Tag: Nature

Whitekirk Hill Exhibition 2023

Whitekirk Hill Exhibition 2023

Happy to announce my next Group Exhibition will be at Whitekirk Hill near North Berwick, East Lothian, this summer! Four of my latest monochromatic drawings will be on show along with work from 8 other artists, my fellow Professional Development Alumni from 2022 (see SURFACE 

Drawing Outdoors Helps Me To Cope With Life’s Challenges

Drawing Outdoors Helps Me To Cope With Life’s Challenges

During the height of the pandemic, I would go on daily walks with my sketchbook, often a homemade paper one for easy carrying. I found that these walks were a healthy way of coping with the situation. If it weren’t for them and my art 

SURFACE Exhibition 2022

SURFACE Exhibition 2022

Delighted to announce my next exhibition – SURFACE – at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, opening later this month! The exhibition is a culmination of work completed on the Professional Development Course run by the award winning Paintbox School of Art. You are invited to the Opening 

Sketching The Birds At Belhaven Bay

Sketching The Birds At Belhaven Bay

Since the start of 2022 I have been going down to Belhaven Bay regularly to sketch the birds in a coastal landscape for my next body of work. I love walking down to the coast from the house. The adventure starts as soon as I 

Untold: The Rock Trust Exhibition And Auction 2020

Untold: The Rock Trust Exhibition And Auction 2020

I’m delighted to announce that three of my postcard sized mixed media paintings will be featured in the upcoming Rock Trust exhibition and auction titled Untold. Due to the current climate this year’s exhibition and auction will solely take place online, and the art works 

A Sanctuary In Lockdown

A Sanctuary In Lockdown

I have tried to write a blog post at least three times over the past 13 weeks since lockdown in Scotland began. Every time I wrote a post it didn’t feel right. Something about what I was saying seemed trivial; my words didn’t seem to 

Ride The Waves Of Life

Ride The Waves Of Life

Yet again it has been a while since I last wrote a blog post. A lot has been going on and I consciously parked writing and blogging since I chose to focus on other things as a matter of priority. Many changes have happened, in 

Retreat To Recover

Retreat To Recover

It’s been a few months since my last “proper” post and it makes me chuckle to think its subject was Resistance. One may imagine that not having blogged since then may have been caused by said Resistance! But that’s not true. The reason I haven’t 

Huskies, Birdies And Queenie

Huskies, Birdies And Queenie

I met one of my writing friends, Cecilia, at a series of workshops run by Jo Parfitt in The Netherlands a few years ago. Titled The Naked Writer, it consisted of six workshops where we delved deeply into our being to write from that space. 

Seeking Answers In Nature

Seeking Answers In Nature

Walking around the woods opposite my parents’ house, I am delighted to see the seasonal changes in the flora since my last visit in Spring…the wild flowers, the reeds that have grown tall around the small lake, the luscious foliage everywhere. There is an abundance