Working in a sketchbook recently has brought a multitude of questions about - is sketchbook work as valid as actual paintings?

As the calendar turns over and we step into a new year, the pressure can feel overwhelming. We often rush to set ambitious goals and...

The most important thing is to be open to trying different techniques and not be afraid of u-turns along the way.

Do you use your sketchbook as a means of recording your experiences? From the title you can see that this is true for me although it...

October is a month that is for me is a transition month from Autumn into Winter, it doesn't quite know what to do with itself.

I wanted to talk about the creative process and how there are periods of slack where paintings or artworks feel stifled and in a fug and...

What brought me to release some of my works this way was that I have been recently been so happy to work in sketchbooks and on paper, it...

How do you get inspired in your art making?

What is it about colour that is so seductive and evocative of many feelings and moods?

I thought I would start this post with the statement 'Driving Forwards' as it relates to lots of things in everyones lives, whether it is...

Well to say the start of spring has been a bright flourishing affair would be an overstatement if there ever was one! It has been full of...

Someone said this to me today about my lunch in a jokey way and it got me thinking.. As a creative I would like to think that I share my...

I'm writing this on a wet cold day in the north of the UK, when all Spring optimism is as far away as one could imagine, but it's made me...

Are you the sort of person who fills time with all the other tasks and responsibilities before thinking about yourself? Do you...

That statement conjures up thoughts on many levels whether it is finding your way on an artistic level or on a personal level its...

As Autumn transitions into Winter the light changes into a deeper tone with a hazy and ethereal feel, the burnt oranges are slowly fading...

There is a point when Autumn turns to Winter that is tangible to our senses, that feeling when all we want to do is hunker up and keep...

Recent events on our news channels have got everyone thinking about the welfare of people in other countries and the devastation that is...

When you think about Autumn what comes to mind? For me it's the soft light and the bright amber sunshine that is so reminiscent of this...

I'm writing this with the rain falling on a dark dank August day, our Summer. For me I find I am more creative on these sort of days are...

Do you feel creative every day? I for one don't, there are days where I am too busy, also when I am too tired or not in the right head...

Have you ever thought about your lifestyle post pandemic? Has it changed to how it was before? My outlook on this has irrecoverably...

A couple of my new paintings have been released and I thought it might be good to explain a bit about them and also I am curious about...

I thought it was time to write something as it's been a while and I wanted to see if I could fathom things out about my arts practice by...