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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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Transforming Goals into Plans
Unlock your creative potential with my Free Artists Guides. Welcome to my three part programme designed for artists. This programme will help you make 2025 your most inspired and successful year. The final part of the three part programme is all about planning and tracking your progress. Dreaming big is great, but planning is what…
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Feeling Festive
I looooove Christmas! Not the religious side of things, although happy that works for other people. What I love is the festivity of it all. The blingy decorations. Buying presents for people you love. The cheesey songs and even cheesier movies. It feels like such a positive way to end the year. Christmas Craft So…
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Rediscovering A Love of Drawing
The past few months have been so busy that I haven’t kept up with my monthly blog. Our new venture Interview Room One has started to get some traction. I have been preparing for a new exhibition. And last month we had an extended vacation in the US. Every time I sat down to write…
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An Exhausting, but Enjoyable Weekend
This weekend was the Alnmouth Arts Festival. Located in a small Northumberland village, it is a bustling event designed for all the family. The organisers did a great job of developing a mixed programme from workshops to storytelling, music to craft and of course a variety of artists. The area punches above its weight in…
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All the ‘ations’!
My last blog post was all about gathering inspiration. Today is about preparation so all the ‘ations’! Alnmouth Arts Festival In June I am taking part in a 2 day Arts Festival. It takes place in Alnmouth, a rather gorgeous small village on the coast of Northumberland. Over the past few years, the village has…
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Gathering Inspiration
One of the most regular questions I get asked is where I find my inspiration. I guess as an abstract painter, the source of inspiration isn’t always as obvious as it is with representational artists. When I remember I do try to post photos if there has been a very obvious prompt. I did this…
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New Chapter
As I’ve had just over a month as a full time artist, I thought I’d share some insights into what I’ve learned and how the transition has gone. I guess it’s worth saying that having worked continuously for over 30 years I fully expected to struggle with the transition. Particularly with the lack of structure.…
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Art Challenges
Art Challenge I thought I’d start 2024 with an art challenge. And my favourite challenge is the Insight Creative 30 day Sketchbook Challenge. What is an Art Challenge? Art Challenges are generally shared projects that have a set timeframe and a series of prompts for artists to work from. They are incredibly popular on social media,…
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Studio Remodel
Many of you may have been following my various posts on social media and my blog documenting the restyle of my home studio. Well, I’m finally ready to show you the results! Just in case you were unaware, for the last few months of 2023 my studio was in a state of flux. I had…
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