My Adventures
Spring Makers Market in Wigtown
I am delighted to share that I am participating in the Spring Makers Market next month. It's taking place in The Hut at the Reading Lasses during the Wigtown Spring Weekend. There will be a variety of local Artists and Makers with stalls over the 2-days, Saturday 3rd...
Sea Pyot Arts Fusion 2025 Exhibition
From Saturday 29th March there is a brand new art exhibition by the Sea Pyot Arts group held inside the Hub of Creative Stranraer and I am one of the participating artists. The 'Fusion 2025' exhibition is the result of a collaborative challenge between local artists...
Trading at The Wigtown Market
I shall be back trading for my third year at The Wigtown Market in 2025 every six weeks or so on these dates. Saturday 5th April 2025 Saturday 17th May 2025 Saturday 28th June 2025 Saturday 9th August 2025 Saturday 20th September 2025 Please give them a "like" on...
When I Met Stephen Mangan
The new tenth series of the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year returns to our screens on Wednesday 22nd January 2025. It starts at 8pm and can be viewed on the Sky Arts channel and if you don't have Sky, that's ok as you can view it on numerous other platforms...
Morning Glory Over Kirkcowan Church
I was asked to create a painting to be used for this year's Kirkcowan Parish Church Christmas Card. So one frosty Autumnal morning I popped across to the village to capture some photos in the morning's golden hour. We agreed upon the favoured snap and I recreated the...
Quarrymen’s Christmas Craft Fair
I have two festive markets coming up in November and the first is on Saturday 23rd November at the Quarrymen's Arts Centre in Creetown, 1030am to 3pm. My second Christmas stall will be at the festive Wigtown Market inside the County Buildings in Wigtown, 10am to 3pm.
Upland Made 2024
For a second year in a row I am taking part in Upland Made at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries. Upland made is a visual art and craft fair selling handmade, bespoke and unique work made by Upland members. It celebrates the handmade and takes places on Saturday 2nd...
Pop-up at Spinning a Yarn
For this year's Wigtown Book Festival I have a pop-up gallery and shop inside Spinning a Yarn at Number 7, Main Street, Wigtown. Dawn, the yarn shop owner, and I have created a wonderful window display which includes a colour wheel of wool.I’ll be there in person for...
Sea Pyots Summer Exhibition
Delighted to have 4 paintings hanging in the Sea Pyots Summer Exhibition taking place from 16th to 24th August 2024 inside the Community Hub at Portpatrick. They include local lighthouses and views of Ailsa Craig. Sea Pyots is an organisation dedicated to “Access to...
Landscape Artist of the Year
Last month I enjoyed the most wonderful experience in North Wales, painting and filming Series 10 of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year! My second year applying into the Sky Arts programme and although I wasn't successful as a pod artist (I never expected to be), I...
