These stormy seascapes revisit places and memories of the Welsh coast. I never checked the weather forecast growing up in Pembrokeshire ....

Give them a book of their favourite art/artist, or a novel about the art world Fill a small basket or box with a few art supplies in...

At the end of April I had a great trip to the Cheltenham Fresh - art fair. It was glorious meeting new artists and seeing so many...

Staying creative in the crazy summer months! With the long days of summer I am squeezing in as much as I can, but at this time of year I...

Gloriously long, our last Autumn was uninterrupted by rain and gusty storms. Summer colours intensified and glowed for months before...

March is International Women’s Month - Yeah we get a whole month! Did you know that here in the UK there are more statues named John than...

Welcome to my Splog! This is where a splurge of thought meets a blog, hence Splog! It could as easily have been a Thlog - thoughts mixed...

How to survive the Holidays, keep your artistic flow and feed your creative soul. I truly hope this message finds you well and enjoying...

You don't know how far you've come until you look back at where you've been! I started painting in January 2020. Initially, as I found my...

Connection is the word that keeps coming back to me of late. Maybe world circumstances are triggering nostalgia but it's certainly a...

Today, as I write this is International Women's day and it struck me as a feminist and a woman, I ought to mark the day with a little...

January 2022 is going to be a month of exploration - a New Year’s gift to myself. No pressure to complete paintings and minimal time...

My Grandma once advised me to ‘try before you buy!’ I thought it quite racy at the time as she was referring to having a few boyfriends...

In my previous professional life I did a tonne of leadership training and regularly completed questionnaires which professed to identify...

Abstracting the landscape is my conundrum, it’s also my job. Translating the scene before me is a thrill when it goes well, but is not...

I spend a lot of time thinking about translating the landscape in ‘my way’. What I mean by that is that as a developing artist the...

I can't quite believe it’s only just over a year since I decided to make painting my full time job. I had just finished my access course...

I love a good cuppa and I am the first to admit that I am a rather fussy tea drinker. I insist on it being strong but not stewed, the bag...

This morning I gave myself permission to go down an artistic rabbit hole. As our movements are restricted at the moment a virtual...

You won’t always be motivated, so you have to be disciplined - Leanne Hainsby Certain words can make me uncomfortable, and discipline is...