This week I visited Avebury Manor and painted the view over the garden wall. I might sharpen up the detail slightly and add some white flowers but nothing major; it will mostly stay looking as it is. I did a patchwork of pastel colours as an undercoating which I think helps the end painting look vibrant! Probably the bright weather helps too, bringing in inspirational colour and contrast. I've tried to keep some areas neutral. I have often revisited a similar view but

My first country show in Wanborough. I've had a busy few weeks preparing and finishing pictures. Since March I've been painting outside...

Over the seasons this year, this view of Avebury Manor's kitchen garden has filled out with colour. It is the ideal kind of composition I love to paint. Angular architecture, bold areas of colours against a cooler background. Natural frames of trees and walls create a strong structural backdrop. But what really makes this image for me is the wheelbarrow. Colourful, whimsical and bold. With Nasturtiums, sacrificial plants loved by caterpillars next to the ordered vegetab

This week was my first visit to Prospect Hospice garden for a drawing session.

A view across Avebury Manor gardens, with St James Church, painted on location on a very cold day!

This weekend I've been sketching outside in the Railway Village, Swindon. It was the first time I've tried out my new easel which I'm very pleased with, fits on to suitcase wheels very well. And a bit sturdier than the tripod I normally use. This is my finished painting, and below is a video of the process.

Flower Arranging These are sketches of flower arranging at the manor, using hundreds of flowers dried by the gardening team from the...

As part of my artist residency, I was invited to visit Avebury when the Christmas decorations were being installed. It was a really enjoyable and inspiring day. Using photos I've continued to draw at home. These drawings are some of what I've drawn so far... A Partridge in a Pear tree I have started to draw the displays This 'Partridge in a Pear tree' display is completed with handmade cloth pears. These are lovely to draw with handstitched detail and fabric textures. F

This is something that I've been working on for a while this year. I've drawn each building individually then bought it together as a...

Urban wellbeing is an important theme to me and I hope this comes through in my art. I like to paint architecture and urban environments...