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A tiny little one from the most beautiful walk up Mam Tor a few weeks back - gorgeous glowy sunset light to make up for the egregious amounts of mud
An intensely tricky painting problem I've been going about trying to solve - still not sure I'm there, but I certainly ended up somewhere!
More wonderful news about my tie-dye Brian! I've been longlisted for the BTA Art Prize, and the Virtual Gallery is now live! Follow the link in my bio to "walk" the virtual exhibition, see the incredible winning works and also cast your v
So proud to have been longlisted for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters! This has been something I've been hoping for since well before we even moved to the UK - even if it doesn't make it to the hanging, I'm over the moon to be considered! Loo
Another Brian portrait? It's a holiday miracle! Thanks to Brian for resuming his pose each time I stuck my head out of my studio, and especially for changing his command prompt window to a blinding white for the duration of this very last minute op
A new trompe l'oeil wreath painting I've finished this week, and a shameless collection of other small paintings I have available, including a smattering of ones which have not made it to the main feed (plus 3 pieces from the archives of 2021 that ar
Happy Birthday to my very favorite subject and the light of my life! Last year might have been prime, but this year is power of two! (2⁵) To celebrate here is my 2024 portrait, and can't wait for your combination Thanksgiving/Birthday feast later thi
This unusual little gem came out of trying intentionally use elements from artists I admire, in this case I was looking at Mia Bergeron, Jeremy Miranda, and Maxfield Parrish for the intense colors, backlit drama and unexpected glow - loved having a s
"Below the Waterline" My little instagram still life - a curated, impossibly balanced tower, the visible tip of an iceberg of effort and stress and mistakes all hidden beneath
Thinking of titles is not fun - ended up calling this "Color and Balance" because "look at how intense colors and muted colors look all junbled together - tape is more green than a watermelon, but an onion is more intensely purple than
Not technically a part of that group, but another painting that I finished around the same time - this glorious gradient of clouds from Glacier Bay
Been painting like mad, and realized I never actually posted the finals from that group I finished in spring! I called this one Self-Portrait in Brass and Velvet - spot the reason why!
So delighted to have my two paintings be accepted into the Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition 2025! Glad to see my self portrait on gallery walls for the first time! Didn't manage to snag tickets to the sold out opening, but we came down a wee
My most recent portrait 🌅 The lovely Sophie - with that lovely golden hour light! I took the photo 3 years ago, but needed 3 years of learning/practicing to manage those beautiful, colorful shadows - I can't recommend enough keeping your reach pro
Anyone looking to see in detail what Brian looked like in 2023 can go see for themselves at the People's Theatre in Newcastle! The North of England Art Club's Annual Exhibition will be up until December 5th! So glad my new year's resolution was to a
The time between finishing painting and when it's dry enough to varnish is just enough to have stopped thinking about whatever juicy painting problem I was thinking about when I started it - and seeing it again is always so nice! Like "ooh what
A peek into the whirlwind that's been my brain these past 10 weeks - At the end of March, I started a class with Zoey Frank called Experimental Approachs to Color, and it's been so excellent. Challenging, and unexpected and a much appreciated shove
There's a new show up at the Newcastle Civic Centre from a pretty cool art club! Highly recomend stopping by the North of England Art Club show, and find my sunny little windowsill while you're there ☀️
From London up to Edinburgh! Absolutely baffled at being included in the Royal Scottish Academy 199th Annual Exhibition! (From now till June 8th! The whole show is wild and incredible and well worth a trip)