Encouragement and inspiration in August

As I mentioned last month my entries for the Cork Street Open were my main concern this month. After being shortlisted for 2 paintings I was rewarded by having 1 of them hung in the exhibition a few weeks ago. This is the first painting I have had shown in a major...

A New theme for July

July has been a bit of a waiting game – my on line entries are in for the Cork Street Open and I won’t know how I have done until mid August. Our Insight@17 exhibition at the Tudor galley was a bit of a flop for all entrants – sales were virtually...

Its Exhibition time!

Having just got entries for the Hertford Open sorted and taken to the Exhibition, there were other deadlines to cover. First the Threadneedle Prize at the Mall Galleries – I submitted two paintings on line and like my entries for Hertford got one of them into the...

A busy month

April has been a busy month – not necessarily for painting! Another grandchild has arrived – Sam, and plenty of house jobs over the Easter period put creative output on hold a bit. Quite often while I am away from physical painting, ‘mental painting’ takes over...

Ideas from New York

Painting had to be put on hold this month as I had a long-awaited visit to New York to be introduced to my latest grandaughter and spend some time exploring the environs of Brooklyn. Unfortunately not many gallery visits, but plenty of time to sketch and take in the...

Into 2012 – New ideas

January has been a month of setting goals and getting back into a regular painting regime. I have felt that concentrating on views of Borrowdale during most of last year has become a little repetitive, so I have looked at local views to see if the winter colours and...