the late evening light on the beach at Bexhill.
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A4 coloured pencil A trip to St Ives in 2019 for a three day beginners portrait workshop with Gary Long…
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A4 watercolour I loved the play, Small Island, and found it left me with some great images. When I look…
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A3 pen and crayon A rainy day in February 2019 and we were forced to draw each other!
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A6 woodcut One of many workshops at Charleston, near Lewis. This was a woodcut class with the wonderful Helen Brown.
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A5 watercolour A visit to the Edinburgh Festival and a trip up the coast inspired this little pen and watercolour…
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A4 watercolour I’ve always been fascinated by line despite being told by a well known artist at a summer school…
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A2 acrylic In September 2019 I joined an acrylics course with Denise Harrison at Phoenix Arts in Brighton. Such an…
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A4 Watercolour Pen and watercolour from 2014 when I has just started to paint again.
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A4 acrylic From a photo taken on holiday in Australia when Polly was thirteen.
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A4 acrylic My daughter was in lockdown with her partner in Brighton. We both spent a lot of time painting…
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A4 acrylic I spent a lot of time in lockdown talking to my Mum on FaceTime. Her 82nd birthday was…
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