I throughly enjoyed trying out this technique for these little cottages set in a Scottish landscape. The whole painting was experimental for me, (i.e. out-with my normal style), and I was inspired by Will Kemp’s amazing teaching techniques. I will be trying out a few of his videos as I go, and hope to learn […]
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St. Monans – Series of Colourist Paintings
A Series of Colourist Paintings of St. Monans. Currently I’m enjoying working with bright colours in a Colourist style. I’m planning on doing a series of these paintings inspired by the village of St. Monans, and the East Neuk. Fishing villages have a lovely collection of ‘folksy’, old, higgledy-piggedy cottages, many painted in bright, cheerful […]
St. Monans Windmill
St Monans Windmill is the last surviving windmill in Fife, and it is thought that this 18th century windmill acted as the powerhouse of the salt-pans, the remains of which can be seen in the landscape around it. It is situated on a bank above the salt-pans and beach below and is an impressive site. […]
Colourful Fishing Boats
These are my first attempts at painting fishing boats. I wanted to portray how colourful they look in the vastness of the sea. Also as an expressive artist, I especially like to use bright, playful colouring. I live in a lovely area, a small fishing village along the coast, where there are a series […]
St Monans Art Festival 2019
This is the second time I have taken part in St Monans Community Arts Festival. there were 20 Open Houses with artists showing their work. So much to see and do, I managed to view 13 of the 20 before tiring myself out. There were many activities and workshops held throughout the weekend. I attended […]
Art Quilt – Bird Song
Over the winter months, I worked away at various crafts, I knitted blanket squares, finally making two small woolly blankets for my cats, which they seemed to appreciate, but who can tell with cats! Then I started on a rag-quilt, my first, which I decided to do totally by hand, enjoyable to start with, before […]
St Monans Arts Festival 2018
This was my first year in St Monans, and the first time I’ve taken part in St Monans Community Arts Festival. There were many activities and workshops held throughout the weekend. A very enjoyable event for adults and children alike! The arts festival was set up in 2009 by a group of local people, the […]
Horse Portrait
When a friend asked me to paint her horses, I was a touch unsure as I’ve only ever painted one horse before and that was a study of Lucy Kemp-Welch’s painting of ‘In the Sunset’. As my favourite artist is Franz Marc, and I love all forms of Expressionism, I decided to continue to work […]
Buddha-Healing Energy
Buddha-Healing Energy My obsession with painting the Buddha’s and to try to portray and capture the Energy continues. The original idea for this painting began with the concept of the Chakra’s and metamorphosed into a painting that expresses the power of healing energy through the symbolism of a Loving Buddha. I would like to say […]
Twitter Art Exhibition
Very happy to be participating in the latest Twitter Art Exhibition. I really enjoy taking part in this type of project. The artwork submitted by so many artists around the world is enjoyable to view, with a multitude of styles and subject matter portrayed. This piece is loosely based upon Madhubani Art and inspired by […]
Madhubani Art
Madhubani Paintings are a beautiful form of traditional Indian art originating from Mithila. Madhubani literally translates into “forests of honey.” They often depict scenes from Hindu mythology, creating colourful interpretations of Gods and Goddesses, animals, birds, flowers and a love of Nature. The paintings were used for every occasion, celebrations, festivals, weddings, birth, death, all […]
Spring Buddha
This painting started off as a black and white painting, with the intention of repeating a project I have been enjoying, Zendoodles. I had drawn a Buddha as a Zendoodle and I wanted to carry out the same idea on canvas with acrylic paint, it lasted for a day, and then I sneaked in a […]