Last night I went to Hush art group- a life drawing session based in the Ribble Valley, we had a fantastic model called Eve. The picture above is a painting/drawing I completed in blue and red acrylic inks, this was a 30-minute pose. Here are a few of my sketches from that drawing session: Two …
Be sure to check out the latest digital kit on my Etsy shop. This 20 page digital kit is bursting with vintage floral and botanical images, scrappy-paper elements and tags galore! In this Vintage scrappy flowers kit, there are 11 different paper designs, 3 sheets of tags, 2 pages of collage elements, a sheet of …
Last night I went to a Hush Life drawing session in Clitheroe. We had a lovely model called Gil, who is a very tall, slender person who can get into and hold some challenging poses. Gil's also a very friendly person to have a chat with! To start with Gil held some shorter poses, 2x5 …
Hello everyone! This week I have decided to experiment with putting up some of my original artworks for sale via my Etsy Shop. First off I have uploaded this handsome chap. "Sir Dachshund" is painted in acrylic on canvas board, measures 8x10 inches and comes signed and unframed. He costs £60 inclusive of postage and …
Autumn is here and Halloween is fast approaching, but there's still time to do some Halloween crafting! Click the link below to download your FREE PDF file of Halloween junk journal printables that I have designed for you! halloween-free-23Download This free printable includes a selection of spooky papers in lined and unlined versions plus gift …
Creating the leaf images at Clitheroe Castle on the Art Walk Clitheroe At my artist's residency at Clitheroe Castle Museum for the Art Walk Clitheroe I made two leaf artworks using collage, watercolour, gouache, acrylic paint pens, and acrylic paints. I have since turned these pictures into the cards pictured below, you can see how …
Back in September, I took part in the second paint Garstang plein air painting competition and I am very happy to report that I achieved 2nd place for the 2nd year in a row! This year I painted the view of the canal behind Owd' Tithe Barn on the outskirts of Garstang. I used oil …
I will once again be taking part in Paint Garstang 2023 on the 2nd September! Last year at the first Paint Garstang Event I was thrilled to receive 2nd Prize with my painting of the Farmers Arms pub. 2nd prize Paint Garstang 2022 This year I will be painting alongside the canal behind the Owd' …
You can now see an exhibition of my illustrations from the Lancashire Stories Anthology on display at Clitheroe Castle Museum. They will be on display until mid-November 2023 and will be the background to some exciting events at the castle such as a fascinating talk by the talented author Susan Evans on the 2nd September …
A collage workshop run for Blackburn and District Artists Society Recently I ran a workshop for the talented artists in Blackburn and District Artists Society The workshop was entitled "Drawing with scissors" and was inspired by the work of Matisse, Rex Ray and Eric Carle. In this workshop, we found out about how Matisse took …
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