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Solo Exhibition - 2nd April to 2nd June 2025!
It's almost time for my first solo exhibition! I'm thrilled that it's taking place at Whitekirk Hill, it's in a fantastic location on...

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Mar 271 min read
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New Beginnings & My Story!
My first post of the New Year, and it’s already February! I enjoyed some cosy hibernating over the festive period, and come January I’ve...

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Feb 145 min read
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Exhibition Update
As promised in my Autumn Post, just a quick post detailing where you can view my new work over the winter months. Wishing you peace and...

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Nov 14, 20241 min read
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A Summer Break and Pink Toothpaste!
So, the wet and windy summer is over here in Edinburgh, and we’ve now moved into a very windy autumn! Autumn is my favourite season with...

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Oct 21, 20245 min read
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Encaustic, Cold Wax Painting & Soft Hands!
It’s been a whirlwind of art activity since my last post in March, starting with the ‘Rhythm’ group exhibition in April. It was a...

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May 24, 20244 min read
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Bobbins, Ancestry & Le Vide-Grenier
It's nearly April, and everything is coming together nicely for the three upcoming Exhibitions I've involved with in April and May. The...

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Mar 23, 20243 min read
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Dragons, Inspiration and a Scottie Dog!
Happy New Year! In my very first Blog post I chatted about the how the colours from the wool I was using for a knitting project started...

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Jan 21, 20245 min read
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Vintage Easels & Bakelite TV Legs
It’s quite nice to be sitting down to write my blog with the curtains drawn as the nights draw in. It’s seems like the summer months have...

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Nov 2, 20233 min read
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Not a lot of Reading!
Who would have thought that after the glorious June we had here in Edinburgh that July would be a total washout. I promised myself some...

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Aug 12, 20234 min read
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New Exhibition & Time off for the Paint Brushes!
This month saw the end of the Professional Development course that I started last September. The year has gone really quickly, I’ve...

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Jun 26, 20232 min read
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Discoveries!
It’s been six months since my last blog post, and the time has flown by since starting my Professional Development journey last...

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Apr 6, 20233 min read
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Always Learning!
I decided, after a long summer break enjoying time with my New Zealand family here in Edinburgh, that I would embark on an exciting year...

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Sep 29, 20222 min read
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There's No Such Thing As Too Many Sketchbooks!
I started my sketchbook collection many years ago when I was taking a Life painting class. I remember buying it from the college shop...

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Apr 28, 20223 min read
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Painting What We Wear?
This post, I suppose, is following on from my one of my previous posts about the subconscious mind (Blog 16th Oct). I realised again the...

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Apr 2, 20222 min read
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Being an Eco-friendly Artist & Blocked Sinks!
It wasn’t me thank goodness that blocked the sink with hardened acrylic paint - honestly! It was Jill (who has kindly allowed me to share...

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Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Acrylic Inks are The Cat's Whiskers!
I’ve been using acrylic inks for about a year now and the excitement of using them hasn’t yet worn off! I discovered these while doing...

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Nov 19, 20213 min read
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Painting Titles & Blue Socks!
I’ve long thought that an artwork with a simple title, telling exactly what it is and nothing more, was fine, for example, Picasso’s...

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Nov 4, 20212 min read
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The Isle of Skye & MV Glenachulish!
We visited Skye for the first time this summer, and I was blown away with the magnificence of the mountains, the sparkling fairy pools...

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Oct 29, 20212 min read
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Paintings, Photoshoots & Pesky Shadows!
When a painting reaches its finished stage, I’m always excited to take the photographs. I do this outside with the natural light, but...

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Oct 25, 20211 min read
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Art, Yarn and the Subconscious Mind!
After dropping two paintings off at the framers, I popped into my local indie yarn shop to pick up another skein of the colourful...

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Oct 16, 20211 min read
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