Mid summer last year I decided to mix my love of food and painting. I developed a style with bright, bold watercolours and started coming up with fruits and vegetables to paint. Instead of using online images of these foods I found the photos I would take at our local market on a Saturday morning…
I feel like I have been hibernating since March 2020 and that first fateful lockdown. I felt it was time for a catch up. Or just a few words at least. So last year, bit of a shit show really, but great acts of human kindness shone through on those dark days. I am of…
In recent months I have had an influx of enquiries and orders for custom illustrated portraits. Which I have LOVED completing. There is something very satisfying in bringing joy to someone through my artwork. Each commissioned piece is carefully planned and thought about (probably too much thinking involved…) little details like gold leaf are added…
In other news… I have published my first ever paperback. Just wanted to write a quick post on here as this is a pretty huge deal for me. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to illustrate for children’s books. It has been the end goal, what I’ve always wanted to…
I have no plan for this blog post. I thought if I started typing a general idea of what it could be about would come to me. I basically wanted to write something as my last post was just after my Nan had passed and I felt it was about time I put finger to…
Creative block. It is the worst. It snowed a few weeks ago causing myself and Matthew to be stuck in doors for four days! I found it such a great opportunity to produce some great work for my website, and even though after the second day cabin fever was beginning to set in…I persevered and…