My Adventures
Explore & Colour Wigtownshire with Bentley
After months of planning and designing, we are ready to go to print with our first ever colouring book for ages 5+.Titled “Explore & Colour Wigtownshire with Bentley” it includes 16 hand-drawn landscapes and each features Bentley the sausage dog as well as an...
Stephen Dowling Art Prize
New Chapter Books have recently launched a brand new art prize in memory of local artist Stephen Dowling. Open to all amateur artists of any age, the theme for submissions is "townscape". Full details on applying may be read on the New Chapter Books website. The...
Spring Fling 2026
Excited to share that I am taking part in Spring Fling 2026 and my garden room studio is one of 111 open studios across Dumfries & Galloway over the weekend of Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th May 2026. I am Studio 12 on the Blue Route & here's a link to my online...
Create for Climate Exhibition
The Machars and Cree Valley Climate Action Network held their Create for Cimate Art Exhibition last weekend at Number 12, a community space in Port William. With a theme of what your surroundings mean to you, I entered an ink drawing of The Man, a bronze statue at...
Wigtown Wonderland
This weekend I am popping up in Wigtown for Wigtown Wonderland and the countdown to Christmas. There will be an ice rink, Santa in his grotto, wreath making and a selection of art and craft stalls. I shall be inside Number 12, North Main Street on Saturday 13th...
Old Bridge of Minnoch
With one failed attempt earlier this year, I tried a second time to find the very hidden but glorious wonder that is the Old Bridge of Minnoch. It sits in the Galloway Hills beside Glen Trool and along the Water of Minnoch. I had admired others stunning photos of this...
Wigtownshire Artists & Makers
As a rural based creative who thrives on the social aspect of business, I found very little in the way of networking groups in Wigtownshire. So 18-months ago I and a few others, who felt similar, launched Wigtownshire Artists & Makers. We meet monthly to connect,...
Stranraer Oyster Festival 2025
Next weekend is the Stranraer Oyster Festival and I shall once again be trading on-site in the Market marquee. It's a great weekend packed with celebrity chef demos including Tony Singh and Rosemary Shrager, plus live music and the Scottish Oyster Shucking...
Sea Pyot Arts Summer Exhibition
The Sea Pyot Arts Summer Exhibition opens today at the Community Hub in Portpatrick. I have two paintings hanging in the display of work by local artists and makers.
98th DAGFAS Summer Exhibition
Pleased to receive notification that two of my submissions into the 98th DAGFAS Summer Exhibition have been accepted. The exhibition is taking place at the Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries from 5th July to 9th August 2025. The display includes 145 original pieces of...
