As the pandemic looked set to continue through the winter months, I wanted to create a second painting to mark this continuing journey. My first painting, ’Sending Hope’, had been so well received, with sales generating thousands of pounds for charity, I felt there...

It is very exciting to take part in my first juried gallery exhibition. This is an international group exhibition with New York based Artios Gallery https://www.artiosgallery.com/   The exhibition is titled ‘Art Of Being Alone: The Memorable Moments Of My Life’....

I am thrilled my painting of 'Surgeon-Turned-Nurse', Mr Joel Dunning, is to be featured in a new hardback book this November. The book has been curated by the mastermind behind the Instagram initiative of 'Portraits for NHS Heroes' (#portraitsfornhsheroes), artist Tom...

We were lucky enough to get away recently for a short family break to the Scottish Highlands and Isle of Skye. I did of course take my sketchbook but we were so busy with walking, cycling, sightseeing and eating scrummy food that I didn’t find much time to sketch. I...

Since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, our hospital – The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough- has been closed to visitors and public to help protect people and minimise the risk of viral transmission. In addition, routine surgery and out-patients...

One of my favourite TV programmes – Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year – has also been adapting to lockdown. In order to unite the art community and provide a fun, interactive way to challenge artists they have been running weekly ‘live’ celebrity portrait sittings...

With much of the world in lockdown, and an ever increasing focus on the ‘frontline’ workers, and particularly the NHS, many people have been left wondering how they will adapt and work differently. For artists, lockdown has been a particular challenge, with their...