Hello everyone, As another busy season comes to a close, I am very much looking forward to some rest and relaxation. I often stop and remind myself how incredibly fortunate I am. I have the most amazing job. I get to create and sell original artwork, teach wonderful students, and travel to beautiful places doing what I love. That said, this time of year always reminds me that even when you love what you do, rest is still essential. As the summer holidays begin, I'm looking f

Hello everyone, I’m just back from a wonderful few weeks in Italy, celebrating my anniversary in Florence before spending a week teaching with Flavours Holidays in Venice. Every day since returning, I find myself closing my eyes and dreaming of those ochre and sienna-coloured streets, the warm light, and of course the gelato shops that seemed to appear around every corner. One of the first pieces of advice I was given was to avoid buying gelato from displays where the ice cre

There’s a small moment from the other day that’s kind of stuck with me, and I’ve been turning it over in my head a bit. I was outside the V&A in Dundee, about to go into the Catwalk exhibition, and I noticed this street sign that had clearly just been added onto a normal road sign. It had this tartan background and said, “Be excellent to one another.” And I just immediately thought of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (the film). That whole, slightly ridiculous but also kind

Sometimes I want to paint with bright, bold, high-chroma colours. Other times, a muted, limited palette is exactly what I need. There is no plan, no formula — just a feeling that guides me from one painting to the next. My mind is like a butterfly, flitting from one flower to another. I cannot settle on a single “style” or a trademark image in the way many artists in the commercial art world do. When you look at my work, you may see an array of different imagery, colours and

I’m back at my desk after what feels like both a long and incredibly short break. Isn’t that always the way with time off? It was a...