Last month I put my big girl pants on and submitted a painting for the very first time into the Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2023. I chose to use my Torhouse Stone Circle oil landscape as my primary submission piece. I always knew the odds would be low of...
The Wigtown Market starts again tomorrow (Saturday 8th April 2023) for the season ahead. It takes place at the cross on the Main Street, Wigtown, DG8 9EH. I am delighted to be also taking a stall at the market one Saturday a month. Saturday 22nd April 2023 - 10am to...
This week I received my order of printed flyers promoting visitors to my working art studio in Wigtownshire. I design all my branded stationery myself using CorelDraw on my PC. Really pleased with these and next I'm going to get out and about to hand deliver them into...
A new year and I've joined the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA). The SSA is the oldest and biggest artist-led organisation in Scotland. They offer creatives like I exhibition invitations, social events and development opportunities. Here's my artist profile on the...
Grange Cottage Studio opens its doors to the public for the first time today! A big thankyou to everyone who has helped to clear the site, erect the garden room and furnish it. It looks amazing and I am so very proud of our achievements. All are welcome to visit me at...
Only 9 days since Aroha Escapes arrived on-site at Grange Cottage to install the screw pile foundation in our rear garden and erect our fabulous garden room. It's now complete and I can present my new art studio!!!!! I've still to decorate inside, assemble furniture...
At long last we have moved into Dumfries & Galloway and our 150 year old stone cottage between Kirkcowan and Wigtown. My husband and I have been busy bees; unpacking boxes, resolving a BT service, sorting a tv signal, designing a new front door, securing a tree...
Last week we moved out of and said goodbye to our beautiful cottage by Kirkmichael in North Carrick. My husband and I have decided to head over the Council border to Dumfries & Galloway to be closer to both our families in Dumfries and Stranraer. We have purchased...
Have you picked up a copy of the latest Ayrshire Magazine? I am so delighted with my double-page editorial in their I Am Dynamic issue. It was so enjoyable to have writer Gill Sherry over to chat about life and being creative. I have a couple of spare copies which I...
I have recently joined the community of Friends of the Maclaurin gallery in Ayr. It's great to be supporting one of our local art galleries which hosts numerous exhibitions throughout the year. Just yesterday I attended my first private viewing of artwork at the...