I want to talk about how it feels when you're drawn to exploring different ways of expressing yourself through art, and when you cannot commit to just the one.
Read MoreJune has been a damp, mostly dismal and somewhat cool month, interspersed with hopeful rays of feeble warm sunshine.
A couple of weeks ago I took this painting to the framers, quite a few people told me that it reminded them of music and I had to agree, hence it's name.
Read MoreI'm still really engrossed in my journey of exploring abstract art. It's a totally new avenue for me, as those of you who have followed for a while will know. For many years I painted coastal scenes, things and places you would recognise.
Read MoreAfter a long absence, I'm back on my Blog. I have decided to intersperse writing helpful tutorial, sharing advice and stories along with Journal type posts, sharing what I'm up to in the studio, with behind the scenes pictures, on a more regular basis.
Read MoreI've met many people on my journey as an artist, who have said things to me like: "I wish I could do what you do", or "Oh no, I can't draw, I'm hopeless!"
Further conversation would lead down an increasingly familiar path; someone had told them they were no good when they were younger, they'd not had the support or encouragement to follow their dream
Read MoreHave you ever put off doing something because you feel afraid of it? Or it might feel overwhelming or uncomfortable?
Stepping out of our comfort zone to do something new can be all of those things, and just recently I made the leap and tackled something I've been putting off for ages.
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