A painting to hang outdoors in a garden - a special challenge
January 17, 2021
Commissions and outdoor art
Good Morning - I’m looking forward to this coming year.
Getting back to normality anyway after the Christmas break. I saw all of my family, three daughters who are the mainstay of my family and am off soon for a week in Wellington where two of my daughters live.
I ha...
New paintings and cheese platters
September 22, 2020
New paintings and cheese platters
My exhibition with Jo Beckett on Saturday 28th November and Sunday 29th November is getting closer, and I am busy preparing new art with some new themes.I have attached the photos of three of the new paintings to this post -Fowey in Cornwall - I have a great love of Cornwall...
Tinakori Road, Oriental Bay and a new exhibition in November
September 22, 2020
Tinakori Road, Oriental Bay and a new exhibition in November
It is always a joy to visit Wellington (not the least because two of my daughters Anna and Jenny live there!), seeing the beautiful old homes that look like they could fall off the side of the hill.The narrow winding streets of Tinakori Road, the Katherine Mansfield House, a...
Paintings in the time of Covid
September 7, 2020
Paintings in the time of Covid
I cannot believe how fast this year has gone - September and Spring already!
You will agree (I am sure), that this has been a year like no other, and stress has been at a premium - for different reasons, whether it is because of lack of freedom, lack of income, concern about...
Memories of my travels and the inspirations for many of my paintings
Time to write a blog - sitting here as you all are - waiting for this lockdown to end and trying to work out what happens next.
Disappointed that The Cambridge Autumn Festival was cancelled because of the lockdown and we have to wait a year for this to happen again. It is a ...
What I've been up to and short note on Fauve artists
February 24, 2020
What I've been up to and short note on Fauve artists
Here I am again, - it has been a while since I have entered a post – the last few months have gone by so quickly!
In November 2019 I took part in the Cambridge Rotary Garden Festival as one of the ‘art in the garden’ exhibitors.
This was a magnificent success with 950 ...
Hundertwasser - brilliance
October 2, 2019
Hundertwasser - from Austria to New Zealand (and toilets)
Hopefully you have heard of the fascinating Artist & Architect - Friedrich Hundertwasser. Many of you will know of him because of his high profile in Keri Keri, New Zealand.
His art is totally different. How a brain can go every which way but one has always been asked of art...
Brittany Dogs, Garden Festivals and Art Exhibitions
July 30, 2019
Brittany Dogs, Garden Festivals and Art Exhibitions
It is nearly at the close of July and I am in Wellington for my youngest daughters birthday.
Today I have a day to myself while my family members are at work and I have as company two Brittany dogs.
Really - they are little people...not dogs of course, just humans in d...
Frances Hodgkins
July 9, 2019
Three wonderful women artists - instalment two - Frances Hodgkins
If you have a passion for art you will know about Frances.
I put her in the same category as Katherine Mansfield. These New Zealand women are two of my most admired people. Individuals, probably really stroppy, prepared to be individuals and making their mark in New Zealand ...
Rita Angus
July 9, 2019
Three wonderful women artists - Rita Angus
The next woman artist that I admire and who has influenced my work is Rita Angus.
Rita Angus, google her, but you probably know who I am talking about. Rita was born in 1908 and was a contemporary of Toss Wollaston and Colin McCahon.Rita was a very confident artist who alway...
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