An exciting month in Denmans Garden. I took my 'Partner in Art' from Pallant House Gallery Community Programme for an afternoon sketching...

Things are really waking up in the garden now. Every visit sees a change and more flowers are appearing. I said right at the start of...

So, we’re into March, spring is just around the corner. Blues, greys and rusts are turning to yellow and acid green. On a bright sunny...

I can't manage in cold weather for more than an hour painting or drawing outside. So this month has been about mixing colours (amazing...

December found me working mainly in the studio (at odds with the photo above I know), with work done in situ during the previous 3...

First snow last week, but nearly missed it! The colours are changing, softening, more muted. Yet there are still flashes of strong...

November - things in the garden are changing, but still plenty of colour, if slightly muted. October had me dashing around trying to...

It's all a lesson in looking - It's all in the detail. Drawing, drawing drawing is the key into any subject and a way of processing...

A beautiful afternoon yesterday between the rains, but still choices to be made. Seeing boarders as a whole or concentrating on the...

We tend to think of autumn colour just being trees - but flowers at the moment are rich and deep and exciting! After sketching last week...

I’m struggling with editing what I can see - there’s too much potential! Everywhere you look has the possibility for translating into...

...this lovely weather, drawing details in the boarders, concentrating on light, dark and shapes. An interesting programme last night on...

September 6th 2021 Acrylic paint drys too quickly in the sun even with mediums, so I worked in the studio with sketchs and photos from...

A grey day, but a lovely time to be starting this project. I spent time just walking around and 'absorbing' the spaces. There is almost...

This autumn I am very excited to be starting on a new venture as 'Artist in Residence' at Denmans Gardens, Fontwell. This beautiful,...