Great design endures
As an artist, we appreciate the power of great design in our work. It just makes things so much more successful be it a piece of art or equipment. My husband and I just purchased two folding Bromton bikes and … Continued
Royal Pavilion painting
In my previous post, the picture of my painting did not transfer and being less then capable of fixing it, I will just add the picture of the painting here. A fees weeks ago I was travelling home on the … Continued
Brighton and Hove Arts Council annual Show
I have been assisting Tina Stiles with the organising of the BHAC art show which will take place April 8-12, 2014. There is much to be done for such a large show. I was pleased that the committee chose my … Continued
Victoria and Albert museum
Earlier this month I spent a splendid day with textile friend Donna Jones viewing the 80’s fashion retrospective show called Club to Catwalk. We also took in the lovely the pearl show. Seeing two in one day kept us on … Continued
Art comes in many forms
A couple of days ago I had the pleasure of celebrating the 72nd birthday of my friend Carol Cleveland. For those who don’t know Carol, she was and is the only female member of the Monty Python group, Carol is listed … Continued
Textiles Gone Wild
Spending a day teaching others in new ways to work with textiles can be both educationsl and inspiring. That is what happened this last Saturday when I taught a group of ladies from the Brighton Embroiders Guild. We spent the … Continued
Angelus by Millet
As part of my series, Painting the Masters, I have just completed this picture which was inspired by Millet’s Angelus. This is part of a series under the able direction of Martin Kinnear, oil painter and teacher in Norfolk, UK. … Continued
Outside the Box show and Reeds on Red Show
When it doesn’t rain, it pours! I have been fortunate enough to be involved in not one but two textile shows in BC which will show concurrently. I helped to hang both shows. The first one was at the Kay … Continued
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons
Norfolk painting school teaches an on line instruction from oil painting master painter, Martin Kennard. He teaches painting the way of the old masters. I have just completed my study of the Turner painting on the Burning of the Houses … Continued
DuPont art group annual show
August has rolled around again with the art group I belong to having their annual show. For those of you who wander into a gallery or an art show, little do you possibly appreciate the time and work it takes … Continued