As I mentioned in the last post, today marks two endings for me, one was the end of the Ultimate Blog Challenge, the second was the end o...

This photograph is of the sunset from a beach near Harlech in Cardigan Bay. The colour in the sky was fabulous and I was really pleased t...

As someone who enjoys both abstract and realistic paintings, I sometimes find myself caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one h...

This is on of the smaller paintings on show at Kelham Island. It measures 8" x 10" and is painted in acrylics on canvas. It is one of a s...

This painting has turned out to be one of the more popular one's at the exhibition this week, rather surprisingly for me. When I painted ...

My good friend and fabulous felt artist Jeni Holness, known as Jeniveve for her business, has some of her work showing at Kelham Island w...

This picture shows part of one wall in the gallery. It has been interesting hanging my work as I hadn't noticed the dominance of certain ...

Over the next few posts I will be showing some of the exhibits on display at Kelham Island this week. This table shows some of the smalle...

Today I am throwing open the virtual doors to any questions from the floor. Is there anything you would like to know about my art, websit...

I may have missed a few blog posts over the last few days for the Ultimate Blog Challenge so I'll need to do 3 a day to catch up. To be f...

My joint exhibition with Jeniveve starts on Thursday 26th October at 10am with Evening Viewing on Friday 7pm til 9pm. All welcome. Please...

We all have a time when we sit at our work space and freeze. We have no idea what we are going to do next. Writer's sit at their keyboard...

Art blogs come in all shapes and sizes each with a different take on Art and servicing a reader in different ways. Some feature primarily...

A trip to the Farne Islands is Number One on my list when visiting the North East Coast. Here's 10 reasons why all artists should visit. ...

"a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thou...

At the weekend I visited a local art group exhibition. Called Grenoside Art Group they meet fortnightly in what was once a school and is ...

Yesterday was an unseasonably warm Mid-October day for the UK. The sun shone and everywhere was busy. People were making the most of the ...

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When I was a child I loved to watch creative programmes. One of the earliest I remember was Vision On presented by Tony Hart and his side...

I hear it all the time. I would love to be creative but I can't draw. The truth is, if you can write, you can draw. You have the hand eye...