Welcome
Welcome to my website. I am a watercolour artist living and working in West Sussex.
This year the Chichester Open Studios - Art Trail will take place in May, 18, 19, and 25, 26 and 27 May 2024. So do log onto the web site and visit us all! You may not be able to physically get to us, but we are all on the Trail working away, looking forward to you visiting us or the web site! Just type in Chichester OpenStudios and we will pop up!
The thing I love about Watercolour painting is, its unpredictability and luminosity. Sometimes mistakes enhance a painting! I am inspired by light and colour, also atmosphere.
I love going out and either starting a painting or sketching and making colour notes. I include the type of weather, time of day, sun position, even the 'feeling' of the day! In other words a comprehensive diary with drawings so that if the weather or time makes it impossible to work outside I have enough information to carry on in the studio. When I have started a painting outside, I will try to finish it before returning to the studio. I do take photos of what I want to paint just as a reference points, should I need them; usually my sketches and notes are enough. Except of course in the winter! I do not paint a detailed painting from a photo but use several photos of the scene in order to create a painting of what inspired me in the first place. I also have quite a few things in my sketch books waiting to be transformed into a painting!
I hope you enjoy my paintings and do pleas feel free to contact me via the contact page.