It feels like I haven’t stopped with festive projects since last Christmas! The one I have to share with you today came in right at the beginning of the year (after I had just about recovered from the previous holiday season). Here’s my very snowy take on the Liberty department […]
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It’s been almost 10 years since I painted my first snowy view of Winchester Cathedral. ’Winchester by Cathedral Light’ was part of my first set of Christmas cards and has remained a big part of my seasonal offering ever since. It wasn’t a particularly detailed study. But as is often […]
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The Night Before Christmas is perhaps the most famous of all festive verses. Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) wrote the poem, also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, in 1822. It’s now a tradition in many families to read the poem on Christmas Eve. It still evokes a tremendous […]
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The idea for this Christmas wrapping pattern has been swimming around in my head for a couple of years now! and every year time creeps away from me and the Christmas rush swallows up any spare moments in the studio. But this year I have been determined! taking the small […]
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As we rattle through November I can see the garden looking bare and rather chilly through the studio windows. The bigger trees are fully dropping their leaves now and those bark fingers are stretching up into the blue. Although we’ve lost most of the vibrant autumn leaves, I still love […]
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I’ve started working on a new series that I hope to be able to show you in the lead up to Christmas. I’m aiming high and trying to achieve something a little different, while still being able to show off my usual feature paintings. It’s all very cryptic at this […]
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