I have to admit, when I started this set of seabirds in late February I didn’t expect to still be painting them in mid May. But they’ve seen through the end of winter to the start of the warm weather. I usually feel a mix of elation, excitement and sadness when I come to theContinue reading “Seabirds at Dundrum”
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Wading in…
I feel like a naughty school child waiting outside the principal’s office to give an account of myself. It’s been at least 6 weeks where painting sadly has been abandoned whilst I have focused on transforming the bottom of my garden from jungle to fairy-lit patio. I’m so pleased with the results, but now it’sContinue reading “Wading in…”
Take off
After a LOT of procrastination I’ve finally finished the first in my seabird series, the beautiful grey heron taking off. Honestly, these are my favourite birds. I’ve painted them a lot but this is the first time I’ve captured one in flight. I love their patient poise – with a hint of mystique; and thenContinue reading “Take off”
Taking flight – Work in progress
As I mentioned before I’m working on a series of sea birds that will all share space together – two large paintings of a heron and an egret that will bracket two smaller (but still pretty substantial) paintings of a cormorant and an avocet. These are all birds that you can see in Dundrum Bay,Continue reading “Taking flight – Work in progress”
Brand new range of prints
So excited by how good my new range of prints looks that I’ve literally just spread them all out over my sofa to see them together… professional presentation – not! Beautiful prints? Yes please 🙂 Just arrived today and only a very few copies of each. Get them on my shop page before they sellContinue reading “Brand new range of prints”
A new piece
Tonight i finished a painting. I like the back story to this one – I had donated a painting of a bluetit with cherry blossom as a prize in a lockdown charity zoom quiz. By a strange quirk the quiz master won the painting, but then i felt bad ‘cos he didn’t seem a bluetitContinue reading “A new piece”
“The present is the point at which time touches eternity”
The quote is from CS Lewis and I guess it bears no correlation at all to the image, except both make me pause and reflect. That’s my dog in the photograph, racing the beach and living his best life. He turned 11 yesterday and I know that our time together is limited, but this imageContinue reading ““The present is the point at which time touches eternity””
A new start
I’ve got a new painting on the easel, good tunes in the background: and a glass of red that I keep forgetting about. Excited about this and can’t wait to see how it turns out – it’s one of my favourite beaches… So anyway – there’s LOADS more to do and I’ve just been focusingContinue reading “A new start”
Where the sky meets the sea.
Is there anything in life more joyous than a border collie on a beach? This beach (Murlough Beach, near Dundrum in Northern Ireland), where the mountains of Mourne (in the far right) sweep down to the sea, is my happy place. And seemingly also my dog Patches’ happy place. Today we’ve walked the shore andContinue reading “Where the sky meets the sea.”
