I’m not sure where we’re heading with Christmas. At the moment, it looks as if it will just be four of us, partner and two sons, with an outdoor visit to see my parents and brother on the day (they’re only seven miles away). But advice is changing all the time, so we shall see.… Read More »
Make your own decorations
I’ve always made my own Christmas decorations, usually fairly hastily owing to lack of time. This year, we can safely say that time is definitely not an issue, and I’ve enjoyed making these tissue paper pom poms in the evenings. They are easy once you get started. Obviously, it is tricky to buy art supplies… Read More »
Life in Lockdown
I hope everyone is doing well. I am finding this lockdown harder than the first one and that has everything to do with the lack of daylight hours and not being able to get outside as much as I would like. Plus, the not-knowing what is coming next. Nothing is clear cut, not even the… Read More »
Days Like These
It has been a while since my last post. We’re about to go into a second lockdown, and I’m bracing myself. I feel as if I am viewing the world with my hands over my eyes, hardly daring to peer through the gaps. Come on USA, please give us all a bit of hope! A… Read More »
Twists and Turns
I don’t usually post work features here, as they’re usually stored in my portfolio on my website, but I was pleased with this new column for Modern Gardens which features one of my lockdown illustrations. I don’t think I would have had time to work on these paintings, had it not been for the lull… Read More »
Days of Summer
So far this summer, we haven’t ventured away on holiday. I look at the reports of the quarantine and the queues and hear about the virus spiking in Europe, and at home, and so far, it hasn’t seemed worth the risk to us or to others, although it is very difficult to make sense of… Read More »