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 […]

After several months of creating new work, attending mentoring sessions with Mark Devereux Projects and planning an End-Of-Residency showcase at The Gallery at St Georges, I am happy to conclude that its all made it a successful end to 2016. Alongside an established artist group called ‘Markmakers’ from the Halton Borough of Merseyside we both […]

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 […]

Following the exciting news of receiving bursary support from Full Circle Arts I quickly booked my place on an upcoming Digital Photography course at Leeds College of Arts. Designed to improve my skills in the area and enable me to put on a higher quality photographic exhibition alongside a new series of paintings. My practice […]