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Drawing Garden Birds I have recently set up a new YouTube Channel as part of my MA studies to give an insight into my creative practice and how my outdoor experiences inform and inspire my visual world in print. In addition to this I have also set up ...

Sunday 1st December 2019 This Sunday I'm really looking forward to dusting off my elf hat, getting all festive and joining the lovely folk in Corsock for their annual Christmas Fair. What's new for 2019? I'll be launching my new card gift sets ...

13th September - 13th October 2019 If you find yourself in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway in the next few weeks pop in to the 'The Look Out' on the High Street where you will find my current exhibition on display. There's a mix of framed prints on ...

25-27th May 2019 I'm delighted to announce I'll be taking part again in this year's Spring Fling 'Scotland's premier art and craft open studios event in Dumfries and Galloway'. I am studio number 22 on the purple route and will be at the lovely ...

Caerlaverock WWT Nature Reserve If you find yourself in the Dumfries area this month then you could pop into Caerlaverock WWT nature reserve. Apart from it being a wonderful place to spend time catching up with wintering geese, swans and ducks, WWT ...

Sunday 2nd December 11am - 3pm I'm really looking forward to taking part in the Corsock Christmas Fair again this year. As usual the the hall will be jam packed full of high quality local crafts along with a buzzing festive atmosphere. This year I'll ...

The Flat Cat Gallery are hosting an exhibition of my work which starts this weekend Saturday 3rd November and runs until the 24th December 2018. There will be a selection of both framed and mounted prints on display depicting scenes inspired by my ...

Spring Fling 25th - 28th May 2018 Time has flown and it's hard to believe that this year's Spring Fling event is almost here! I am delighted to be taking part again this year and have been busy creating new work. My theme this year is Dumfries and ...

I was really pleased to be asked to illustrate the book jacket for a new book of 65 songs called 'This Room Sings', produced by the Natural Voice Network. It is designed to be a resource for community choir leaders across the world to use with their ...

I'm super excited to have been selected to take part again in this year's Spring Fling! This year my focus will be on the wildlife and landscapes of Dumfries and Galloway, and I'll be creating new works especially for the Spring Fling weekend. Keep ...

This weekend, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th August between 11am and 4pm, I will be at Thomas Tosh in Thornhill chatting to visitors about my summer exhibition on display. So if you are in the area then pop in and say hello! I'll be bringing a selection ...

Scottish Adventures 14th July-3rd September 2017 I'm excited to announce my next exhibition in the gallery space at Thomas Tosh in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway. Those familiar with my work will see some of my favourite images on display, but I've ...

Last night saw the opening of my Spring Fling studio at Threave gardens near Castle Douglas. It was such a lovely evening with a really nice crowd at 7pm for my informal chat about my work - a big thank you to everyone who was able to make it along ...

I recently spent a few days traveling the width of the country and of course doing a sketch here and there along the way. Part of the trip went through the Lake District, which was its usual stunning self but a place where I will never use SatNav to ...

Less than a month to go before I unveil new work at this years Open Studios weekend. A large focus of mine has been on Threave itself. I've enjoyed many walks on the estate walk over the past few months, with sketchbook and camera in hand looking for ...

In January we went on an adventure to Iceland, wow what a place! I took my sketchbook, camera kit (and thermals of course) and we slowly explored the west and south coast. We largely stayed in a different place each night, which was fab, and met some ...

I'm delighted to announce that I have again been selected to take part in the regions open studios event - SpringFling! My temporary studio will be at the lovely National Trust for Scotland property Threave Garden and Estate, near Castle Douglas. My ...

Threave is a favourite place of mine to visit. Sometimes with my camera, sometimes my sketchbook, often with my dogs and occasionally with camera, sketchbook and dogs which makes for a very interesting and challenging combination. My dogs haven't yet ...