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Oil on canvas | 40 x 40 cm | Selected for 158th Society For Women Artists Exhibition 2019 | SOLD
I’ve got my first exhibition coming up, and it’s a baptism of fire, with one of my oil paintings selected to be shown in this art prize. The private…
I had a busy day of gallery visiting yesterday, crossing London from South Kensington to Shoreditch (in a relentless drizzle that made a mockery of my vision of…
I popped over to Wimbledon the other day to see Caroline Yates’ solo show at Hicks Gallery (on until 27th October). (The Favourite Chair | Oil on canvas) Her…
It’s always very exciting to see a project in print – this arrived in the post this week – a sewing book I worked on a few months…
My current preoccupation is oil painting – I’m halfway through a ten-week course and am very much enjoying it. So, during this morning’s visit to the Affordable Art…
I’ve been working with kids’ art party/workshop organisers The Little Art Society on their branding and we’ve finalised their new logo – here it is, along with the very…
A bit tardy, but here are my favourites from last weekend’s Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead. My first time to that one (usually I go to Battersea), and…
Last year I was commissioned by Kyle Books to illustrate some technical diagrams for this lovely quilting book, written by Lynne Goldsworthy of Lily’s Quilts. They needed illustrations…
Lots of good stuff on show at last week’s bi-annual Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park, as is traditional now here are a few of my favourites… Jane…
This book was published ages ago, and I’ve been very remiss in not having including it here! I was asked by Search Press, the publishers, to do lots…
I’ve just added four new personalisable prints to the Paper Penknife range – all hearts, in plenty of time for Valentine’s Day!
I’ve had my studio at 401 1/2 Studios on Wandsworth Road in South London for just over a year, and this weekend is the big weekend – the…
Last month I was commissioned through my agency (Lemonade) to illustrate a mini bar and icons for a Condé Nast Traveller Middle East article. It was a lovely…
I’ve been working away this week on Paper Penknife – revamping the shop with some long-overdue photographs. I had to get over a mental hurdle that was stopping…
Hurrah! This week I launched my online personalised print shop – Paper Penknife. I’ve been thrilled with the feedback so far, now I just need to get some orders…
I received this lovely book in the post this week – it’s full of traditional home-making and craft ideas. I was commissioned to do some instructional illustrations, and…
My new online print shop venture – Paper Penknife – has been slightly delayed due to an upcoming holiday (no bad thing), so while I’m waiting to launch…
This is a papercut I did recently for my friend’s new baby. I’ve been doing these as commissions now and then over the past couple of years, but…
Another of my favourite projects was this pattern design for Neal’s Yard Remedies’ Mother & Baby gift boxes. I still go into their shops to have a quick…
This has been one of my favourite commissions so far… I always wanted to illustrate a colouring book, and I Can Colour Everything was a bit of a…
Around this time last year I was commissioned to do some illustrations for this lovely book. There was already excellent photography in place, and I added instructional diagrams…
Yep, it’s that time of year again, Affordable Art Fair time, and I’m not even going to go into how soon it seems to have come round! I went…
I know I say this every time… but I can’t believe another Affordable Art Fair has been and gone, six months always flies by so fast! I visited…
Last week I had a papercut commission from a lovely lady I met earlier in the year on my yoga holiday on Silver Island. This is one of…
My latest papercut commission was this giraffe and elephant for a little baby boy (his heritage is cheekily explained in the speech bubbles!)
I was at the late view of the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea last night, and had been planning just to wander around and enjoy it without taking…
My latest papercut – this one with the lyrics from Etta James’ At Last – was for a first wedding anniversary. Apparently the jury’s still out on whether…
Months ago I bought a bargain 50x70cm Habitat frame from the local tip for the princely sum of £4. Of course I was thrilled with it, but ever…