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Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderfully festive break and found time to relax and reconnect with loved ones. Christmas felt especially magical this year for me. We hosted family and friends for a lively Christmas lunch, followed by a whirlwind few days catching up with more relatives. Amid the busyness, we managed to carve…
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Autumn Update
As we head towards October I can’t help but think where has this year gone? It’s less than 100 days until Christmas!!!!! We even had our first homemade pumpkin soup last week which was delicious. The Autumn Hampshire Art Fair Some news since my last blog. My brother kindly drove a load of my paintings…
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A Very British Summer
How are you enjoying the British Summer? It certainly feels as though we skipped a season here in the North East and jumped from Spring straight into autumn. That said, given the heatwave that has consumed most of Europe over the past month we should probably be thankful for the grey skies and rain. …
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Days Out
Over the past few weeks I have been out and about and had a few really interesting days….. Unison Colour A few weeks ago I spotted a sales offer on Unison pastels at Jackson’s Art. I use pastels a lot in my art but tend to favour Sennelier oil pastels. I use these as I’m…
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New Work
A few weeks ago I published a post about some new pieces I was working on which were a diversion from my abstracts. They started out as a bit of a distraction. I was working on a large painting (still unresolved), and after a few hours of painting I needed a break. We’re just about…
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Royal Academy of Arts Varnishing Day
Just a short post this week to share some of the photos from my day at the Royal Academy. It is the first time one of my paintings has been accepted for the summer exhibition. So, on Sunday we drove down to Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire and on Monday hopped on the train into London. The…
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Out of Boredom Comes Creativity
So pleased to see Grayson’s Art Club back on TV. I was chatting with my parents at the weekend about a recent auction of Tony Hart’s work. It made me think broadcasters have missed an opportunity for some great TV – bring back a Tony Hart type programme! We had Art Attack but it just…
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