ELEMENTS – Exhibition time!
This Thursday, a group of ten artists* will hang their work up in the Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. This marks the end of our year of Professional Development at Paintbox School of Art, Cockenzie. It's been an intensive year of creativity and learning - all working at a...
Where Rowan Begins – a new way of painting
Building on my painting process which began with the Flourish Exhibition, I'd like to go through the thoughts and decisions behind a Cinderella painting which ended up going to the Ball - I mean to the wall! Bunches of Rowan berries don't last long around the...
Turning a Page
As a year reaches its close, I like to tidy up loose ends both in my studio and in my head. It helps me to free up the cobwebs ready to turn a fresh page into 2023. Normally, I'd open the windows too for a bit of fresh air but we've had quite a lot of rain here so...
Where to Begin?
Big skies, wildlife, plants, colours and views here often have me wondering where to begin. My response is to settle on what's captivating right in front of me along with being open to opportunities as they arise. Not long after we moved here in 2018, an artist friend...
Welcome to this Clyde Valley Orchard!
I live in the Clyde Valley, an area known as the 'Fruit Basket of Scotland' with a rare microclimate and orchard heritage dating back 900years; the area caught my imagination from the moment I arrived! Most of my artwork prior to moving here has been focused around my...