Fifth Donhead Art Exhibition Success
The fifth Donhead Art Exhibition took place in Donhead St Andrew Church in early October. The charity event supported Help for Heroes and Seeds for Success and raised over £600 for the organisations. Fifteen professional and semi-professional artists exhibited their...
Dedham Hall Residentials’ 2025
Next year I will be running two courses, a five day course from 1st - 5th March 2025 and my seven day course from 10th - 17th May 2025. Visiting Constable Country to teach at Dedham Hall is one of the high lights of my working year. Dedham, the birthplace of John...
Painting Holiday at Mas d’en Llinas
I am very excited to have been invited to teach at the stunning Mas d'en Llinas in the foothills of the Pyrenees from 7th - 14th September 2024. This magnificent Catalan Bergerie is a fabulous rural retreat with both coastal and mountain views that can not fail to...
Exhibition Success in Donhead!
The 2023 Donhead Art Exhibition was a another enormous success featuring 23 local professional artists we welcomed hundreds of visitors over the three days and raised a phenomenal £2500 for the local breast cancer charity BOOBS and The Trussell Trust. Save the date...
Donhead Art Exhibition
Come and join us that the Donhead Art Exhibition on Friday 25th November - Monday 29th November 2022. Date for your diary: Wylye Valley Art Trail - Saturday 29th April - Monday 8th May 2023
Upcoming Residential Events
I have some residential events coming up in 2023 - I am booked as the tutor for two courses at Dedham Hall, Colchester and then for a weekend with Alpha Painting Holidays in September. All the details are listed below, I hope to see you there! Dedham Hall Wednesday...
Working in the Studio
Recently it has been so nice to welcome students back into the studio after the long time of isolation during Covid This summer I have run studio days for up to three people in the studio at my home. These sessions are tailor made to offer students what they...
Dedham Hall Art Course
Visiting Constable Country to teach at Dedham Hall is one of the high lights of my working year. Dedham, the birthplace of John Constable is situated on the River Stour on the Essex/Suffolk border. From this beautiful village one drifts directly into Constable’s...
The Donhead Art Exhibition
In November 2021 local artists Pauline Dawkins-White and Lynda Appleby curated the first Donhead St Andrew Art Exhibition which lasted for four days and was held in the newly created community space within Donhead St Andrew Church. Fifteen professional and semi...
Working in Charcoal
Many people think of charcoal as something to be used to achieve a quick sketch or to put the basic outline of a painting on canvas before the real picture begins. I would like to draw your attention to this sensitive , atmospheric medium and encourage you to return...