January 2021 at the art table – or not Moving into 2021 My art table notes for January 2021 reflect on moving slowly into a new year with a creative break, a book of creative coaching advice and creating a new Powertex guide. Did you make big plans at the Read more
December 2020 at the art table December rolled around and the need for rest became all too apparent. Emotionally, physically and mentally exhausted I stepped away from my art table and from social media with a head full of guilt but a body that wouldn’t allow anything but a slower, Read more
November 2020 at the art table November arrived with a second Covid lockdown. I felt the weight of it although the view from my window changed very little. Scaffolders, builders and students still filled the street outside. I finished the “play” canvases, returned to playing in the sketchbooks and began Read more
October 2020 at the art table October was a wild weather month as Autumn arrived with storms and blustery walks. The high winds blew huge waves and seaspray down at the beach. I spent more time painting this month, partly because I had more time at home and partly because my Read more
September 2020 at the art table September brought extraordinary changes in the weather from a glorious warm late summer swim to cool stormy days and cosy nights of Autumn. I was excited to be Featured Artist at Adur Art Collective this month just in time to launch my latest abstract Read more
August 2020 at the art table My art table reflection in August 2020 and the Powertex art continued on the art table this month with two more pieces. One in neutrals with Black Bister and one with Green Bister. The green one was a huge surprise to me as I Read more
It’s time for the Summer Exhibition 2019 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. The Collective has over 150 artists working in a variety of materials and techniques from oil painters and award winning watercolorists to sculptors, photographers and jewellers. This year I will have a mixed media painting on display and despite the Read more
In my mixed media art I use several Powertex products and techniques to create texture and there are many ways to do it. Here I’m sharing my favourites but the possibilities and combinations are endless so it’s good to try things until you find your own favourites. I create a Read more
In May I created a moonlit sea scene with Powertex and mixed media for the Powertex UK design team. I used mdf pieces and products from Powertex UK and made two large mdf plaques with a nautical theme. This project first appeared on the Powertex UK Mixed Media Magazine.
