I’d like to tell you about my allotment garden, which has become a huge inspiration for my artwork. Having an allotment means I can spend time in nature, watch things grow, and paint the flowers and vegetables that I harvest. I inherited the allotment about 15 years ago, when it was totally bare. The soil was great and had been dug over, but there were no trees or plants at all. It was during the time when my kids were small, but somehow I managed to get down there and began

A Cardiff Artist Retreat I travelled from my home city of Cardiff, Wales, to Spain for 9 days in October 2025 to do some art with  friends at a beautiful house in the mountains near Albox. Joined by Mari, we drew and painted at Ellen’s Spanish home situated in a quite awesome environment. The old farmhouse has been lovingly restored and added to over the years to include a swimming pool and art studio. The house is in a hamlet, just near a local town, tucked away and access t

In the summer of 2022 I took part in Penarth Art Fair! With the help of my talented child Elliot and friend Sagaradana I managed to frame and mount a lot of my work. I sold four paintings on the weekend and made some amazing contacts. It was a great pleasure to see people viewing my work I was really pleased that my painting was used on the front of all the publicity!