The other day I was packing for River and Wren, when behind a stack of boxes I found a painting that I hung in my exhibition last year, but that I had never actually shared with you all! I have had these largish square panels in my studio for absolutely ages now – I think […]
“the pressure in my chest is like a storm building in a silent scream” Late last year there was a moment when I thought the pressure inside of me was going to just explode in an ugly and violent storm that would spew all over me and everyone I held near. I hindsight I
Around the time that I finished Llama’s Kiss I found a long ago stashed poster that I had bought that was a study of butterflies and moths. I had bought this specifically to be used in my mixed media work, but in the studio move I had placed it somewhere ‘safe’ only to be found
I want to share with you today one of my favourite paintings from 2018 and one that is so popular that the prints from this painting sell out at almost every market! This is a painting that I wasn’t sure that I would actually sell. At the end of August last year, I was accepted
CIRCE. Circe is the queen that started this series! A couple of years ago I painted the Winter Princess, which although bares a striking resemblance to a certain Disney princess, was actually inspired by one of my favourite authors Kristen Ashely and her Fantasy Land series. (I will share her in one of my flashback
The Queen Series ended up being a series of paintings that just seemed to magically flow from my paint brush. Not one of the queens gave me grief, or had me second guessing my colour choices. And when people ask me which one is my favourite, I can honestly say I love all of this
After I finished my Sheltered painting I was bitten by the big canvas bug! I really enjoyed the freedom that a bigger canvas was able to afford me, and seeing my big eyed girls on such a large scale was super exciting. So I had been thinking about a series of paintings that were inspired
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I found this very beautiful painting of a Native American warhorse, the red, blue and white war paint dotted and circled the horses face. It’s mane braided with eagle feathers. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. And I wanted to paint one of my girls just like that. Fierce. Brave. Warrior. With paint on her face and feathers
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Mermaids have always been a favourite of mine to paint. When I was little SPLASH with Darryl Hannah and Tom Hanks was my favourite movie. I cannot tell you how many times I watched that movie (but I could quote it line for line!) My sister and cousin would play ‘splash’ for hours in the
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