Like any start to the year I do my usual scan of magazine articles and creative planning strategies, then store the information in my head ready to make actions. In every one of these articles the thing that jumps out is the need to have an overarching plan and then take small steps to achieve […]

You may have noticed that blogging is something I love to do and when combined with writing about one of my favourite subjects – art, it ends up being so enjoyable! I’m excited to run a series of new workshops next year which will help you to set up your own blog and after 3 […]

Close-up of my new photographic work The New Year is almost upon us and I hope you’ve had a great Christmas. “Another day, another dollar” is an old saying but I always try to be more mindful about what I’d like to do in the forthcoming year rather than settling into a boring work routine. […]

Spending the past two months working on my new photographic strand of work alongside my painting practise has been an interesting journey so far. Following the photographic course at Leeds College of Art I had an overall concept for this new work but as always, since getting out in the field, it has evolved into […]

You know when you have an itch you can’t scratch. Well I’ve got a few of them and I’ve had them for a while now. Unfinished projects that I started and gave up on. They seemed a fantastic idea at the time but then they fell by the wayside when perhaps they got a little […]