Anemonies in Glass Jar

​I have to confess to liking this one.  It is not often an artist says this; the artist's curse is that they only see fault in their own work.  This one seemed to go together in a more pleasing way than usual which is why I held on to it for the Royal Oil Painters Institute annual exhibition which opens tomorrow at the Mall Galleries in London.

​This small pastel depicts a typical weekend breakfast ideally with time to read the Sunday papers and sip the coffee.  (My husband even made the damson jam that accompanies it.)  The pastel is currently showing with the Guild of Norwich Painters at Westcliffe Gallery in Sheringham, Norfolk.

Olive oil, capers and tomatoes

It has been a while since I showed anything here, but i have not been idle, just very distracted moving back into our house after 21 months of re-build after our fire. Lots of work to show you that I have been too busy to post; This is one of eight paintings available at 'A feast of food in art' exhibition, currently showing at Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London. The exhibition runs until 6th December.

Champagne and Oysters

This is a new departure for me as it is a commissioned still-life. A birthday present for a 60th birthday to someone who clearly has become accustomed to the finer things life has to offer. You know who you are ;-) Belated birthday wishes!

Balsamic with Tomatoes

​I found this little carafe on e-bay and just loved it!  I've done a couple of paintings on this theme -   sadly the tomatoes are not home grown, but who knows, next year when we are settled we may have a garden again! :-)

​This is another painting that was shown at the Mandell's Gallery show.  Fortunately for me it resulted in a sale. :-)  Although my posts have been sporadic at best, I have been busy at work. As many of you know will be aware, our life has been fairly chaotc over the past 17 months with the re-build of our house after the fire in february 2014.  We are now about eight weeks off completion and an agreed move in date.  The positive side to all of this is that the fire has opened the opportunity for us to extend my studio.  Consequently, it has been difficult to post here on a regular basis (i.e. I have to elbow my husband off his laptop as I have no internet connection).  I do have a lot of new work to share with you, so thanks for holding on in there!

Blue and White Carafe

This carafe is such a hardworker for me and features in quite a few of my still-life paintings.  I so enjoy painting it....  I'm pleased to say this pastel sold at my recent show at Mandell's gallery, Norwich.