They say that the best time to clean out your cupboards, wash your curtains and clean up an old painting is in Spring. Well, the owner of this painting that I did a few years ago clearly thought so. She had the art in her bedroom where she looked at it each day before getting…
A lovely colleague at work had a baby girl on 3rd June and it was a wonderful opportunity to prime those watercolour brushes again. “We lose ourselves in the things we love….We find ourselves there, too” My inspiration for these two designs came from a feeling of being light and free and of course my love of nature…
Armed with all the love and mischief gathered since before her birth in 2015, a trio of pictures was created around the words her mother posted at the announcement of her birth. This was a gift for my god-daughter’s first born. One of Lotti’s many superpowers is her love of nature and the sense of freedom she oozes. Fun and natural…
Some charitable acts are driven by love. A beautiful person made a request to help a friend for a good cause with no other stipulation than that she liked the Happily-Ever-After-Hearts that I had recently completed for a wedding. On further enquiry, we established the dream catcher was a favourite part. I set to work on some initial sketches using the…
A beautiful invitation arrived and plans were made to attend. However as the date drew closer we were unable to go & the bride-&-groom-to-be would not accept a monetary gift for their wishing well in our absence. So what to do? “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile” Franklin P…
How does one pay tribute to a special dog? For eight years I have known him. He was already 10 when I met him. Dexter has been the guardian of good energy and unconditional love enjoyed at our Wednesday group of wonderful friends for several years. Year in, year out, he has been a cherished and loyal participant…
They say that rules are meant to be broken. As an artist your creativity is always spiked by doing something different. It is in the discovery of new ways to look at things that our imagination is stretched. There are many techniques that can be employed to achieve this such as using a frame to see things…
If you have ever attended a yoga class you will recognise these little gems. Chakras are said to be energy centres that align the body from the base of the spine to the crown of the head and beyond if you count the auric field. They offer the perfect balance within the body for tapping the…
They say that we should banish fear and negativity as much as possible in our everyday lives. In a world where the unknown is regularly banished in favour of what we can understand and control, we run the risk of leaving nothing to the imagination. “Fear has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything…
When a person creates art, or when they experience other people’s art, they are making a connection. More than just about the making of art or the simple seeing of something new, art is about the meaning we seek both in ourselves as well as in our connection with the world. Sometimes we would like…
