My Adventures

The Wigtown Market

The Wigtown Market

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...

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Special Open Studio Weekends

Special Open Studio Weekends

Grange Cottage Studio is hosting a set of very special open studio weekends. The first is taking place on the 28th, 29th and 30th April 2023. Everyone is welcome between 11am and 3pm each day to watch live painting demonstrations and browse my art gallery. Although my...

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New Studio Flyers Arrive

New Studio Flyers Arrive

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...

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Society of Scottish Artists

Society of Scottish Artists

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...

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OSA Winter 2022 Exhibition

OSA Winter 2022 Exhibition

This Winter I have two paintings in the Open Studios Ayrshire virtual exhibition, one featuring Ailsa Craig and another of Portencross Castle. The exhibition includes a variety of paintings, textiles, glassware, sculpture and printwork from artisans in and around...

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Grange Cottage Studio Opens

Grange Cottage Studio Opens

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...

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Save The Children Art Exhibition

Save The Children Art Exhibition

This week I have been back in Ayrshire to volunteer with Save the Children UK Ayr and District Branch at their 28th annual art exhibition and sale at the Maclaurin Art Gallery. I was delighted to receive my invitation to exhibit early in the year, as I have been on...

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New Art Studio is Up

New Art Studio is Up

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...

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Open Studios Ayrshire Almost Here

Open Studios Ayrshire Almost Here

It’s almost here, next week I have a 3-day exhibition with Open Studios Ayrshire I with two other local artists Samantha Briggs & Lisa Mair connected by Straiton village have hired the McCandlish Hall, Straiton A chance to see a wonderful array of artwork in one...

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North Ayrshire Open Art Exhibition

North Ayrshire Open Art Exhibition

Delighted to have two of my paintings accepted into the North Ayrshire Open Art exhibition. The art display is hung inside the Racquet Hall at Eglinton Park by Irvine in North Ayrshire. It opens this weekend through to Saturday 23rd July 2022 from 10am to 4pm each...

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